Haven Youth Lacrosse
HYL Teams
Boys 3/4 Travel Team
Player Eligibility & Associated Costs
The Haven Youth Lacrosse Boys 3/4 team is open to boys in the 3rd and 4th grades who live in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. All players must purchase a uniform ($68), register with and purchase a membership to US Lacrosse ($30) and have paid HYL registration fees ($130*) prior to the start of regular season to participate in practices and games.
* A sibling registration discount of $25 off registration is applied to every child from the same family after the first full-priced registration. Scholarships are also available. Please email havenyouthlacrosse@gmail.com to inquire about scholarship opportunities.
Practice Schedule
Our preseason starts the first week of March with indoor practices two nights/week. Regular season starts the first week of April with outdoor practices two nights/week at the Rutgers Ave/CADES field, 401 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081.
Uniform
Every player is required to have a game uniform consisting of a jersey, shooting shirt and shorts. Uniforms from the previous year may be used again. New uniform orders may be placed in conjunction with the registration process. Jersey number requests will be taken but not guaranteed. HYL will subsidize half the cost of 1 jersey per player. Any additional jerseys ordered will be charged at the regular cost.
Game Schedule
The HYL Boys 3/4 team typically plays 8 games/season on Saturday and/or Sundays starting early April with the season concluding by late May/Early June. We play against other townships registered in the "South" division of SEPYLA. Home games are held at either the Rutgers Ave/CADES Field (401 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081), MESA Field (115 S Brookhaven Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the high school) or King Turf Field (200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the middle school). When game schedules are available they will be communicated by the coach and posted on the HYL website.
Equipment
As specified by US Lacrosse, all field players shall have:
(1) A lacrosse helmet that meets NOCSAE ND041 at the time of manufacture and has a permanent, replica of the NOCSAE lacrosse seal appearing legibly on the exterior of the helmet shell
(2) An Intra-oral mouth protector (mouth piece)
(3) Protective gloves designed for boy’s lacrosse
(4) Shoulder pads designed for boy’s lacrosse
(5) Athletic cleats or athletic shoes
(6) Arm pads designed for lacrosse
(7) A jersey and shorts of the same color(s) as their teammates
(8) Athletic protective cup.
As specified by US Lacrosse, all goalies shall have:
(1) A lacrosse helmet that meets NOCSAE ND041 at the time of manufacture and has a permanent, replica of the NOCSAE lacrosse seal appearing legibly on the exterior of the helmet shell
(2) A throat protector designed for lacrosse
(3) An Intra-oral mouth protector (mouth piece)
(4) Protective gloves designed for boy’s lacrosse
(5) Goalie chest protector designed for lacrosse
(6) Athletic cleats or athletic shoes
(7) Athletic protective cup
(8) A jersey and shorts of the same color as their teammates.
Note: Recommended but not required pieces of equipment:
(1) Arm pads designed for lacrosse
(2) Shin, knee, and thigh pads that may be worn so long as they do not significantly increase the size of the limb protected (e.g., no ice hockey, eld hockey, or box lacrosse goalie pads).
As specified by US Lacrosse, lacrosse sticks should meet the following guidelines for pocket depth and stick (crosse) length:
Pocket depth: The pocket shall be deemed to have sagged too deeply if the top surface of a lacrosse ball, when the ball is placed in the crosse, is below the bottom edge of the sidewall (this does not apply to goalies.)
Stick (crosse) length:
Age group: 10U
Short pole: 37” - 42”
Long pole: 47” - 54”
Goalie pole: 37” - 54”
Loaner equipment is available. Please contact John Hogarth, director of boy's programming, at john@lacrosseflix.com, if in need of equipment.
SEPYLA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse Association (SEPYLA) is the local governing body of lacrosse that manages game schedules, ref coordination, establishes rules, etc. HYL's boys teams are members of SEPYLA's "South" division. For additional information on SEPLYA, or to access game schedules when available, please visit https://leagueathletics.com/?org=sepyla.org.
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of lacrosse. Every HYL player on the 3rd-8th grade travel teams must purchase a US Lacrosse membership for $30 to be able to register and play for HYL. Membership provides injury insurance as well as several other benefits. You will be promoted to register with US Lacrosse during the HYL registration process. For additional information on US Lacrosse, please visit https://www.uslacrosse.org.
Girls 3/4 Travel Team
Player Eligibility & Associated Costs
The Haven Youth Lacrosse Girls 3/4 team is open to girls in the 3rd and 4th grades who live in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. All players must purchase a uniform ($38-$48), register with and purchase a membership to US Lacrosse ($30) and have paid HYL registration fees ($130*) prior to the start of regular season to participate in practices and games.
* A sibling registration discount of $25 off registration is applied to every child from the same family after the first full-priced registration. Scholarships are also available. Please email havenyouthlacrosse@gmail.com to inquire about scholarship opportunities.
Practice Schedule
Our preseason starts the first week of March with indoor practices two nights/week on Monday and Wednesdays. Regular season starts the first week of April with outdoor practices two nights/week on Mondays and Wednesdays at the grass fields behind King Turf Stadium (behind Strath Haven Middle School).
Uniform
NEW THIS YEAR FOR GIRLS… HYL has changed the uniform jerseys for the 2018 season but not the bottoms. All players are required to purchase a new jersey. Every player is required to have a game uniform consisting of a jersey, kilt or shorts and socks. New uniform orders may be placed in conjunction with the registration process. Jersey number requests will be taken but not guaranteed. HYL will subsidize half the cost of 1 jersey per player. Any additional jerseys ordered will be charged at the regular cost.
Game Schedule
The HYL Girls 3/4 team typically plays 6 games/season on Saturday and/or Sundays starting early April with the season concluding by late May/early June. We play against other townships registered with PAGLA. Home games are held at the fields we practice on or on King Turf Field (both located at 200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the middle school). When game schedules are available they will be communicated by the coach and posted on the HYL website.
Equipment
As specified by US Lacrosse, all field players shall have a lacrosse stick, eyewear and mouthguard. Depth of the pocket on a girl’s stick can allow no more than half of the ball be seen below the sidewall. The overall length of the stick shall be 90 cm minimum to 110 cm maximum. End caps are included when measuring the overall length.
As specified by US Lacrosse, the goalkeeper must wear a helmet with face mask and properly secured chinstrap, a separate throat protector, padded gloves, a mouthpiece, a chest protector, a pelvic protector and padding on the shins and thighs. The protective helmet, designed for lacrosse, must meet the NOCSAE test standard.
Loaner equipment is available. Please contact Ali Taylor, director of girls programs, at alijtaylor76@yahoo.com, if in need of equipment.
PAGLA
The Philadelphia Area Girls Lacrosse Association (PAGLA) is the local governing body of lacrosse that manages game schedules, ref coordination, establishes rules, etc. HYL is a member of PAGLA and plays against other local townships who are also PAGLA members. For additional information on PAGLA, or to access game schedules when available, please visit www.pagla.org.
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of lacrosse. Every HYL player on the 3rd-8th grade travel teams must purchase a US Lacrosse membership for $30 to be able to register and play for HYL. Membership provides injury insurance as well as several other benefits. You will be promoted to register with US Lacrosse during the HYL registration process. For additional information on US Lacrosse, please visit https://www.uslacrosse.org.
Boys 5/6 Travel Team
grades 5/6
Player Eligibility & Associated Costs
The Haven Youth Lacrosse Boys 5/6 team is open to boys in the 5th and 6th grades who live in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. All players must purchase a uniform ($68), register with and purchase a membership to US Lacrosse ($30) and have paid HYL registration fees ($130*) prior to the start of regular season to participate in practices and games.
* A sibling registration discount of $25 off registration is applied to every child from the same family after the first full-priced registration. Scholarships are also available. Please email havenyouthlacrosse@gmail.com to inquire about scholarship opportunities.
Practice Schedule
Our preseason starts the first week of March with indoor practices two nights/week. Regular season starts the first week of April with outdoor practices two nights/week at the Rutgers Ave/CADES field, 401 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081.
Uniform
Every player is required to have a game uniform consisting of a jersey, shooting shirt and shorts. Uniforms from the previous year may be used again. New uniform orders may be placed in conjunction with the registration process. Jersey number requests will be taken but not guaranteed. HYL will subsidize half the cost of 1 jersey per player. Any additional jerseys ordered will be charged at the regular cost.
Game Schedule
The HYL Boys 5/6 team typically plays 8 games/season on Saturday and/or Sundays starting early April with the season concluding by late May/Early June. We play against other townships registered in the "South" division of SEPYLA. Home games are held at either the Rutgers Ave/CADES Field (401 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081), MESA Field (115 S Brookhaven Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the high school) or King Turf Field (200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the middle school). When game schedules are available they will be communicated by the coach and posted on the HYL website.
Equipment
As specified by US Lacrosse, all field players shall have:
(1) A lacrosse helmet that meets NOCSAE ND041 at the time of manufacture and has a permanent, replica of the NOCSAE lacrosse seal appearing legibly on the exterior of the helmet shell
(2) An Intra-oral mouth protector (mouth piece)
(3) Protective gloves designed for boy’s lacrosse
(4) Shoulder pads designed for boy’s lacrosse
(5) Athletic cleats or athletic shoes
(6) Arm pads designed for lacrosse
(7) A jersey and shorts of the same color(s) as their teammates
(8) Athletic protective cup.
As specified by US Lacrosse, all goalies shall have:
(1) A lacrosse helmet that meets NOCSAE ND041 at the time of manufacture and has a permanent, replica of the NOCSAE lacrosse seal appearing legibly on the exterior of the helmet shell
(2) A throat protector designed for lacrosse
(3) An Intra-oral mouth protector (mouth piece)
(4) Protective gloves designed for boy’s lacrosse
(5) Goalie chest protector designed for lacrosse
(6) Athletic cleats or athletic shoes
(7) Athletic protective cup
(8) A jersey and shorts of the same color as their teammates.
Note: Recommended but not required pieces of equipment:
(1) Arm pads designed for lacrosse
(2) Shin, knee, and thigh pads that may be worn so long as they do not significantly increase the size of the limb protected (e.g., no ice hockey, eld hockey, or box lacrosse goalie pads).
As specified by US Lacrosse, lacrosse sticks should meet the following guidelines for pocket depth and stick (crosse) length:
Pocket depth: The pocket shall be deemed to have sagged too deeply if the top surface of a lacrosse ball, when the ball is placed in the crosse, is below the bottom edge of the sidewall (this does not apply to goalies.)
Stick (crosse) length:
Age group: 14U
Short pole: 40” - 42”
Long pole: 52” - 72”
Goalie pole: 40” - 72”
Loaner equipment is available. Please contact John Hogarth, director of boy's programming, at john@lacrosseflix.com, if in need of equipment.
SEPYLA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse Association (SEPYLA) is the local governing body of lacrosse that manages game schedules, ref coordination, establishes rules, etc. HYL's boys teams are members of SEPYLA's "South" division. For additional information on SEPLYA, or to access game schedules when available, please visit https://leagueathletics.com/?org=sepyla.org
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of lacrosse. Every HYL player on the 3rd-8th grade travel teams must purchase a US Lacrosse membership for $30 to be able to register and play for HYL. Membership provides injury insurance as well as several other benefits. You will be promoted to register with US Lacrosse during the HYL registration process. For additional information on US Lacrosse, please visit https://www.uslacrosse.org.
Girls 5/6 Travel teams
Grades 5/6
Player Eligibility & Associated Costs
The Haven Youth Lacrosse Girls 5/6 team is open to girls in the 5th and 6th grades who live in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. All players must purchase a uniform ($38-$48), register with and purchase a membership to US Lacrosse ($30) and have paid HYL registration fees ($130*) prior to the start of regular season to participate in practices and games.
* A sibling registration discount of $25 off registration is applied to every child from the same family after the first full-priced registration. Scholarships are also available. Please email havenyouthlacrosse@gmail.com to inquire about scholarship opportunities.
Practice Schedule
Our preseason starts the first week of March with indoor practices two nights/week on Monday and Wednesdays. Regular season starts the first week of April with outdoor practices two nights/week on Monday and Wednesdays at the grass fields behind King Turf Stadium (behind Strath Haven Middle School).
Uniform
NEW THIS YEAR FOR GIRLS… HYL has changed the uniform jerseys for the 2018 season but not the bottoms. All players are required to purchase a new jersey. Every player is required to have a game uniform consisting of a jersey, kilt or shorts and socks. New uniform orders may be placed in conjunction with the registration process. Jersey number requests will be taken but not guaranteed. HYL will subsidize half the cost of 1 jersey per player. Any additional jerseys ordered will be charged at the regular cost.
Game Schedule
The HYL Girls 5/6 team typically plays 8 games/season on Saturday and/or Sundays starting early April with the season concluding by late May/early June. We play against other townships registered with PAGLA. Home games are held at the fields we practice on or on King Turf Field (both located at 200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the middle school). When game schedules are available they will be communicated by the coach and posted on the HYL website.
Equipment
As specified by US Lacrosse, all field players shall have a lacrosse stick, eyewear and mouthguard. Depth of the pocket on a girl’s stick can allow no more than half of the ball be seen below the sidewall. The overall length of the stick shall be 90 cm minimum to 110 cm maximum. End caps are included when measuring the overall length.
As specified by US Lacrosse, the goalkeeper must wear a helmet with face mask and properly secured chinstrap, a separate throat protector, padded gloves, a mouthpiece, a chest protector, a pelvic protector and padding on the shins and thighs. The protective helmet, designed for lacrosse, must meet the NOCSAE test standard.
Loaner equipment is available. Please contact Ali Taylor, director of girls programs, at alijtaylor76@yahoo.com, if in need of equipment.
PAGLA
The Philadelphia Area Girls Lacrosse Association (PAGLA) is the local governing body of lacrosse that manages game schedules, ref coordination, establishes rules, etc. HYL is a member of PAGLA and plays against other local townships who are also PAGLA members. For additional information on PAGLA, or to access game schedules when available, please visit www.pagla.org.
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of lacrosse. Every HYL player on the 3rd-8th grade travel teams must purchase a US Lacrosse membership for $30 to be able to register and play for HYL. Membership provides injury insurance as well as several other benefits. You will be promoted to register with US Lacrosse during the HYL registration process. For additional information on US Lacrosse, please visit https://www.uslacrosse.org.
Boys 7/8
Grades 7/8
Player Eligibility & Associated Costs
The Haven Youth Lacrosse Boys 7/8 team is open to boys in the 7th and 8th grades who live in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. All players must purchase a uniform ($68), register with and purchase a membership to US Lacrosse ($30) and have paid HYL registration fees ($130*) prior to the start of regular season to participate in practices and games.
* A sibling registration discount of $25 off registration is applied to every child from the same family after the first full-priced registration. Scholarships are also available. Please email havenyouthlacrosse@gmail.com to inquire about scholarship opportunities.
Practice Schedule
Our preseason starts the first week of March with indoor practices two nights/week. Regular season starts the first week of April with outdoor practices two nights/week at the MESA Field off of Brookhaven Rd behind SHHS.
Uniform
Every player is required to have a game uniform consisting of a jersey, shooting shirt and shorts. Uniforms from the previous year may be used again. New uniform orders may be placed in conjunction with the registration process. Jersey number requests will be taken but not guaranteed. HYL will subsidize half the cost of 1 jersey per player. Any additional jerseys ordered will be charged at the regular cost.
Game Schedule
The HYL Boys 7/8 team typically plays 8 games/season on Saturday and/or Sundays starting early April with the season concluding by late May/Early June. We play against other townships registered in the "South" division of SEPYLA. Home games are held at either the Rutgers Ave/CADES Field (401 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081), MESA Field (115 S Brookhaven Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the high school) or King Turf Field (200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the middle school). When game schedules are available they will be communicated by the coach and posted on the HYL website.
Equipment
As specified by US Lacrosse, all field players shall have:
(1) A lacrosse helmet that meets NOCSAE ND041 at the time of manufacture and has a permanent, replica of the NOCSAE lacrosse seal appearing legibly on the exterior of the helmet shell
(2) An Intra-oral mouth protector (mouth piece)
(3) Protective gloves designed for boy’s lacrosse
(4) Shoulder pads designed for boy’s lacrosse
(5) Athletic cleats or athletic shoes
(6) Arm pads designed for lacrosse
(7) A jersey and shorts of the same color(s) as their teammates
(8) Athletic protective cup.
As specified by US Lacrosse, all goalies shall have:
(1) A lacrosse helmet that meets NOCSAE ND041 at the time of manufacture and has a permanent, replica of the NOCSAE lacrosse seal appearing legibly on the exterior of the helmet shell
(2) A throat protector designed for lacrosse
(3) An Intra-oral mouth protector (mouth piece)
(4) Protective gloves designed for boy’s lacrosse
(5) Goalie chest protector designed for lacrosse
(6) Athletic cleats or athletic shoes
(7) Athletic protective cup
(8) A jersey and shorts of the same color as their teammates.
Note: Recommended but not required pieces of equipment:
(1) Arm pads designed for lacrosse
(2) Shin, knee, and thigh pads that may be worn so long as they do not significantly increase the size of the limb protected (e.g., no ice hockey, eld hockey, or box lacrosse goalie pads).
As specified by US Lacrosse, lacrosse sticks should meet the following guidelines for pocket depth and stick (crosse) length:
Pocket depth: The pocket shall be deemed to have sagged too deeply if the top surface of a lacrosse ball, when the ball is placed in the crosse, is below the bottom edge of the sidewall (this does not apply to goalies.)
Stick (crosse) length:
Age group: 14U
Short pole: 40” - 42”
Long pole: 52” - 72”
Goalie pole: 40” - 72”
Loaner equipment is available. Please contact John Hogarth, director of boy's programming, at john@lacrosseflix.com, if in need of equipment.
SEPYLA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse Association (SEPYLA) is the local governing body of lacrosse that manages game schedules, ref coordination, establishes rules, etc. HYL's boys teams are members of SEPYLA's "South" division. For additional information on US Lacrosse or to access game schedules when available, please visit https://leagueathletics.com/?org=sepyla.org
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of lacrosse. Every HYL player on the 3rd-8th grade travel teams must purchase a US Lacrosse membership for $30 to be able to register and play for HYL. Membership provides injury insurance as well as several other benefits. You will be promoted to register with US Lacrosse during the HYL registration process. For additional information on US Lacrosse, please visit https://www.uslacrosse.org.
Girls 7/8
Grades 7/8
Player Eligibility & Associated Costs
The Haven Youth Lacrosse Girls 7/8 team is open to girls in the 7th and 8th grades who live in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. All players must purchase a uniform ($38-$48), register with and purchase a membership to US Lacrosse ($30) and have paid HYL registration fees ($130*) prior to the start of regular season to participate in practices and games.
* A sibling registration discount of $25 off registration is applied to every child from the same family after the first full-priced registration. Scholarships are also available. Please email havenyouthlacrosse@gmail.com to inquire about scholarship opportunities.
Practice Schedule
Our preseason starts the first week of March with indoor practices two nights/week on Monday and Wednesdays. Regular season starts the first week of April with outdoor practices two nights/week on Monday and Wednesdays at the grass fields behind King Turf Stadium (behind Strath Haven Middle School).
Uniform
NEW THIS YEAR FOR GIRLS… HYL has changed the uniform jerseys for the 2018 season but not the bottoms. All players are required to purchase a new jersey. Every player is required to have a game uniform consisting of a jersey, kilt or shorts and socks. New uniform orders may be placed in conjunction with the registration process. Jersey number requests will be taken but not guaranteed. HYL will subsidize half the cost of 1 jersey per player. Any additional jerseys ordered will be charged at the regular cost.
Game Schedule
The HYL Girls 7/8 team typically plays 8 games/season on Saturday and/or Sundays starting early April with the season concluding by late May/early June. We play against other townships registered with PAGLA. Home games are held at the fields we practice on or on King Turf Field (both located at 200 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086 - behind the middle school). When game schedules are available they will be communicated by the coach and posted on the HYL website.
Equipment
As specified by US Lacrosse, all field players shall have a lacrosse stick, eyewear and mouthguard. Depth of the pocket on a girl’s stick can allow no more than half of the ball be seen below the sidewall. The overall length of the stick shall be 90 cm minimum to 110 cm maximum. End caps are included when measuring the overall length.
As specified by US Lacrosse, the goalkeeper must wear a helmet with face mask and properly secured chinstrap, a separate throat protector, padded gloves, a mouthpiece, a chest protector, a pelvic protector and padding on the shins and thighs. The protective helmet, designed for lacrosse, must meet the NOCSAE test standard.
Loaner equipment is available. Please contact Ali Taylor, director of girls programs, at alijtaylor76@yahoo.com, if in need of equipment.
PAGLA
The Philadelphia Area Girls Lacrosse Association (PAGLA) is the local governing body of lacrosse that manages game schedules, ref coordination, establishes rules, etc. HYL is a member of PAGLA and plays against other local townships who are also PAGLA members. For additional information on PAGLA, or to access game schedules when available, please visit www.pagla.org.
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of lacrosse. Every HYL player on the 3rd-8th grade travel teams must purchase a US Lacrosse membership for $30 to be able to register and play for HYL. Membership provides injury insurance as well as several other benefits. You will be promoted to register with US Lacrosse during the HYL registration process. For additional information on US Lacrosse, please visit https://www.uslacrosse.org.
Little Panthers Lacrosse
Grades K-3
New for 2021… Haven Youth Lacrosse will partner with Delco Club Lacrosse to bring developmental lacrosse to Little Panthers! This is an introductory lacrosse program designed for boys and girls grades K-3. The expert coaching staff will teach key fundamental lacrosse skills in a fun, energizing environment. Skill stations and engaging games will help build player confidence as well as a passion for the sport.
Schedule: Little Panthers Lacrosse will run for four consecutive Fridays starting in April . The program will run for two hours from 5:30pm-7:30pm.
Dates: 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (5/7 as a rain date)
Cost: $100
Location: CADES Field - 401 Rutgers Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Equipment: Lacrosse Stick, Labeled Water Bottle
For additional information on Delco Lacrosse, please visit : https://delcolc.com/
To Register: choose the REGISTER menu / LITTLE PANTHERS
