Dear GYL House League Families,
It was great to see so many kids at Old Greenwich School Saturday morning. We have almost 750 children registered in our House League program alone and we are going to have an amazing year!
Our incredible master coaches (Shawn Cavanaugh for girls, Keith Radcliffe for boys K-2, and Eugene Miller for boys 3-4) have over 100 volunteer coaches working with your kids and they have two key goals in mind: to have fun and to develop lacrosse skills!
Below is a list of updates since our last communication. From here on in, you will get more information directly from your team coaches and fewer e-mails like this. But, if you ever have any questions, please reach out Sarah or Shawn (girls program) or Craig, Keith, or Eugene (boys program).
Jerseys/Rosters:
- If you missed Jersey Day, do not fret - you can pick up your child's jersey when she or he attends their first event. Just come to the field and we will get it all sorted out!
- We do not post House League rosters but you will get an e-mail from your coach in the coming days that will include this information - but please remember that we reserve the right to make changes if we see unbalanced teams or need to solve any other issues that arise
- We do not take friend requests; teams were thoughtfully assembled by our master coaches - we strive to combine kids from schools all over Greenwich to forge new friendships and to get new experiences with different groups
Weekly Schedule/Fields:
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You will get a weekly e-mail from your coach but the schedule is also posted on the GYL home page (in the ticker) and in "House League Logistics" under the 2023 Season Info drop down menu
- Fields (and parking) at Greenwich High are a challenge - so please be patient if we have to move fields and please drive slowly in the parking lots
- Parents and siblings are not allowed on the turf - please help us here so we aren't spending all of our time asking you to go behind the fences (or on the grass adjacent to GHS Field #6)
Key Update for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Girls and Boys:
- As we previously announced, the K and 1st grade groups will not attend the first two Friday Night Clinics
- The first session for this group is Sunday March 19; then they will go again on Sunday March 26, and from that point on they will go every Friday and Sundays
- Boys K & 1 are going to spend the first two weeks (6 sessions in total) without helmets and pads; from past experience, the equipment for our newest and youngest players may inhibit the fun and development, so we are going to keep them on the sidelines for a few weeks (note: our girls program does this for the entire season but we recognize it is harder for the boys to play games without regulation equipment)
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We support this age group with Swax balls which are the same size and weight as a regulation lacrosse ball but are soft
- We encourage you to purchase a Swax ball to practice at home; please, do not take them off the field! These are very expensive training aids and we cannot supply them to our membership
