Matt Fogarty, the new Norwell Boys Youth Lacrosse Director,  has been involved in the program for the past 7 years as a Level Director and Coach.  He was on the first Norwell Youth Lacrosse team (’92) and I was a founding member of the first Norwell High School Boys’ Team.  He has three boys in the program currently (3^rd,4^th, and 6^th). This year there are a few changes/updates to our Spring 2025 program as follows:

• The 2025 spring registration will open on Friday, November 15th, and closes on Friday December 6th.  Registrations after this date are subject to availability by grade level and will be charged a $25 late fee.

• Vendor for uniforms and apparel (same as last season):
  • Numbers will be assigned by NBYL after registering and ordering.
  • ACTIVE LINK COMING SOON
  • Norwell Team Spirit Store Link (optional):
    • https://www.powelllacrosse.com/collections/norwell-team-store
  • Uniforms/Apparel will be shipped directly to your home address after ordering.

 

• We are continuing the “Learn to Play Lacrosse” program for kids in Grades K through 2 (both Boys & Girls) who have not yet made the commitment to full padded lacrosse. LTP will be run by Matt Belson and the Scoops Lacrosse crew. This has been a huge success the past few years, and we hope for it to continue to grow.
• Full pads youth lacrosse for Boys Grades 1 through 8.
  • Helmet/Shoulder Pads/Elbow Pads/Gloves/Mouthguard/Cup
  • NBYL recommends going to Good Sport is Cohasset for new players.
  • If you have any questions on equipment, pads, or fit, please visit longtime friend of the program Austin Lynne at Good Sport in Cohasset, MA
• G6-G8 will play full field 10v10 games
  • G6 defensemen are allowed to use tiger poles (poles to be the height of the player)
  • G7&G8 can use longer (D) poles
• G4-G5 will play 7v7 on a modified field again this year
  • Long (D) poles will not be allowed at G4 or G5 TPL games again this year
• We are attempting to schedule more FNL (Friday Night Lights) games with south shore towns at G5-G8
• We have continued our transition to match the Norwell High Lacrosse uniform. Helmet decal packs will be offered during online youth registration (more helmet info at bottom of this email).
• Looking for Volunteers at grades 1-4 to help coach and send email correspondence.

 

Learn to Play Lacrosse:

Kindergarten – Grade 1 – Grade 2

Learn to Play Lacrosse, is a fun, exercise focused, introduction to lacrosse and outside sports. It meets on Saturday mornings during April and May. The only lacrosse equipment needed is a stick. NBYL highly recommends the Warrior EVO mini lacrosse stick for this age. https://www.warrior.com/bnr-warp-mini-retail-0504.html

 

Grade Level Logistics:

Grade 1 – Grade 2

Full equipment, skills/drills/mini-games.  The TPL will be organizing some local South Shore home and away games on weekends similar to last year. Meets from on Saturday mornings during April-May-early June. We will attempt to work out the practice schedule with spring soccer, so the boys can play both sports. There are no tryouts and teams will be evenly balanced.

G1 & G2 Level Director – Paul Previte – paul.r.previte@ampf.com

 

Grade 3

Practices once during the week and travel games on Sundays across the South Shore. Skills will be added during the week, after April school break. Games are usually scheduled between 900am – 200pm, and run from early April through early June, with an end of season jamboree. There are no tryouts at these grades. Teams will be evenly balanced.

G3 Level Director – Roy Bjorlin – rwbjorlin@gmail.com

 

Grade 4

Practices once during the week and travel games on Sundays across the South Shore. Skills will be added during the week, after April school break. Games are usually scheduled between 900am – 200pm, and run from early April through early June, with an end of season jamboree. There are no tryouts at this grades. Teams will be evenly balanced. Teams will play 7v7 on a smaller field with 6X6 goals.

 G4 Level Director – Rob Robichaud – robichaudrr@gmail.com

 

Grade 5

Practice once during the week and Sunday travel games. Skills will be added during the week, after April school break. Games are usually scheduled between 900am – 200pm and run from late March through early June. There will be an A&B team. Tryouts for the A teams are held in March. If a player chooses to not tryout for the A team, he will be placed on the B team. Playoffs for A&B teams in mid-June.  Opening weekend is scheduled for April 6 and playoffs will be scheduled the weekend of June 8/9.  G5 is moving to divisions (similar to G6-G8) from geo-regions in an attempt to find more balanced play. Teams will play 7v7 on a smaller field with 6X6 goals.

G5 Level Director – Brad Bevis – bradbevis@gmail.com

 

Grade 6 – Grade 7 – Grade 8

Practice once during the week and 10v10 games on Sundays versus other TPL towns. Skills will be added during the week, after April school break. Games are usually scheduled between 900am – 200pm and run from late March through early June. There will be an A&B team. Tryouts for the A teams are held in March. If a player chooses to not tryout for the A team, he will be placed on the B team. Playoffs for A&B teams in mid-June.  Opening weekend is scheduled for March 30th and playoffs will be scheduled the weekend of June 7/8.

G6 Level Director – Matt Fogarty – fogartymatt10@gmail.com

G7 Level Director – Chris Greeley – cjgreeley@gmail.com

G8 Level Director – Lisa Doherty – lisad123@me.com

 

***HELMETS*** If your son does not have a helmet, needs a new helmet, or is new to the game, please purchase him a WHITE helmet for the upcoming season. We are aligning our uniforms and helmets with those of Norwell High School. If your son already has a helmet, and it is not white, do not buy another helmet. Simply make your son’s next helmet purchase a WHITE one when he outgrows his current model. CLUB lacrosse decals are not allowed at Norwell Boys Youth Lacrosse games. We play in the Town Pride League and ask all our players to be outfitted in Norwell helmets and apparel for practice and games. NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

If you have any questions, please email us at boyslacrosse@norwelllacrosse.com.