At the conclusion of our regular spring season, the Northport Lacrosse Club will officially offer an affordable Summer Tournament Lacrosse Team Program for all grades interested.   The number of teams per grade, and how teams will be determined will vary by grade and depend on many factors such as number of interested and available players, availability of coaching, individual behavior and competitive merit.   

Costs will be born evenly by all players based on costs incurred by each respective  team.  Costs will include tournament fees, pinneys , officiating fees and anything else that comes up as needed  by any particular team.   

The General Parameters of the Tournament Team program are as follows:  

Who:  All interested lacrosse players.  Some restrictions may apply given availability of players and coaches to participate.

 

What:  Summer Lacrosse Tournament Program

 

When:  Starts the 2nd week of June and runs through the End of July, beginning of August. Practices/Scrimmages will be at least once a week.  Some Practices may be under lights in the evening.

 

Where:  Tournament Scheduling for planning purposes is below.  We hope to practice and scrimmage at the new turf fields at Bellrose.  We will also use the Pulaski Rd Elementary field.

 

Why:  To help our children further develop as fine young men and women, and to support the further development of our HS Lacrosse program for the benefit of the participating student athletes and the community. 

 

Where necessary, teams will be divided into ‘A’ and ‘B’ groups to make the experience fun, competitive, and exciting for everyone involved.

 

The criteria for travel team evaluation will include the following: 

Commitment to excel in the great game of lacrosse.

Attitude and work ethic

Lacrosse Skills

Lacrosse game sense

Athletic ability and athletic potential

Fitness level 

Playing time in tournament games will be based on commitment, attitude, lacrosse skills, athleticism, lacrosse game sense, and the game situation.  Every effort will be made to maximize playing time but some situations may warrant some players playing more than others. 

    

For your future planning purposes, the current Summer Tournament scheduling is as follows: 

Andrew Forsberg Memorial Sat. June 13,   
Elwood    (5th, 6th and 7th only)

Jay Gallagher Tournament Sat-Sun June 20-21
Garden City   (ALL teams)

King of the Hill Tournament Sat. June 27
Dix Hills   (ALL teams)

Chocolatetown Shootout Sat-Sun, July 25-26     
Hershey, Pa   (6th grade)

Greenport Shootout TBD weekend  August
Greenport     (optional)   

Other events and activities may be added at the discretion of the coaching staff in consultation with team parents.  

A lacrosse combine will be held to evaluate the 3rd, 5th and 6th graders on Feb 14 from  8am to 11am at  KK Athletics in Farmingville.  At this combine, the players will be evaluated for their placement on spring teams, as well as to help make decisions about the summer travel teams.  In addition, evaluations for the travel teams will continue throughout the season.  Additional try-out sessions will be held by individual grade levels if necessary. 

Attendance at combine is mandatory.  Come fully equipped.

 

Arrive no later than 15 minutes before assigned time for check in.

 

Confirm your attendance with the Grade Director of your grade. 

3rd Grade Director   Brian McRae      bmcrae@northportlax.com

5th Grade Director  Bill Golden         bgolden@northportlax.com  

6th Grade Director   Joe Garzero         jgarzero@northportlax.com 

KK Athletics

(631) 736-2511 
755 Horse Block Rd 
Farmingville, NY

kkathletics.com.