Challenge, Opportunity and Reaching Excellence
An interscholastic spring lacrosse league for girls teams in grades seven and eight.
Attention players and teams looking for a more competitive level of lacrosse!

C.O.R.E. Lacrosse Leagues are for players that want to play more competitively and to be challenged by other competitive teams.  This is an opportunity for that player who currently excels in her town program and wants to work even harder trying to reach her potential for excellence.  C.O.R.E Lacrosse Leagues will begin with a small group of teams and play during the months of March, April and May on Saturday’s, location TBD, we are looking to rotate with Braintree and Waltham.

The league format will consist of 7 sessions: 3 weeks of a dynamic warm-up, clinic, and a game for 90 minutes; 3 weeks of league play for 60 minutes and 1 week of finals for 60 minutes.  C.O.R.E clinics will be run by the Mass Elite coaching staff.

A sample schedule would look something like this – all games would be on Saturday’s:

• 4:00 – 4:30 Dynamic Warm-up and Clinic for teams 1,2,3,4 – 2 fields
• 4:30 – 5:30 2 – 25 minute half (total 60) game – team 1v2, team 3v4
• 5:30 – 6:00 Dynamic Warm-up and Clinic for teams teams 5,6,7,8 – 2 fields
• 6:00 – 7:00 2 – 25 minute half (total 60) game – team 5v6, team 7v8
• During league play and final weeks we will run 2- 25 minute halfs

Dates:  March 24, 31, April 7, 28 May 5, 12, 19 of 2012

C.O.R.E will offer:

• A 7-week spring schedule including a round robin tournament style format week 7
• Field permitting, staffing and management of the league
• Coaches will officiate and instruct, they will follow Level A US Lacrosse rules which include modified checking; on league play weeks we will have 2 certified officials following full checking rules
• C.O.R.E will give a very cool t-shirt to each player and coach for bragging rights

Team requirements:

• A completed roster with a min of 16 to a max of 22 players, including a goal keeper. 
• A coach and a team contact to communicate information such as scheduling, special events, uniforms etc… coaches are required to attend games each week, manage and select team rosters.
• The league cost is $1900.00 per team.  The fee includes a C.O.R.E t-shirts; teams are required to supply a reversible for each player.
• Players  and coaches have a current US Lacrosse membership
• Team registration fee is due no later than March 1, 2012

We will expect that each player continues to play for their town team (MBYLL or SSLL) along with CORE.  We would recommend that players chosen by their coaches will have prior experience and are aware that the environment will be challenging.  Teams who have expressed interest and commitment are Mass Elite, Duxbury, Walpole, Needham, Westford, Norwell, Hingham, Scituate, Medfield, Acton Boxbough and Westwood.  We are looking for a ten-twelve team schedule.  An INFORMATIONAL email will go out after field permits are approved, plan on mid February.

If you have any questions please contact Paula Evans at 781-344-4465 or email at achievelax@aol.com