Welcome to the Vienna Youth, Inc. (VYI) Lacrosse home page. VYI Lacrosse participates in the Northern Virginia Youth Lacrosse League (NVYLL). The purpose of the NVYLL is to provide the youth residing within the geographical boundaries of northern Virginia a healthful, enjoyable leisure time activity and as a corollary to develop qualities that may help them in later life, sportsmanship, team play, and integrity.

Weekends:

3/23/24 - 3/24/24

3/30/24 - 3/31/24 (No games - Easter weekend)

4/6/24 - 4/7/24 

4/13/24 - 4/14/24

4/20/24 - 4/21/24

4/27/24 - 4/28/24

5/4/24 - 5/5/24

5/11/24 - 5/12/24 (Last weekend of regular season games for G3/4, G5/6, G7/8, 10U, 12U, 14U)

5/18/24 - 5/19/24 (Playoffs for G3/4, G5/6, G7/8, 10U, 12U, 14U; last weekend of regular season games for 8U and GK2)

5/25/24 - 5/26/24 (No games - Memorial Day weekend)

6/1/24 - 6/2/24 (Optional Fun Day tournaments for 8U and GK2)

As noted in our FAQ page, boys' regular season games are usually played on Saturdays; girls' regular season games are usually played on Sundays.  For 2024:  14U-A games will be played on Sundays.

Due to scheduling/field availability issues, all G3/4, G5/6, G7/8, 10U, 12U, 14U teams will have at least ONE double-header weekend (games played on Saturday and Sunday in a given weekend).

2024 "A" team tryouts (Girls’ 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 and Boys’ 10U, 12U, 14U)         
 

All players must be registered in order to attend these tryouts.  All interested players should attend BOTH open tryout sessions for their respective age/grade division.  Those players who are chosen for call backs and (therefore) should return for the next call back session will be contacted directly by the coaches.

The weather is always a challenge this time of year.  Any cancellations/changes to this published schedule will be reported on our home page.

Saturday, February 3, 2024: Open tryouts for G3/4, G5/6, G7/8, 10U, 12U, 14U
14U – Waters Field – 9:00-10:30 am
G7/8 – Waters Field – 10:30 am-12:00 pm
10U – Waters Field – 12:00-1:30 pm

G3/4 – Waters Field – 1:30-3:00 pm 

G5/6 – Waters Field – 3:00-4:30 pm

12U – Waters Field – 4:30-6:00 pm 

Sunday, February 4, 2024: Open tryouts for G3/4, G5/6, G7/8, 10U, 12U, 14U
G7/8 – Waters Field – 10:30 am-12:00 pm
10U – Waters Field – 12:00-1:30 pm
G3/4 – Waters Field – 1:30-3:00 pm

G5/6 – Waters Field – 3:00-4:30 pm 

12U – Waters Field – 4:30-6:00 pm 

14U – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm 

Monday, February 5, 2024:  Call backs for G7/8

G7/8 – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm

Tuesday, February 6, 2024:  Call backs for 10U, 12U, 14U

10U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 6:00-7:30 pm

12U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 6:00-7:30 pm

14U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 7:30-9:00 pm

Tuesday, February 6, 2024: Call backs for G3/4, G5/6, G7/8
G3/4 – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm

G5/6 – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm

G7/8 – Waters Field – 7:30-9:00 pm (if needed – coaches’ discretion)

Wednesday, February 7, 2024: Call backs for 10U, 12U, 14U
10U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 6:00-7:30 pm (if needed – coaches’ discretion)
12U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 6:00-7:30 pm (if needed – coaches’ discretion)

14U – Waters Field – 7:30-9:00 pm (if needed – coaches’ discretion)

Wednesday, February 7, 2024: Call backs for G3/4, G5/6
G3/4 – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm (if needed – coaches’ discretion)

G5/6 – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm (if needed – coaches’ discretion)

By Friday, February 9, 2024: “A” team rosters for G3/4, G5/6, G7/8, 10U, 12U and 14U finalized and players notified
 

2024 B, C, Modified Field (“MF”) player assessments (Girls’ 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 and Boys’ 10U, 12U, 14U)         
 

All players must be registered in order to attend these tryouts.  Keeping in mind that the purpose of assessments is to give coaches the chance to observe and evaluate, players should try to attend as many assessments as possible for their respective age/grade division. 

Note:  Individual assessment sessions may be cancelled or rescheduled at the coaches’ discretion.  Further, weather is always a challenge at this time of year.  Any changes to the published schedule will be announced on the home page of VYI Lacrosse.

Saturday, February 10, 2024: Open B/C/MF assessments
14U – Waters Field – 9:00-10:30 am
G7/8 – Waters Field – 10:30 am-12:00 pm
10U – Waters Field – 12:00-1:30 pm

G3/4 – Waters Field – 1:30-3:00 pm 

G5/6 – Waters Field – 3:00-4:30 pm

12U – Waters Field – 4:30-6:00 pm 

Sunday, February 11, 2024: Open B/C/MF assessments
G7/8 – Waters Field – 10:30 am-12:00 pm
10U – Waters Field – 12:00-1:30 pm
G3/4 – Waters Field – 1:30-3:00 pm

G5/6 – Waters Field – 3:00-4:30 pm 

12U – Waters Field – 4:30-6:00 pm 

14U – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm 

Monday, February 12, 2024:  Open B/C/MF assessments (if needed – coaches’ discretion)

G3/4 – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm

12U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 6:00-7:30 pm

14U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 7:30-9:00 pm

Tuesday, February 13, 2024: Open B/C/MF assessments (if needed – coaches’ discretion)
G5/6 – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm

G7/8 – Waters Field – 7:30-9:00 pm

10U – Oakton HS Practice #1 – 6:00-7:30 pm

By Friday, February 16, 2024: All B, C, Modified Field (“MF”) teams drafted, players notified.

2024 GK/2 and 8U team assessments   

All players must be registered in order to attend assessments.  Keeping in mind that the purpose of assessments is to give coaches the chance to observe and evaluate, players should try to attend as many assessments as possible.

Individual assessment sessions may be cancelled or rescheduled at the coaches’ discretion.  Further, weather is always an issue at this time of year.  Any changes to the published schedule will be announced on the home page of VYI Lacrosse.

Note:  All 8U and GK2 teams are Modified Field (MF) teams. 

Saturday, February 24, 2024: 

GK/2 – Waters Field – 10:30 am-12:00 pm (meet & greet for all teams)

Sunday, February 25, 2024: 

GK/2 – Waters Field – 3:00-4:30 pm (meet & greet for all teams – if needed)

Monday, February 26, 2024: 

8U – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm (open assessments)

Tuesday, February 27, 2024:

8U – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm (open assessments)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024:

8U – Waters Field – 6:00-7:30 pm (open assessments – if needed)

Friday, March 1, 2024:  All 8U and GK/2 teams finalized, and players notified.

VYI Parents:

Concussion awareness is a growing topic in youth sports. In support of our athletes, VYI Lacrosse is providing an overview of concussions to both raise concussion awareness and also instill knowledge about the symptoms and risks of concussions across our coaching staff and parent community.

Please take a few minutes to review the information, which includes signs and symptoms of concussion and return to play risks and guidelines.

Parents are also encouraged to visit the "Heads-up" page on the CDC website to review concussion information and symptoms:

http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/index.html

All VYI families can update their contact information: addresses, phone numbers and e-mails at any time.  Here's how:

1) Click on the 'Edit My Account' button at the bottom of the lower left hand menu options.
2) Enter your e-mail address and password.  (Don't know your password, just read the instructions above the data entry box.)
3) Click on any family member's name and you will have access to change what you need.

Keeping your information up to date is important.  All VYI sports rely on the contact information in our database and out dated information may cause you to miss important updates.