Boys Lacrosse

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 third-party transaction fee 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 per the instructions below and on their registration receipt.

Note (added Dec. 19, 2025): YLM expects that 2026 team fees will increase by $50-$100 to account for rising costs and increases to officials' fees, subject to final account for the 2025 season and negotiation of officials' fees for 2026-2029.

6U team fees: Free 

• Six games (no officials) plus year-end jamboree.
• Multiple divisions available: co-ed unpadded; padded boys' lacrosse; and unpadded girls' lacrosse.
• If registering multiple teams, the teams must be balanced.
• Flexible, but generally 3v3 on a small-sided field.
• No goalies.
• YLM recommends capping rosters at 7 players.

8U team fees:  $550 per team.

• Six games (one to two officials per game) plus year-end jamboree.
• If registering multiple teams, teams must be balanced.
• 5v5 on a small-sided field.
• No goalies required. (But teams may agree to play any given game with goalies if available for both teams.)

10U team fees:  $750 per team.

• Eight games (one to two officials per game) and year-end jamboree.
• Base 10U division (standard) or optional 10U-A division for teams seeking more competitive play.
• If registering multiple teams in the base 10U division, teams must be balanced.
• 7v7 on small-sided field.
• Goalies required. (But teams may agree to play any given game without goalies if not available for both teams.)



12U team fees:  $900 per team

• Ten games (two officials per game) plus state tournament (3 game minimum).  
• Three divisions: 12-A, 12-B1, 12-B2
• If registering only one team, teams must be registered in either the A or B1 division.
• Note: If your association needs to register one or more teams at the B2 level and does not plan to have a B1 or A team, it must obtain a waiver from the YLM Board before completing registration.
• B1 teams may be a mix of A and B players.
• Multiple teams in the lowest division in which an association will be registering must be balanced teams. E.g., if registering a A-team and multiple B1 or B2 teams, the lower teams must be balanced.

14U team fees:  $900 per team

• Ten games (two officials per game) plus state tournament (3 game minimum).  
• Three divisions: 14-A, 14-B1, 14-B2
• If registering only one team, teams must be registered in either the A or B1 division.
• Note: If your association needs to register one or more teams at the B2 level and does not plan to have a B1 or A team, it must obtain a waiver from the YLM Board before completing registration.
• B1 teams may be a mix of A and B players.
• Multiple teams in the lowest division in which an association will be registering must be balanced teams. E.g., if registering a A-team and multiple B1 or B2 teams, the lower teams must be balanced.

NOTE:

Team registration fees that have not been paid in full by July 15, 2026, may result in an associations' disqualification from YLM jamborees or state-tournament.

Crossbar charges transaction fees for electronic payments. (For YLM member associations, they charge 1.99% + $0.99 for ACH payments and 3.99% + $0.99 for card payments.) 

While it's generally more convenient for YLM and for you to pay electronically, it may not be possible for every association -- or you may simply wish to avoid these additional operating costs. In that case, you may pay registration fees via check to avoid transaction fees. To do so, select the PAY OFFLINE - FREE option at the end of a registration, then mail a check payable to Youth Lacrosse of Minnesota to the address indication on your registration receipt.

Q: Can I register multiple teams in a division at a given age level?

A: Yes. You may register multiple teams in multiple divisions at an age level. For example, you may register a 12-A team and a 12-B2 team; a 12-B1 team and a 12-B2 team; or two 12-B1 teams. YLM encourages associations to focus their team-placement decisions on player development and overall program development and not on the team's anticipated win-loss record for the upcoming season. Teams at a given age level tend to ebb and flow every two years as a result of the USAL age-segmentation policies.

Q: Do I have to register a team at every division if we have three or more teams at a given age level?

A: No. You may register multiple teams at the same division within an age level. But if registering multiple teams for a given age group, you must register one team at either the A- or B1-division for that age group. By way of example: An association might register two 14-A teams (balanced or unbalanced) and a 14-B2 team; two 14-B1 teams (balanced or unbalanced) and a 14-B2 team; or a 14-A team and two balanced 14-B2 teams. Team placement should be driven by the overall skill and ability of the cohort for the upcoming season. Note that multiple teams registered at the lowest division in which an association will be registering teams at a given age level must be BALANCED. In the third examples given above, then, the two 14-B2 teams must be balanced (roughly equal in projected skill and ability).

Q: If we do not feel we have enough kids to fill out a true A-team at a given age level, in which division should we register a team?

A: If during your evaluation process you feel that you do not have enough kids to form an A-team, then you may register the team in the B-1 division, which will have teams made up of A-level and B-level players. Again, however, YLM encourages associations to push their players to compete at a higher level. Teams that struggle significantly in a given division may, in the YLM Board's discretion, be permitted to play in a lower division during the state tournament.

Q: If, after our player evaluations, we feel we need to register multiple teams in the B-2 division at a given age level--i.e., that we do not have the players to roster an A- or B1 team--may we register multiple B2 teams at the age level?

A: Potentially -- but your association MUST contact the YLM Board to discuss and obtain a waiver prior to registering multiple B2 teams with no B1 or A-team above them at the age level.

12U and 14U State Tournament Note: Associations that play in the B-1 division without having a team registered in the A-division at that age level and that perform strongly during the season may, in the discretion of the YLM Board, be scheduled to play in the A-bracket during the state tournament.

*Extended age cut-off date (June 1) for YLM 14U league play applies to players who have not yet entered 9th grade, but players who have begun high school may not play on a YLM 14U team regardless of DOB.