The Great Northern Lacrosse League's (GNLL) Spring Field Season (April - June) provides a fun, safe and supportive environment where youth associations and their teams compete, learn and grow.
Participating teams schedule 6 to 16 games throughout the course of the leagues 7 playable weekends. Game schedules are created at an annual schedule meeting held in late February or early March. Each team is required to host at least one day of games.
The league provides the following for all games:
• Certified Officials
• Certified EMT's or Athletic Trainers equipped with AED's
• Online team statistics, standings, schedules and updates
Age Levels: 14U/12U/10U
Divisions: A & B divisions are offered at the 14U & 12U age levels. All associations with two or more teams at the 14U & 12U level must select at least one to play in the A level. If an association believes both or more of their teams may be better suited to play in the B level waivers will be granted on a case by case basis. The form to request a waiver down is available by clicking here.
Eligibility: The league follows USA Lacrosse Age & Eligibility Guidelines and USA Lacrosse's Age Segmentation Policy and Athlete Development Model (ADM). USAL membership is required for all players and coaches.
Future Equipment and Uniform Changes:
Spring Regular Season: Saturday April 13 – Thursday June 5, 2024
No games May 25-26 for Memorial Day Weekend.
Teams primarily play double-headers on Saturdays or Sundays. There are limited weeknight games offered prior to June due to Officials availability.
Great Northern Lacrosse League - Spring
Key Deadlines:
Feb. 16, 2024 - Association and Leader Registration (extended)
Apr. 14, 2024 - Field Registration
Apr. 30, 2024 - Team Registration. YLM voted in 2018 not to permit late team registrations, as it disrupts the scheduling process.
May 14, 2024 - Draft schedule to released associations for review. This version of the schedule is intended for comment and reconciliation only and remains subject to significant change based on association feedback. Associations' comments on draft schedules regarding conflicts and other issues due to YLM within 96 hours.
May 18, 2024 - Comments on draft schedule due back from associations.
May 20, 2024 - YLM Summer released. Changes due to field closures and inclement weather remain possible.
June 30, 2024 - Coach and Team Manager Registration.
By this date, associations must certify that all coaches:
June 3, 2024 - League play begins. Coaches and team managers should double-check the schedule on their YLM team page frequently and verify that they understand how to access "assigned officials" information on YLM website.
June 3, 2024 - Team Page Information Deadline. Each team shall have at least one coach, team manager, or other association contact person's email address and telephone number posted on their YLM team page so that opponents can contact them in case of inclement weather, field closure, etc.
June 30, 2024 - End of Season Jamboree Registration CLOSES.
July 1, 2024 - Team Rosters Deadline. Team rosters must be locked in and published on each team's YLM team page; this is the team manager, coach, or association's responsibility. Final rosters must include players’ first name, last initial, and jersey number. (Teams should privately retain rosters that include player's first and last names, dates of birth, and USA Lacrosse member numbers, and make that private information available to YLM within 15 minutes of request at the YLM state tournaments.)
July 2-6, 2024 - Independence Day Blackout Dates. No YLM games will be scheduled for these dates.
July 20-21, 2024 - 6U/8U/10U End-of-Season Jamborees
July 1, 2024 and select Fridays - 12U-14U Make-Up Dates.
July 19, 2024 - All scores must be reported by 10:00pm in order to be counted in YLM State Tournament seeding. Failure to report a score may result in a team being barred from tournament play.
July 21, 2024 - Release of YLM Tournament schedule
July 27-28, 2024
YLM State Tournament Weekend
for all 12U and 14U teams