Wayland Youth Lacrosse Boys Programs

Wayland Youth Lacrosse (WYL) offers the following CLASSIC boys programs:

"Learn to Love Lacrosse" KINDERGARTEN & Pre-K

Back by popular demand, Wayland Youth Lacrosse will offer "Learn to Love Lacrosse" to Kindergarten and Pre-K for the spring of 2025.

"Learn to Love Lacrosse" is a 6 week program that introduces lacrosse in a fun & encouraging atmosphere to our littlest laxers!  Learn to Love Lacrosse will hold 1 hour Saturday afternoon practices from April 26- June 7.

Age eligibility: Current kindergartners or starting kindergarten in Sept 2025

Boys First and Second Grade

WYL offers an in-town program for first and second graders.  The focus is on FUN and skills.  Practices are held on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons and, for those players participating in the inter-town competitive program, games are held on Sundays.  For those players not participating in the inter-town competitive program, we generally will schedule a few scrimmages with other towns as the boys become more comfortable with the game.   Games are played on a small field with seven players per team.

Boys Third through Eighth Grade

This program is aimed at boys in grades three through eight and focuses on player development with a philosophy that everyone plays regardless of skill and experience level.  Teams practice two nights per week and will play 8-12 home and away games on Sundays; plus the end-of-season Jamboree at Fort Devens. Teams are organized by grade - 3/4 is for third and fourth graders, 5/6 is for fifth and sixth graders, and 7/8 is for seventh and eighth graders.

More information about the boys league in which we participate Mass Youth Lax (MYL) may be found at: https://www.massyouthlax.org/ 

Player Commitment for Town Teams

Players and parents should understand that participating on a WYL Town Lacrosse Team can be a very special time for a player.  Town lacrosse teams are age-based, not skill-based, so we have players of different skill levels on each team.   This is intentional at a regional and national level for lacrosse.  It helps to encourage athletes to try lacrosse without fear of being placed on the lowest level team.  There are countless cases where good athletes new to lacrosse in 8th or even 9th grade have gone on to achieve All-American status and play in the pros. We expect that our more experienced and more skilled players will take a leadership role and work with all players on the team to improve their skills and understanding, and share their own love of the game. 

On the WYL Town teams, we understand there are different ability levels.  We try to have equal playing time regardless of ability.   What we do request, however, is a high level of commitment to, and effort in, practices and games. While ability does not factor into playing time on the field, a lack of effort and commitment will be considered.