2025 Key Dates

ADMINISTRATIVE DATES

Association Registration Open/Deadline: Wednesday January 1-Friday February 14, 2025. 

Team Registration Deadline: Saturday March 1, 2025, with no late fee. The last day to add teams is Friday March 28th with a $50 late fee/team.

*Recommended roster sizes:

14U / 12U: 16-20 athletes per team

10U: 12-15 athletes per team

8U: 12-14 athletes per team

6U: 10-12 athletes per team

Spring Scheduling Meeting: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Location: Concordia University, Library Technology Center Rooms 214/215 (Upstairs):

1282 Concordia Avenue, St. Paul MN 55104. 

Times: 

10U: 9-10AM

12U: 10-11AM

14U: 11-12PM

8U: 12-1PM

6U (co-ed): Scheduled online following team registration. Games are still played in a doubleheader jamboree format on weekends. 

Spring Post-Season Tournament Registration Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025. 

2025 Key Dates

Jan 1, 2025 - All 2025 YLM registrations OPEN 

February 2, 2025 - Association & Leader Registration CLOSES

April 13, 2025 - Field Registration CLOSES

April 27, 2025 - Team Registration CLOSES

NB: YLM membership voted in 2018 not to permit late team registrations, as it disrupts the scheduling process. 

May 11, 2025 - DRAFT schedule released for comment 

This version of the schedule will be released for associations' comment and conflict reconciliation. It remains subject to significant change based on association feedback; it should not be released to families. 

May 14, 2025 - Association comments on draft schedule DUE

NB: Associations have 72 hours to submit comments on the draft schedule, i.e., to call out conflicts and other issues. Please plan accordingly. Any delays will prevent timely issuance of final schedule. 

May 18, 2025 - YLM summer schedule released

NB: Changes remain possible where necessitated by weather, field closures, and officials' availability.     

June 3, 2025 - League play begins. 

June 29, 2024 - Coach and Team Manager Registration DUE

By this date, associations must certify that all coaches:

• Have an active USA Lacrosse coach membership (includes free background check) that's current through August 1, 2025. 
• Have completed required coach education as approved at the 2020 YLM AGM: all coaches must be USAL BRONZE certified
• Goal: all head coaches to be USAL SILVER certified. Any association that needs financial support in furtherance of this goal should contact YLM leadership
• For details, visit: USAL Coach Certification Webpage

June 29, 2025 - 6U/8U/10U Jamboree Registration CLOSES

June 27, 2025 - 12U/14U June make-up dates

NB: Additional make-up dates will be scheduled on select Fridays in July as needed. 

July 2-6, 2025 - Independence Day Blackout Dates.  

No YLM games will be scheduled for these dates.

July 7, 2025 - Team Rosters DUE

Team rosters must be locked in and published on each team's webpage. Final rosters should 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 USAL membership information, and should be prepared to make that private information available to YLM within 30 minutes of request.   

July 24, 2025 - Tentative release of final 12U/14U YLM State Tournament schedule

July 26-27, 2025

YLM State Tournament Weekend

for all 12U and 14U teams

Locations TBD

(If your association would like to host, please reach out to YLM staff)