The NWMLA provides box lacrosse during the months of March to July for boys and girls aged 5-21. The association organizes box lacrosse into different age groups with mixed gender as well as female only teams. Lacrosse provides an excellent opportunity for the youth of New Westminster to gain physical activity and acquire the benefits of team play. Box lacrosse is played in two indoor facilities (Queens Park Arena and Moody Park Arena) and two outdoor lacrosse boxes (Hume Park and Moody Park).
The program is also promoted in our local elementary schools which helps to keep the pride and long standing tradition of lacrosse alive in New Westminster.
Box Lacrosse Season
December
Registration begins online.
February – March
Doug Hazelwood skill development clinics for 4 to 10 year olds.
March
Evaluations begin for U11 and above.
April
Practices and games begin – usually the second week of April.
Tiering games for all teams U11 and above.
May – June
Each team plays a minimum of sixteen games in U13 and higher levels and about twelve games in the U11 and lower levels. Teams also practice once or twice a week depending on the team level.
June
U7, U9, and U11 finish their season by the end of June.
July
U13, U15, U17, and U22 (Female only) Provincial competitions.
