Girl's Rep Field Lacrosse (OWFL)
2024 Season:
All BMLA girls field teams participate in the Ontario Women's Field Lacrosse League www.owfl.org.
Tentatively we plan on offering programming in the following age groups:
House League / Learn-to-play:
- U7 (2018, 2019)
- U9 (2016, 2017)
- U11 (2014, 2015)
- U13 (2012, 2013)
We would encourage any U13 and U11 player to join our Rep development teams. Contact us if you have any questions at [email protected].
Rep/Travel Teams:
- U9 (2016, 2017) ***NEW***
- U11 (2014, 2015) - Competitive* and Development** Teams
- U13 (2012, 2013) - Competitive* and Development** Teams
- U15 (2010, 2011) - Competitive* and Development** Teams
- U19 (2006-2009)
* Competitive team tryouts will occur in March
**Development teams are for players with limited of no previous lacrosse experience. Development teams do not have tryouts, but are pending registration numbers.
Registration:
Cost:
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Girls Field
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Tryout Deposit
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Balance
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Total Rep Fee
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Girls U9 Travel Team / Rep
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N/A
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$350
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$350
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Girls U11 Rep (Team-1 & 2**)
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$50
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$480
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$530
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Girls U13 Rep (Team-1 & 2**)
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$50
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$495
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$545
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Girls U15 Rep (Team-1 & 2**)
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$50
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$525
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$575
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Girls U19 Rep
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$50
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$535
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$585
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(**Team-2 Pending registrations, no tryouts, no experience necessary)
Tryouts:
Tryout information can be found HERE.
2024 OWRL Season Dates & Locations:
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April 21 & 27 - U11 Preseason Scrimmages (optional, extra cost for teams)
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May 18-19 - Warmup Tournament TBC (optional, extra cost for teams)
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May 25-26 - Kitchener-Waterloo
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June 1-2 - Owen Sound
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June 8-9 Burlington
June 15-16 - Oshawa
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June 22-23 - TBC (Toronto, St. Catharines or Orillia)
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June 29-30 - NO GAMES
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July 6-7 - Kawartha (Peterborough)
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July 13-14 - Oakville
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July 20-21 - U15/U19 Provincial Championship in Kitchener-Waterloo
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July 27-28 - U9/U11/U13 Provincial Championship U9/U11/U13 in TBD
Rep Season Structure:
Team will typically play 2 games on each gameday.
U9 (6 games over 3 weekends, plus Provincials)
U11-U19 (10 games over 5 weekends, plus Provincials)
U11-U19 teams have 2 bye weekends.
U9 teams have 4 bye weekends.
Games are typically scheduled as follows:
U19 Games - Saturday mornings
U15 Games - Saturday afternoons
U9/U11 Games - Sunday mornings
U13 Games - Sunday afternoons
Practices:
Rep teams will practice twice per week from the start of April to the end of July. Practice dates and times will be added to Team Calendar as they are confirmed.
Equipment:
Required equipment includes the following:
- Girl's field lacrosse stick
- Field lacrosse goggles (mandatory)
- Mouth guard (any colour other than white or clear, must not have graphics of teeth)
- Lacrosse cleats (football or soccer cleats are acceptable)
More details
HERE.
Why Play Lacrosse?
Lacrosse is an incomparable sport! It’s known as “The fastest sport on two feet!” It combines many other sporting skills and can create a versatile athlete. It’s challenging, a lot of fun and adds the opportunity to be part of a team and make new friends.
Can I Play Rep / Should I Play?
The concept of our program being "Rep" should not scare away new participants. Over the past 3 season since BMLA restarted Girls Field program, many new players started playing lacrosse. Usually our Rep Team-2 are placed at the lowest level of league competition.
There are many good reasons to consider playing field lacrosse:
-Outdoor play.
-Larger playing field emphasizes the ability to find space.
-Different sticks / rules emphasizes stick skills and hand-eye coordination.
-As players get older the game emphasizes position specific skills. The result is a position for all players regardless of speed, size or skill set. There is a role for everyone!
As players get older there are opportunities to play at a higher level:
-Several local private lacrosse organizations exist that travel to the US and play in tournaments.
-Field lacrosse programs are offered at many Canadian universities.
-Field lacrosse is a more popular version of the game in the US and opportunities exist for players to play at the US level via scholarships.
-Field lacrosse is played internationally and is under consideration to be added as an Olympic sport.
Thinking about playing? You should! See this video to see how much fun our U11-1 team had in 2022.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions or suggestions for our field lacrosse program at [email protected].