U9
U9 Playing Info 2024 Season
U9 Division and 2024 Season Info (2016/2017) under 9 years old - ages 7 & 8
| U9 | Scheduled two floor times per week on Tuesdays & Thursdays; one practice and one game, each for 1 hour. The GELC schedules games to have a start time of 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm. The GELC will schedule weekend play with Westlock. U9 will have a wrap up GELC Jamboree style tournament on June 15-16, 2024 |
| Division | Allotted Time | Warm-Up/Training | Period/Game 1 | Period/Game 2 | Period 3/Game | Period Break |
| U9 | 1 hour | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
- The typical lacrosse season for the Sherwood Park Titans U9 begins at the start of April.
- U9 teams will consist of 8 to 16 players per team (dependent on registrations)
- U9 will have evaluations to ensure parity teams are made. Evaluations will consist of skills and parity games. Stay tuned for more details and dates/times.
- U9 will play approximately 8 to 10 league games.
- U9 teams are scheduled in close geographical proximity to Sherwood Park
- U9 will follow the LTAD Option L with the following modifications:
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- Fallback
- Shift on the fly
- Regulation ball used
- No coaches on the floor
- U9 level lacrosse is full floor, 5 on 5 lacrosse, with goalies.
- Players will rotate as goalie (so everyone gets a chance to try)
- Referees are present for the game portion of the time slot to start and stop play. Play will be stopped for infractions.
- 5 min warm-up, 3 x 12 min straight run-time periods, 3 min breaks between periods, NO SHOT CLOCK at U9
- Game sheets should be filled out for U9 games
- Alberta Lacrosse Box Lacrosse Rules
- The year-end wrap-up Jamboree weekend for all of the U9 teams in the GELC is scheduled for June 15-16, 2024
- JERSEY: You will be loaned a jersey that is to be returned at the end of the season
Equipment
Goalie Equipment for U9 age level - 1 set per team will be loaned out from the Sherwood Park Titans equipment locker. If any other players are interested in borrowing goalie equipment, please contact the equipment director for more information and fees: equipment@sherwoodparktitans.ca
Player Equipment
Helmet with a full-face cage
(Hockey helmet are approved for use, also field lacrosse helmets are approved)
Lacrosse Stick
Indoor runners
Gloves (hockey or lacrosse)
Shoulder pads/ chest protector (can use a hockey one)
Kidney belt (specific to the sport of lacrosse)
Elbow pads
Slash guards (fit between the top of shoulder pads and elbow pads)
Mouth guard ***MANDATORY for U9 and up as per GELC Regulation 10.04
Titans shorts (for games are preferred) *Only available for purchase through Sin Bin
If you have specific questions, please email the division director U9@sherwoodparktitans.ca
