YLM held its annual general meeting on Nov. 3, 2024, at Shakopee High School, with 22 representatives from more than half of the 2024 YLM member associations in attendance. In addition, YLM received comments from a several member associations who could not attend the AGM, raised motions on behalf of those associations for membership to consider, and incorporated feedback from those associations into members' discussion of other motions raised at the AGM.    

Find a unofficial summary of AGM linked below: 

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)

$500 per association.  Covers YLM overhead and administrative costs, including website, webmaster, scheduling.  A $300 year-end refund will be available to each association that timely fulfills its responsibility to post team coaches' contact information on all teams' YLM team pages; register and train coaches as required by YLM; and post team rosters to YLM team pages by published deadlines. Associations must request their refunds after the season and certify compliance. YLM reserves the right to verify compliance. 
 

No change from 2024 team registration fees. 
(Note: In 2025, associations will have the option to pay YLM registration fees--e.g., team registration fees--via credit card or ACH. For those associations that choose to pay by these methods, a transaction fee, TBD, may apply. Associations will, however, have the option to avoid a transaction fee by mailing a check for their registration fees to YLM's treasurer.) 

6U team fees:  Free 
Six games (no officials) and year-end jamboree

8U team fees:  $550 per team.
Includes six games (one to two officials per game and year-end jamboree

10U team fees:  $750 per team.
Includes eight games with one to two officials per game and year-end jamboree

12U team fees:  $900 per team
Includes ten games with two officials per game and state tournament 

14U team fees:  $900 per team
Includes ten games with two officials per game and state tournament 

The mission of the YLM is to foster, promote, and perpetuate the game of lacrosse for Minnesota’s youth.

YLM board members will be more than happy to attend your association's meetings to answer questions for your board about YLM requirements, operations, rules, or just about anything else! Please reach out to us via our Board Contacts webpage. 

Congratulations to our 2024 YLM State Champions and runners-up at every level, and thank you to all participants, coaches, and association leaders for an incredible season of competition and player development! 

12U-B Results
1st Place:      Hudson 12U-B
2nd Place:     Firehawks 12U-B
3rd Place:     Northfield 12U-B

12U "True B" Results
1st Place:      Prior Lake Navy 12U-B
2nd Place:     C3 12U-B
3rd Place:     Stillwater 12U-B

12U-A Results
1st Place:      Stillwater 12U-A 
2nd Place:     C3 12U-A
3rd Place:     Woodbury 12U-A 

14U-B Results
1st Place:      Northfield 14U-B
2nd Place:     New Prague 14U-B
3rd Place:     Eastview White 14U-B

14U "True B" Results
1st Place:      Minnetonka White 14U-B
2nd Place:     Shakopee 14U-B
3rd Place:     Prior Lake Gold 14U-B

14U-A Results
1st Place:      Minnetonka 14U-A 
2nd Place:     Stillwater 14U-A
3rd Place:     Shakopee 14U-A

Please see the message below from UMLOA Men's Game State Coordinator, Jon Day.

We are always looking to increase our ranks for officials.  We have a good training program and many of us (me included) have never played in a single game!  I am hoping that you can help get the word out to your programs. We find many good officials who really like the game and want to stay involved in some way either while they are playing, coaching or just watching.

Youth Officials need to be at least 14 years old.  High school players can officiate as well and many do even during the season.   We get many kids coming back from college who pick up games as soon as they get back.  We have even had a few officials do games in KS and WI who are in college.

For more information on becoming an official, visit http://www.umloa.org/join

Thanks,
Jon Day
Men's Game, Minnesota State Coordinator
USA Lacrosse, Officials Development Program