IYL Senior Boy's Clinic and Skill Assessments

The 2010 annual Senior Boy's 3-day Skill Assessment and Clinic begins Friday, 5th February at Skyline Community Fields in Sammamish and continues on Saturday, 6th & Monday, 8th.

All eligible* Seniors participate in a series of drill stations, running and agility tests and scrimmages. This is a high-intensity beginning to the 2010 Spring season for all Seniors. The League also uses these sessions to select the two IYL "A" teams and assess the general skill level of all players so that regular team rosters can be assigned to create teams that are at rough parity for regular season play.

All eligible* registered Senior (7/8 Grades) Boys should attend all three clinics, and must attend at least two of the three clinics. The second clinic will be held on Saturday, 6th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM and again on Monday, 8th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. All clinics are held at Skyline Community Fields.

Note: Players should arrive with full gear and be dressed & game ready at the clinic start times. Registration opens at 5:00 PM on Friday and 5:30 PM on Saturday and Monday. Players & Parents must turn in a signed Concussion Awareness Form before joining the clinic drills.

*Eligibility Requirements: Players must be registered, have all IYL registration fees paid in full, have a valid US Lacrosse membership, and have provided a signed Concussion Awareness Form to league officials as required by Washington State law.

Apple Cup LAX in Sammamish: UW Huskies vs WSU Cougars

UW Huskies vs WSU Cougars

Put the Apple Cup of Lacrosse on your calendar!! The University of Washington Huskies face off against the Washington State Cougars @ 7:00 PM on the Eastside Catholic School stadium turf Feburary 20th.

This is a free event!! Do not miss this opportunity to watch some spirited college lacrosse!!

Washington Stealth Inaugural Season Opener this Saturday!!

The Stealth open this Saturday against the Colorado Mammoth; come watch Stealth Captain Jason Bloom & his teammates rock the box at our Washington Stealth season opener this Saturday, 9th January!! The Stealth have brought professional lacrosse to the Pacific Northwest and it is our turn to step up and show our support by attending this inaugural season opener!!

Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-877-MY-75TIX. Directions to the arena and game info can be found on the Stealth Website.

Stealth General Manager Doug Locker has this message for all WA LAX fans:

"We need your help to make the first Professional Lacrosse Game in Washington a huge success! I am making a personal appeal to each of you to help spread the word and encourage those you know to attend the season opener this Saturday night at 7:30pm vs the Colorado Mammoth. As you know its important that we kick off the season with a huge bang and we need everyone to come out for this game to not only show our area that we can support lacrosse, but show the NLL that Washington lacrosse is behind their team."

Get your tickets and get in the game!!

Lacrosse Throw-Arounds Start for Junior & Senior Boys

Throw-arounds are optional practices designed to ease players back into the lacrosse season. They are run by the division's coaches, so players will get a chance to meet and work with many of the coaches that they will see this spring. Here are the details:

IYL Senior Boys (7/8 Grade)

• What: IYL Boys Senior Division Throw-arounds


• Who: Registered IYL Senior Division (7/8 grade) players ONLY


• When: Wednesdays through February 3 -- January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3


• Time: 6-7pm


• Where: Skyline Community Field #1

IYL Junior Boys (5/6 Grade)

• What: IYL Boys Junior Division Throw-arounds


• Who: Registered IYL Junior Division (5/6 grade) players ONLY


• When: Mondays through February 1 -- January 4, 11, 18, 25 and February 1


• Time: 6-7pm


• Where: Skyline Community Field #1

For more information check out the IYL website for the essential details!

Sammamish Review Covers IYL Leadership Transition

This weeks Sammamish Review profiles Matthew Balkman and Scott Wiley's transition from IYL Founders & Co-Presidents to Emeritus status in this weeks issue.

Check out the Article!!

Warmest Wishes for the Holidays!!

Warmest Wishes for the Holidays from Issaquah Youth Lacrosse!!

IYL and The Greater Eastside Lacrosse League

Directors from the leading Eastside lacrosse programs came together earlier this year and formed the Greater Eastside Lacrosse League (“GELL”).

GELL was formed to provide for greater flexibility in managing the Eastside region's boys youth programs in closer alignment with each other and with the affiliated high school programs in our area. Read MORE HERE for details on GELL’s formation and what it means to IYL and lacrosse in our region.

IYL's Girls youth programs remain affiliated with the Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association.