GNLL Girls Spring Youth Field League

The Great Northern Lacrosse League's (GNLL) Girl's Youth Spring Field Season (April - June) provides a fun, safe, and supportive environment where youth associations and their teams compete, learn, and grow.

Participating teams schedule 6 to 16 games throughout seven playable weekends. Game schedules are created at an annual meeting in late February or early March. Each team is asked to host at least one day of games.

The league is concluded with the GNLL Girls Spring State Tournament.

The league provides the following for all games:
• Certified Officials
• Online team statistics, standings, schedules, and updates

The GNLL Girls Spring Field League is preceded by our Pre-Season Sixes League (Feb-April) and followed by our Summer Field League (June-July) and Fall Field League (September - October).

Age Levels: 14U/12U/10U/8U/6U

Divisions: A & B divisions are offered at the 14U & 12U age levels. All associations with two or more teams at the 14U & 12U levels must select at least one to play in the A level unless the request to have two even teams is approved by the waiver committee.

Eligibility: The league follows USA Lacrosse Age & Eligibility Guidelines and USA Lacrosse's Age Segmentation Policy and Athlete Development Model (ADM). USAL membership is required for all players and coaches.

If a player is hoping to play in a division outside of the USA Lacrosse Age Segmentation Policy, a GNLL Age Division Waiver must be completed by an association board member and approved by the GNLL Director. Cases are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

League Dates

*8U in 2025 Season will have separate Spring & Summer seasons*

Spring Regular Season: Saturday April 12 – Sunday May 18, 2025

Week 1: April 12 & 13
Week 2: April 19 & 20 (Easter Sunday)
Week 3: April 26 & 27
Week 4: May 3 & 4
Week 5: May 10 & 11
Week 6: May 17 & 18
Week 7: May 24 & 25 (Off for Memorial Day)
Week 8: Girls Spring State Tournament May 30- June 1

Teams primarily play double-headers on Saturdays or Sundays. There are limited weeknight games offered prior to June due to Official's availability.

Spring Youth State Tournament: Fri-Sun May 30– June 1, 2025 @ White Bear Lake HS Campus

View additional information and registration HERE.

Participating teams play a minimum of 4 games. A and B Levels will carry over into the tournament but multiple divisions will be available within levels as numbers allow.

ADMINISTRATIVE DATES

Association Registration Open/Deadline: Wednesday January 1-Friday February 14, 2025.

Team Registration Deadline: Saturday March 1, 2025 with no late fee. The last day to add teams is Friday March 28th with a $50 late fee/team.
*Recommended roster sizes:
14U / 12U: 18-20 athletes per team
10U: 13-15 athletes per team
8U: 12-14 athletes per team

Spring Scheduling Meeting: Saturday March 1, 2025 1-4PM

Location: Concordia St. Paul Library Technology Center

10U: 1-1:45PM
12U: 1:45-2:30PM
14U: 2:30-3:15PM
8U: 3:15-4PM
6U (co-ed): Scheduled online following team registration. Games are still played in a doubleheader jamboree format on weekends.

Spring Post Season Tournament Registration Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025

2025 Spring League Fees

Team Fee: $50 per 14U/12U/10U/8U team

Game Fees:
- 14U & 12U: $80 per team / per game
- 10U: $48 per team / per game, single official
- 8U: free, no officials provided

Fee Breakdown:
$65 per game for officials and assigning fees
$5-15 per game for staff and administration costs

GNLL never wants cost to be a barrier to participation and provides grants to emerging area programs or general programs in need when able. Please fill out the application below if your program is in need of a grant. They are granted on a program-by-program basis so they must be completed for each program you wish to apply for.

*Rural Program Grant* Programs that regularly drive over 2 hours to games are eligible for 50% off team fees and $10 off each game. Invoices will be manually adjusted after registration.

GNLL Girls Spring State Tournament May 30- June 1, 2025 @ White Bear Lake North Campus

Team Fee:
14U/12U: $600

10U: $450

8U Single Day Jamboree: $300

Teams must play a minimum of 4 spring league games to be eligible to participate.

*A $500 deposit is required for each association registered. Deposits are non-refundable after February 14, 2025, and due at the time of registration.

The Great Northern Lacrosse League is a division of Homegrown Lacrosse, a registered 501c(3) non-profit organization. Additional proceeds and sponsorships sustain, expand and develop service-based initiatives throughout the region.

Registration

Leagues and events often fill to capacity. Registrations are accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Teams are not considered fully registered until deposit payments are received.

Deadline to register is February 14, 2025. A late fee of $100 is applied to all registrations received thereafter.