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2025 YOUTH SPRING SEASON
Spring Registration will open December 2024 !
2025 Youth K-8th grade Pricing:
K-2 $150.00
3-4 $150.00
5-6 $350.00
7-8 $500.00
All youth will receive a Lady Viper youth t-shirt with their registration. ALL PRICES INCREASE $100 AFTER February 1st, 2025.
- Where : Pracites will be held in the Four Points area but the actual fields are currently TBD.
- When : These are tentative practice times - we will not know the actual times until we get field approval from LISD.
- February - March
- Tuesday & Thursday
- 5:30 -6:30pm or 6pm until dark
- March - May (after Spring Break )
- Tuesday & Thursday
- 6 -7:30pm @ River Place Elementary
- February - March
Regular season CAPLAX Games are played on Saturday/Sundays, starting in April and end with a tournament in mid-May. Be sure you have the Team Linkt app downloaded to get the most current schedule. No experience is necessary for any age group.
Find information about Equipment and Coaches by clicking on the tabs listed above.
Coaches
katie mailman
Program Director/Head Coach :
Coach Katie is native of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. She began her coaching career with Cedar Park High School, where she was the head JV coach from 2018-2020, then with Westwood High School as the assistant varsity coach for two years. Both years that Coach Katie was with Westwood, their varsity team made the state playoffs. As well as coaching high school, she also coaches the Grit Austin 2025 team and previously coached the Anderson youth teams. And, now we welcome Coach Katie as the director and head coach for Vandegrift High School.
Coach Katie has been playing lacrosse since 3rd grade. Where her love for the sport continued through high school. She competed at the varsity level, leading her team to the state championship game her senior year. Coach Katie led New Hampshire in assists with an average of 3 assists a game. She was announced New Hampshire Scholar Athlete her senior year. As well as playing lacrosse, she also lettered in soccer and basketball. Coach Katie attended Saint Michael’s College, who competes in the Northeast – 10 conference. Transferring from Saint Michael’s College to Thomas College where she led her team to a conference championship game.
Tatum Eades
Tatum is from Darien, Connecticut where she started lacrosse at the age of eight. She attended boarding school at The Taft School where she graduated in 2022. She now attends the University of Texas at Austin and plays for the Women’s Club Lacrosse team.
fIELD DIRECTORY:
- CAPLAX: (Capital Area Girls' Lacrosse League)
2. Town & Country Sports Complex
Equipment
Required Field Player Equipment
- Goggles : protective eyewear that is SEI certified. Please visit US Lacrosse for a list and FAQ's on eyewear compliance .
- Crosse: Visit US Lacrosse for a list of approved lacrosse sticks . Note that girl's sticks are different from boys.
3. Mouthguard: Must be a color other than clear or white. A popular choice among high school players is the Sisu Mouth Guard .
Optional equipment
- Gloves : must be close-fitting and comfortable while holding a stick.
- Headgear : SEI certified; list can be found here .
- Cleats: recommended
Youth Fall Ball
Lacrosse 101
Common Women Lacrosse Terms
8-METER ARC: An arc marked in front of the goal used for the administration of major fouls. A defender may not remain in this area for more than three seconds unless closely marking her opponent.
12-METER FAN: A semi-circle area in front of each goal circle bounded by an arc 12 meters from the goal circles.
CHECKING: Using stick-to-stick contact to try and dislodge the ball.
FREE POSITION: An opportunity awarded to one player when a major or minor foul is committed by a player from the other team. All players must move 4 meters away from the player with the ball. When the whistle sounds to resume play, the ball carrier may run, pass or shoot.
GOAL CIRCLE: The circle around the goal to protect the goalkeeper. No player’s stick or body may “break” the plane of the goal circle.
SHOOTING SPACE: A player may not use any part of her body to guard the goal in a manner that denies the attacker the opportunity to shoot safely and encourages shooting at a player.
We are governed under the auspices of CAPLAX (Capital Area Girls' Lacrosse League) which is comprised of member programs located in the Austin, Texas and surrounding areas including Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Lake Travis and Westlake.
Lady Vipers Youth Lacrosse is the feeder program for Vandegrift High School Girls’ Lacrosse. The main goal is teaching the game of lacrosse by learning and mastering basic skills. Email youthcoord@ladyviperslax.net for questions regarding the youth program.
2024 youth FALL ball
Hone Your Skills or Learn the Game
The program is open to players of all skill levels, grades K through 8th. Whether your daughter has been playing for years or just now wanting to pick up the game, we encourage you to sign up and tell a friend! At every skill level, clinics will focus on skill development (repetition and perfecting) and transitioning those skills in live games. Bring mouth guard, cleats, goggles and a girl's lacrosse stick. Goggles and sticks may be available for new players to borrow. Contact YouthDirector@ladyviperslax.net or YouthCoord@ladyviperslax.net for any questions.
AGES: Grades K-8
WHERE: River Place Elementary
WHEN: Mondays, 9/16 TO 11/4, 5:30 - 6:30pm
COST: $75
COME AND TRY LAX for the first week for FREE! All players must be registered by 9/27.
