AMERICA'S FIRST SPORT
The Calabasas Lacrosse Association mission is to help teach America’s first sport to school aged children throughout the west San Fernando Valley. Our goals are to advance competitive amateur youth lacrosse in a safe and sportsmanlike manner while creating a culture where leaders, coaches, parents, fans, officials and players ALL honor the game by demonstrating RESPECT for the rules, officials, opponents and teammates.
The CLA offers lacrosse for both boys and girls from 3rd through 12th grade.
Founded in 2009 as a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) open enrollment youth organization, for both State and Federal tax purposes, the CLA relies on the membership support and volunteerism from lacrosse players, their families, our local comminity and lacrosse enthusiasts to organize and fund our youth lacrosse operations.
General Information/ Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
- We play in the SCLA (Southern California Lacrosse Association)
- Participating towns include Calabasas, Agoura, Oak Park, West Lake, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley
- New players play for the team they are projected/ zoned to go to for high school. Returning players must play for Team they played for last season. We accept at large registrations from outside LVUSD including but not limited to Woodland Hills, Malibu, Topanga, Tarzana and Encino. We also roster players who live outside the LVUSD but permit into LVUSD schools or attend Viewpoint.
- All CLA teams are professionally coached by former NCAA Div 1-3 players, no inexperienced moms or dads.
- Practices begin Monday, January 3. Games begin Saturday, February 26
- Three Preseason Practices Per Week
(2 midweek, 1 weekend)
- Two in Season Practices Per Week, Saturday Games
- December Pre Season Clinics
(Schedule forthcoming)
- We teach East Coast Style Lacrosse, with an emphasis on Fundamental Skills, Team Play and Fitness
- Lacrosse can be a physically demanding, contact, and team sport. The player has to be 100% committed to attend practices and games. If you are planning on playing spring soccer or baseball, lacrosse is not for you.
- No Experience Necessary to play at any age group