For questions, please email Girls Lacrosse Co-Directors Shannon Nies at smlaxgirls@gmail.com
WBLL Age Groups for Spring 2025 Season
U14A & B: 7th & 8th grade
U12A & B: 5th & 6th grade
U10A: 3rd & 4th grade
Marin League Age Groups for Spring 2025 Season
U10B: 3rd & 4th grade
U8 - 2nd grade
Wolfpups Age Groups for the Spring 2025 Season
1st grade & below
Key Questions & Answers
1.) Does U10 Girls have A teams? Yes, there will be one U10 "A" team this year.
2.) All Girls U14, U12, & U10A teams play in the
WBLL.
3.) All Girls U8 & U10B teams play in the Marin League.
Coaching
Every parent coach in the spring season is a volunteer. Please give them a HUGE thank you when you see one!
Every Wolfpack coach is required to participate in the "Positive Coaching Alliance Program (PCA).
SMLC boys and girls coaching staff consists parent and non-parent head coaches who have HS, College or Professional lacrosse backgrounds. We are extremely fortunate to have a very talented group of coaches/volunteers who not only pass their knowledge and passion of the sport along to the kids in our community, but they do so in a manner that promotes the basic principles of competition, respect, and love for the game.
Girls K-1st Grade "Wolfpups"
Practices are 1x per week (Wednesdays after school, 1 hr long).
Season begins in mid/late March & will last 6-8 weeks. No games or practices during Mill Valley public school winter or spring breaks.
Wolfpups will play 2-3 in-house league games throughout the spring season.
Great introduction to the game of lacrosse!
Girls U8
Practice 1-2x per week (coaches choice).
7-8 players per team.
Season begins in late Feb/early March and wraps up before Memorial Day. No games or practices during Mill Valley public school winter or spring breaks.
No evaluations. We do our best to accommodate all friend requests.
Game format: 4v4 using 4'x4' goals (4 field players, no goalie).
All games are played in Marin on Sundays.
Girls U10
Practice 2x per week.
12-15 players per team.
Season begins in late Feb/early March and wraps up before Memorial Day. No games or practices during Mill Valley public school winter or spring breaks.
Game format: 8v8 using 4'x4' goals (7 field players + a goalie).
U10'A' teams play in the WBLL and could travel to SF, Burlingame, and/or other towns around the Bay area on Saturdays & Sundays for games.
U10'B' teams play in the Marin League and play all games in Marin on Sundays.
Girls U12/U14
17-22 players per team.
Season begins in late Feb/early March and wraps up before Memorial Day. No games or practices during Mill Valley public school winter or spring breaks.
U12 & U14 'A' teams practice 3x/week. U12 & U14 'B' teams practice 2x/week.
Games are played on Saturdays and Sundays in a round-robin format.
Practice Days & Times:
Practice days and times are requested by the team coach. Since rosters are not formed until February, we do not know practices days/times until rosters are set and the coach has requested the day and time that works best for him or her.
Team Placement:
Player Evaluations: Evaluations take place in late January. No Cuts - all registered players are placed on a team. Player evaluations help us create balanced teams within age groups.
Rosters are published in late January/early February.
Earning a spot on the “A” team requires a full time commitment for practices and games over other spring sports. “B” Teams provide a little more flexibility to accommodate other sports or weekend conflicts (playing time is at coaches discretion if attendance becomes an issue). If your daughter cannot make a full-time commitment to lacrosse in the spring, then the B team is the appropriate place for her.
Coach Evaluations: At the end of every season we ask our coaches to submit evaluations of their players based on many different factors including hard work, attendance, attitude and talent.
Practice Schedule: SMLAX sets the practice schedule for each team in February, after players are placed on a team. There are always a few requests to switch to a different team based on specific conflicts. While we try to limit these requests, we do our best to accommodate them when possible.