Eligibility
League rules
Boys and girls rec lacrosse in Oregon are run by two different leagues, each with its own rules about which club a player belongs to. This page explains those rules and what they mean for a private school club like ours.
Pending OYL and OGLA approval.
Before you read on
Our boundary is private schools
Most youth clubs in Oregon serve a neighborhood. The Saints serve private schools instead, which the leagues allow for private school clubs. That's our boundary, and we treat it the way other clubs treat theirs.
We believe in what OYL and OGLA protect: every club fielding full teams and a league that stays balanced. If your child's home club is the right place for them to play, that's where we'd encourage them to play.
We don't recruit from other clubs, we don't ask families to apply for waivers or transfers, and we won't roster a student the league rules place elsewhere.
Boys · Rec season
OYL rules
OYL governs boys youth lacrosse in Oregon and runs the spring rec league. Its boundary rules keep the league balanced: players stay with the club that serves where they live, and clubs recognize each other's boundaries.
- A player's primary residence decides which youth club he plays for: the club that feeds the high school assigned to his home address.
- OYL doesn't permit a free agency model. Players can't choose a club outside their area.
- There are exceptions for private schools that run their own youth programs. The Saints are a private school club, so our boundary is private schools rather than a map.
- No player may play for a club outside his area without a written waiver from the OYL Board. Any exception is OYL's decision, worked out between clubs, not something a family applies for through us.
- Member clubs must recognize other clubs' boundaries when it comes to recruiting, and can be sanctioned for rostering players who don't belong to them.
What this means for your son
OYL's rules decide where a boy plays. Here's how they apply to the Saints.
- Eligible
He attends a private school
He's eligible for a Saints rec team, pending OYL's approval of our club. If his private school already runs its own OYL program, that program is his club.
- Plays for home club
He attends a public school
His club is the one that serves your home address. The Saints don't roster public school students and don't request waivers for them.
- Plays for home club
He's homeschooled
OYL's residence rule applies. His club is the one that serves your home address.
- Questions about which club a boy belongs to go to OYL (oregonyouthlacrosse.president@gmail.com), whose Board has the final say.
Girls · Rec season
OGLA rules
OGLA governs youth and high school girls lacrosse in Oregon. Its youth rules place every girl with the program for the geographic area where she lives.
- If a player's geographic area has a program, she must play for that program.
- Each youth program is responsible for making sure its players live within the program's boundary.
- If her area has no program, or no team for her age, OGLA finds an appropriate program for her to transfer to.
- All transfers must be approved by OGLA. Agreements between coaches or program admins don't count, and schedule conflicts aren't an acceptable reason.
- OGLA's youth rules have no private school exception. How girls at private schools fit is OGLA's decision.
- Every player must be a registered USA Lacrosse member for the whole season.
What this means for your daughter
OGLA's rules decide where a girl plays. Here's where things stand for the Saints.
- Pending OGLA
She attends a private school
Our girls teams are pending OGLA's approval. Join the interest list and we'll tell you what OGLA decides before registration opens.
- Plays for home club
She attends a public school
Her program is the OGLA program for the area where you live. The Saints don't request transfers.
- Plays for home club
She's homeschooled
OGLA's residence rule applies. Her program is the one for the area where you live.
- Transfer requests are filed by a program's youth admin, never by families, and only in the situations OGLA's rules describe. We don't file them to bring girls from other programs.
- Questions about which program a girl belongs to go to OGLA (admin@oregongirlslax.com), which has the final say.
Beyond the rec season
Rec vs. club lacrosse
Rec leagues and club lacrosse are different things. OYL and OGLA run the spring rec season, where teams are tied to where players live or go to school.
The most competitive lacrosse in Oregon is played at the club level, by travel programs that hold tryouts and draw players from across the region. Those programs set their own rules. If your child wants that, these are the places to look.
League rules change from season to season. We summarize them here to help families plan, but each league's own documents are the final word. Questions? Email hello@saintslax.com.
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Registration isn't open yet. If your child attends a private school, join the interest list and we'll email you as soon as it opens.