Lacrosse FAQ

Q) Who can play lacrosse for Apex Sports Authority?
A) All boy's grades 2-8 and girls grades 1-8.
 
Q) When does the season begin and end?
A) The season starts the first week of March and could go into the third week of May.  
 
Q) How much time is involved in Lacrosse?
A) The time commitment is different for each age group. For boy's and girl's 1st to 4th grade plan on practice 1 week night and a game or practice on Saturday. For boy's 5th & 6th grade plan on 2 week night practices and games on Saturday. For girl's 5th to 7th grade plan on 2 week night practices and games on Saturday. For boy's and girl's 7th & 8th grade plan on practices and games on 2 week nights and Saturday. 
 
Q) What time do the kids practice?
A) Practices are typically 1-1/2 to 2 hours long and are usually around 6:00pm to 8:00pm depending on the coach’s schedule and field availability.
 
Q) Where will my child have practices and games?
A) Practice sites will be located in and around Apex/Cary as space permits. Home games are played at Apex High School and away games are played in Cary, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill etc. Parents are responsible for all transportation for their children to and from practices and games.
 
Q) Are the coaches paid employees of Apex Sports Authority?
A) NO. They are volunteers who donate their time to help our kids. This entire program, in fact, is run by volunteers who put in a great deal of personal time to make this program available to your children.
 
Q) Can we sign up now and pay later?
A) Due to the nature of this sport, there are a large number of expenses that must be paid before the season even begins. We are not able to register any child without payment in full at registration time.
 
Q) After I pay my registration fees are there any other fees involved?
A) Yes. Each player must be a member of US Lacrosse for insurance purposes. go to www.uslacrosse.org for more info and online registration. 
In addition each ASA member has a commitment to support fund raising activities as established by the ASA Board. Registration fees take care of administrative costs and help in offsetting equipment costs, but they do not begin to cover all of the other expenses associated with this sport. Some of the additional expenses fund raising pays for are:
  1. Field costs - we do not get the use of any of our fields for free, in fact, we spend thousands of dollars each year for field use.
  2. ASA works with the Town of Apex to maintain the fields at all Wake County Schools that we use during the season. This means whatever they need...from grass seed to striping.
  3. Referee fees per home game. Each game runs an average of $100.
  4. Year round storage rental fees for equipment.
Fund raising commitments are met by ASA fund raisers (concessions & donations in the past) company sponsorships, and/or parent and corporate donations. All families are expected to participate in fund raising and finding sponsors to help donate to your team and your ASA program.
 
Q) What does ASA provide the players?
 A) ASA provides everyone reversible practice jerseys and game shorts that are kept by players. The field equipment (goals, balls) and game jerseys must be returned at the end of each season.
 
Q) What equipment do I need to buy?
A) Boy's will need cleats, cup, mouth guard, stick, helmet, shoulder pads, arm pads & gloves.
    Girl's will need Cleats, mouth guard, stick and goggles.
Goalie gear for each team will be provided by ASA.
See Equipment on the left tab of our web site for complete information.
 
Q) How do you select your teams?
A) Lacrosse teams are set up in age/grade categories. 
Boy's 2nd-4th grade U10, 5th-6th grade U13, 7th-8th grade U15.
Girl's 1st-4th grade, 5th-7th grade, 7th-8th grade.
Details on divisions provided at registration and available on ASA web-site.
 
Q) Who decides what team my son/daughter will play on?
A) Lacrosse Commissioners are responsible for the placement of kids on the appropriate team according to age/grade requirements. If we have more than 1 team in any division, the total number of players assigned to each team will not differ by more than 3. We do NOT offer A & B level teams. All teams are evenly split according to age and experience.
 
Q) When will I know what team my child is on?
A) You will be contacted by your coach after all registration session are completed.
 
Q) Do players ever get cut?
A) No. If a player signs up and comes to practice they will be placed on a team and play in weekly games.
 
Q) How much will my child play?
A) All children will play. Coaches will determine what positions each child is best suited for and as a result some will play more than others. Every coach will have their own practice/play rules in place but a rule of thumb is that if the player attends practice they should play roughly 50% of the game time. Either way each child must play in every game.
 
Q) Do we have to be at every practice?
A) Attendance is mandatory for all practices. We do however understand the reality of family and other commitments. When players miss practice they should not expect to play as much as those who attend practices.