It's hard to believe that our first session is just over one week away starting on Saturday, January 23rd. This post is long, but it has a lot of important information for you, so please read all the way to the bottom.
1. General Schedule and Gear Info
All players will need to bring their own:
· Mask or face covering
· Appropriate footwear
· Girls – Pinnie, Mouthguard, Goggles, and Girls Stick
· Boys – Pinnie, Mouthguard, Gloves, Arm Guards, Shoulder pads, Boys Stick, Helmet
· Goalies should bring their own gear
· FILLED water bottle
Tryout and Age Group Practices Dates:
Jan 23, Jan 30, and Feb 6
BOYS – Field 1
14U - 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
12U - 1: 00 pm – 1:50 pm
10U - 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
6U, 8U - 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
GIRLS – Field 2
G7/8 - 12:20 - 1:10 pm
G5/6 - 1:20 - 2:10 pm
G3/4 - 2:20 - 3:10 pm
GK2 - 3:20 - 4:10 pm
2. Drop Off and Pick-Up Procedures and General Safety
Location of Tryouts and Age Group Practices:
Cavalier Park
1002 E Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176
Directions to Fields
Due to construction, please note that the entrance for Cavs Park is located off of Potomac Station Dr
Take Route 7 West from Ashburn
Exit to River Creek Pkwy, stay to right at fork
Turn left on Potomac Station Dr.
In one mile, turn left at the sign that reads "Consignment Solutions and Cavalier Lacrosse"
This form must be filled out before each session.
*Pre-check in requirements Click Here for form.
Before entering the field, we ask parents to please have their players put on all gear by their car and then have your child check in with the Bandits volunteers. Check in will open 15 minutes prior to the start of practice. After your child has checked in, we will ask them to stand on the side of the field socially distancing and wait until they are instructed by coaches to come onto the field. Currently, for players that are 8 years or older, we are discouraging parents from staying and watching practice due to COVID19. If you do stay, we encourage you to remain in your vehicle; parents are not allowed onto the field, and if standing outside you must follow all local social distancing and face covering guidelines.
At the conclusion of practice, we will guide players back up to the parking lot used for check in. Please meet your child(ren) in the parking lot in order to help us avoid bunching of players and close contact.
3. Weather/Missed Sessions/Makeups
Weather and cancellation guidance for Jan & Feb - this is what will guide us, and we will communicate the decision prior to each session:
If no rain and the temperature is projected to be:
Below 32 deg F, all practices are cancelled.
32 deg - 40 deg, only Boys 14 & 12U and G7/8 & G5/6, all others are cancelled.
Above 40 deg - practice is on!
If there is a potential for rain/snow and the temperature is projected to be:
Below 32 deg F, all practices are cancelled.
32 deg - 40 deg, all practices are cancelled.
40 deg - 50 deg, potentially only Boys 14U & 12U (practice time decision)
Above 50 deg - Boys are on, Girls will be a practice time decision
The main point of the cutoffs is to ensure that your player has a reasonably good time during the weather-challenged part of the season. We want to use these sessions, but don't need to go to extremes to get them.
4. Congratulations on making it to the end!
One last note, please know that the sessions are a combination of evaluations and group practice sessions. Please try to make all the sessions. If you cannot make a session or two there is no reason to worry or notify anyone. If you are going to miss more than two sessions, please email the Boys or Girls commissioners as appropriate at:
Boys Commissioner: Scott North,
Girls Commissioner: Jeff Meech,
If you have ANY questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Email us at
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