Programs / Age Groups

MLC Age Groups & Teams

All MLC teams (except the 2033 team) will compete in the MYLA for the Spring 2025 season. Accordingly, we use the MYLA’s terminology to describe our different age groups.

The MYLA will continue to use its traditional age bands (September 1 age cut-off).  Therefore, the age groups are not impacted  by the recently announced USA Lacrosse + National Lacrosse Federation age bands which are used by the club programs.  Nevertheless, we are conscious of both age group systems in formulating our rosters to allow us to participate in tournaments and other such events.

  • Our 2033 team is for highly competitive players with birthdays between 6/1/2014 and 8/31/2015. The 2033 team will compete in the Greater Howard Club Lacrosse Conference (GHCLC or HoCo league) for the Spring 2025 season.

  • The Lightning age group is for children with birthdays between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2015. We are still determining whether we field a Lightning team for the 2025 season.

  • The Tyker age group is for children with birthdays between September 1, 2015 and August 30, 2017. Our Tyker teams play in the MYLA where they play smaller-sided games (8v8), which we believe is developmentally appropriate for this age. We expect to field two Tyker teams for the 2025 season.

  • The Pocket age group is for children with birthdays between 9/1/2017 and 8/31/2018. We expect to field one pocket team that will compete in the MYLA pocket division during the spring 2025 season. These games are played 8v8 (or sometimes 7v7 without goalies).

  • In recent years, we have hosted a clinic program for new players (generally kindergarten and younger pre-first or first graders). The number of players is depending on available staffing.