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Scarsdale Youth Lacrosse Association (SYLA) offers youth lacrosse programs for girls throughout the year in Fall, Winter, and Spring.
PRE-SEASON WARM UP (3/4, 5/6, 7/8)
The pre-season program is held in March through early April as a clinic-based format at the Sports Underdome in Mount Vernon. These practices allow our players to develop their skills and prepare for the upcoming Spring lacrosse season. This pre-season warm up program runs for 1 hour sessions on Saturday afternoons (typically between the hours of 1pm-4pm), and is mandatory for our 5/6 and 7/8 players. The cost of the pre-season warm up program (6 sessions) is included in Spring tuition. The pre-season program will also include special “skills sessions” for draw control, defensive footwork, shooting, and goalie training.
SPRING (K-2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)
Spring is the main season for lacrosse. It is in this season that we offer our most robust programs comprised of both practices and several games for the younger grades (K-2) and travel teams for the older grades (3/4, 5/6, 7/8). The programs typically run for 8 weeks beginning in early April (outside if fields are available, or at the Sports Underdome if weather does not permit us to go outside) and end in early June.
For K-2, we offer weekly clinics on Sundays and typically host a "Playday in the 'Dale" tournament with other K-2 teams from the area. The K-2 program is considered foundational and begins to prepare the players for the future by working on skills and drills, but also beginning to learn the rules of the game and how to play in an introductory small game setting during our home playday.
At the 3/4 grade level, we offer a 3 day a week travel team-based program comprising of practices, games against other local lacrosse teams, and typically attend a local tournament. At the 3/4 level, we will have multiple teams of EVEN ability, mixing 3rd and 4th grade players evenly.
At the 5/6 grade level, we offer a 3 day a week travel team-based program comprising of practices, games against other local lacrosse teams, and typically attend 2 tournaments. We also host a playday on the Scarsdale High School turf in April for NYC based teams. At the 5/6 level, we will have stratified teams based on ability.
At the 7/8 grade level, because Scarsdale Middle School offers a 5-day-a-week Modified Lacrosse school program, we supplement that program by offering weekend games throughout the season (typically Saturday and Sunday afternoons). The 7/8 team also typically attends 2 tournaments, concluding their season before club lacrosse tournments begin.
For questions about SYLA Girls Lacrosse, please email scarsdalelax@gmail.com.
FALL CLINICS (K-2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)
The intent of the SYLA Fall lacrosse programs is to offer an alternative in the Fall season for those girls who may not play traditional fall sports and or would like to continue playing lacrosse during the off-season in a fun and competitive environment. These programs are offered for all levels of players from beginner to advanced. The season is comprised of approximately 7-8 weekly clinics, with a few games and or tournaments. For the older grades (5/6 & 7/8), we also add an optional 30 minute “wall ball” session during a weeknight each week. SYLA holds 2 mandatory evaluations during the Fall (October) in order to stratify our Spring 5/6 and 7/8 teams. SYLA has a no-cut policy, but it is required that every player who wishes to play in Spring SYLA lacrosse participates in evaluations. Evaluations are run by the professional paid SYLA coaches. While our teams at these grade levels are stratified by skill level, every player who would like to play lacrosse will make a team. We take beginners into our programs at every grade level.
2026 Fall Program
Girls K-2nd Grade Fall Clinics
Scarsdale Youth Lacrosse Association (SYLA) is offering clinics during the Fall 2026 Season for Scarsdale girls in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. The Fall Clinics have the following objectives: teach fundamentals and skills of lacrosse, introduce game concepts and provide instruction in a fun and enthusiastic environment for the players. No previous lacrosse experience is required.
New for 2026: the season opens on Sunday, September 13 at Scarsdale Middle School - all girls age groups will play on Sunday for opening day only, at the times noted for each group below. Beginning the following week, the program returns to its regular Saturday schedule through November 7.
The program meets Saturdays September - November at Scarsdale Middle School from 1:30-2:30pm. Detailed program information (including best brands of equipment to purchase for your player) can be found by clicking through the Girls K-2 registration page below.
All athletes must have a molded mouthguard, goggles and stick; we suggest wearing lacrosse or soccer cleats on the field. Kindergarten players will not be required to wear mouthguards or goggles at practices as they will be playing with soft "Swax" balls; mouthguards and goggles will be required for 1st and 2nd graders and at any games played during the season vs other town teams.
Girls 3rd-8th Grade Fall Clinics
SYLA will run Fall Clinics for girls in 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, and 7th/8th grades, and stick skills (wall ball) sessions for girls in 5th/6th and 7th/8th grades. Our clinics are for all skill levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced players. Emphasis will be on skill development, strategy, conditioning & game experience through intra-squad scrimmages and local fall-ball scrimmages (1-2).
Opening day for all groups is Sunday, September 13 at Scarsdale Middle School, at the times noted below; regular Saturday sessions begin the following week. In addition to the clinics, a 30 minute wall-ball session will be held weekly (Wednesday nights, 6:30-7:00pm) to work on stick skills for girls in 5th/6th grade. We may schedule wall ball sessions for 7th/8th grade as well; details to follow. All clinics and wall ball take place at Scarsdale Middle School. Detailed program information can be found by clicking through the registration page for each age group.
- 3rd and 4th Grade Girls Fall 2026 Clinics - Opening day Sun 9/13, 8:30-10:00am. Then Saturdays, 8:30-10:00am, beginning 9/19/26 and ending 11/7/26 (no lacrosse 10/10, Columbus Day Weekend)
- 5th and 6th Grade Girls Fall 2026 Clinics - Opening day Sun 9/13, 11:30am-1:00pm. Then Saturdays, 11:30am-1:00pm, beginning 9/19/26 and ending 10/31/26 (no lacrosse 10/10). Wall ball 6:30-7:00pm Wednesday evenings: 9/9, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 (no wall ball 9/16). Fall scrimmage vs Eastchester @ Eastchester (Haindl Field - Turf), 10/17/26, warm up 3:45pm, game 4pm.
- 7th and 8th Grade Girls Fall 2026 Clinics - Opening day Sun 9/13, 10:00-11:30am. Then Saturdays, 10:00-11:30am, beginning 9/19/26 and ending 11/7/26 (no lacrosse 10/10)
SYLA will run evaluations for our SPRING 2027 5th/6th and 7th/8th grade girls teams on Saturday, October 17 and Saturday, October 24, 2026, with a make-up date of Saturday, October 31.
The evaluation sessions will be held in lieu of practice on those days, during the same time as regularly scheduled practice. It is not necessary to register separately for evaluations if you are registering for the Fall 2026 season (e.g., the cost of evaluations is already included in the Fall 2026 fee). It is required that all 5/6 and 7/8 girls who wish to be considered for team placement in Spring 2027 participate in at least 1 evaluation session, though participation in both is preferred. No exceptions will be made. If an athlete is NOT participating in Fall 2026 clinics, she must be registered for the evaluations separately.
Notes:
This program is open to children who are residents of Scarsdale or attend school in Scarsdale.
For new members, you will need to register with US Lacrosse prior to registering for SYLA's fall program. For returning members, you will need to renew your US Lacrosse membership, or confirm it runs through January 1, 2027, prior to registering for SYLA's Fall 2026 program. You can access the US Lacrosse website here: https://www.uslacrosse.org/membership
Early Bird Pricing runs July 14 - August 7, 2026; Regular Pricing runs August 8 - September 12, 2026 (same registration window as the boys programs, including for 5/6 girls).
2026-2027 SYLA Girls Schedulers
5/6 Teams
Kristen Grippi- (Kristen.Grippi@gmail.com)
Jen MacIntyre- (jmacpcv@gmail.com)
7/8 Teams
Courteney DiMiero- courtney2727@gmail.com
Soterios Gyftopoulos- soterios20@gmail.com
