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Areas Served
Clayton - Concord - Martinez - Pleasant Hill - Walnut Creek
Club Philosophy:
Walnut Creek Warrior Lacrosse Club is both an instructional and competitive program aimed at introducing boys and girls to the exciting and fun game of lacrosse. As an instructional program, emphasis will be on learning stick skills, game fundamentals, honoring the game and most of all, having fun. We are a member of the NCJLA where we will play other club teams of similar skill level to that of your son's or daughter's level.
When does the spring Lacrosse season start?
Registration for the 2010 season opens for existing players on October 01, 2009 and new players on October 15, 2009.
Preseason begins February. Regular season begins mid March and runs through May. Post season is mid May to weekend following Memorial day.
Schedules will be made available on this website.
Age Breakdown For Teams - 2010
Senior U-15 - Must have a birthday between 1/1/1995-12/31/1996
Junior U-13 - Must have a birthday between 1/1/1997-12/31/1998
Lightning Boys U-11 - Must have a birthday between 1/1/1999-12/31/2000
Girls U-11 - Must have a birthday between 1/1/1999-12/31/2001
Bantam U-9 - Must have a birthday between 1/1/2001-12/31/2004
We do not offer JV or Varsity club teams and cannot accept high school students.
Girls & Boys Divisions:
U15 - Girls and Boys
U13 - Girls and Boys
U11 - Girls and Boys
U9 - Boys
How much does it cost to play?
Registration Cost:
U15, U13, U11 GIRLS AND BOYS $305.00 - Includes the following: US Lacrosse membership, field rentals, referee fees, practice field equipment and administrative costs. Player equipment is NOT included
U9 BOYS $150.00- Includes the following: US Lacrosse membership, field rentals, practice field equipment and administrative costs. Player equipment is NOT included
Uniform if needed: $70.00 (2009 uniform is still valid)
Volunteer Buy Out: $150.00
Equipment: Boys Comprehensive Starter Package approx $200.00
Equipment: Girls Comprehensive Starter Package approx. $75.00
We accept Visa, Master Card and eChecks through our online registration process.
Club registration refund policy is as follows:Before November 15th of the current season a full refund minus administrative fee of $50, will be issued. Between November 16th and December 30th of the current season, a 50% refund of registration fees will be issued. After December 30th of the current season no refunds are available
Who provides the necessary equipment?
Players are responsible for purchasing their own equipment. The Warriors will offer a package through one of the local lacrosse equipment dealers at a pre-negotiated discount price.
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Is Lacrosse a contact sport?
Body checking is allowed for Boys Grade 5 and up. The Boys grades 4 and down and all Girls are allowed some controlled contact as in other sports such as basketball and soccer. All players are allowed to have stick-on-stick checking with different rules for Boys and Girls. Links to lacrosse rules listed below. All players are allowed to have stick-on-stick checking with different rules for Boys and Girls.
Boys Lacrosse Rules
Girls Lacrosse Rules
Men's Lacrosse Rules
LaxRules.com
Sunday Participation:
We face a great challenge as to the number of fields we have available to us, the cost of additional fields, and the number of teams who need the fields and coaches availability. Therefore we will have practices, games, clinics and events on Sunday’s. Our coaches will excuse a player for family requirements as long as there is clear communication in reference to Sunday participation prior to our player evaluations.
Please communicate with the appropriate VP of Boys or Girls if you have additional questions.
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What are the parent obligations and how can I help?
We need volunteers. Parents are required to be involved in whatever way they can. Parent volunteer time averages around 10 hours for the season. Some examples of parent volunteer jobs are; Coaching, team coordinator, field maintenance, game set up and take down, score keeping, special events, etc.
I don’t live in Walnut Creek; can my child still play on a Warrior team?
We are limited by the number of coaches available and will do everything we can to place new and out of area players on teams. We welcome players starting at age 6 Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Clayton, Concord and Martinez.
Evaluations Process:
It is the policy of the Walnut Creek Warrior Lacrosse Club that all players will be evaluated within their age division before any consideration is given to inviting a player to "play-up" to a higher division. Exceptions to this policy will be approved only by the Vice President of Boys and Girls and the Board of Directors. With respect to "playing up", it is our strong preference that players play within their age division. Again, any exception to this rule must be approved by both the Vice President of Boys and Girls and the Board of Directors.
Parents, given these rules, it is important that your child attends the player evaluation for their age group as defined buy NCJLA Rules. In other words, if your child is 8 years old on December 31, they are a U9 player, 10 years old on December 31, a U11 player, 12 years old on December 31, a U13 player, or 14 years old on December 31, a U15 player.
For multiple Warrior teams within a division (for example, we have three U15 teams this year), players that exhibit by position the most experience, excellence in lacrosse skills, and/or athleticism will be selected to play on the highest level team within a Division.
The second highest team will then select and so on. All players that are selected to play on an "A" team are reminded that their commitment to this "competitive" level team is critical both in terms of effort and their availability. Players who cannot make this commitment may be asked to play at the lower level "recreational" B team. The Vice President of Boys and Girls and our Board of Directors will have final say on player placement in all cases.
Is There an End-Of-Season Celebration?
Yes, The Walnut Creek Warriors traditionally holds an end of season celebration with games, awards presentations, player recognition. The end of year party will be in May.
Is there more information about Lacrosse?
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