FRESHMAN

Missouri Amateur Lacrosse is once again proud to host the Freshman Lacrosse Festival Series. The location of the games will remain the Bud Sports fields at Creve Coeur Lake Park. This year, we will be offering a wider variety of concessions, larger paved parking lot, and again Bacharach St. Louis will be on site providing equipment and apparel.

The Freshman Lacrosse Festival Series will run three (or four depending on interest) fields at a time. Games will run from 8am to 2pm on March 27, April 3, 17 and 24. May 1 is reserved as a weather makeup day. As May 1st is also the Rockhurst Freshman Tournament, teams going to KC will be refunded, the rest will play.

Please let us know whether or not your program is interested in being a part of the festival series. Email us at [email protected] or call 636-825-8801 with the Saturdays you would like to participate. We encourage teams to play as many weekends as possible to increase competition and the overall lacrosse experience.

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Teams playing all four weekends will be scheduled first. After that, scheduling will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Please get in touch soon to indicate which Saturdays your program wishes to play.

Here is some information you will find useful:

Teams will play two games per day. Every effort will be made to keep teams from playing consecutive games. Also, teams will rotate to play as many participation teams as possible.
Each two game session will cost $120 ($70 - refs, $40- fields, $10 - paint, goal transport, etc.)
Playing all four Saturdays will cost $480.
Each game will have two officials.
The Series is open to all freshman and first-year players. Programs who wish to play older or more experienced athletes due to small team numbers must gain approval from MAL in advance.
Each team must produce an insurance waiver naming Missouri Amateur Lacrosse and St. Louis County as an "Additional Insured".
Each team must produce a player roster for the Freshman Lacrosse Festival Series Program. Please include name, jersey number, position, height and weight - due by March 22nd. MAL will provide a program with all team's rosters, as long as we get them from you.

*** In your response (email or telephone is fine), please include the following:

Which Saturdays you would like to be scheduled
Main contact person and how to get in touch with him or her
Contact information for coaches

Also, please mail checks (payable to MAL for $120 per Saturday) along with the Insurance Waiver to :

Missouri Amateur Lacrosse
1649F Baronet
St. Louis, MO 63021

Each week teams should bring:

Water for players and coaches
Balls (at least four clean, white balls per game will need to be placed on each end line)
A table official (student manager, parent, etc. will be acceptable to run clocks and keep stats)
Clocks for penalties and quarter time
Stats/Roster Book
Home and Away jerseys if available. Colors will be agreed upon by coaches prior to each game. Please always bring two colors if your program has them. Home team/goals/alternate possession will be determined prior to each game by coaches and referees.

MAL will provide:

Onsite coordinator to answer questions
Referees
Fields and goals
Warm-up areas
Team meeting areas

In case of rain:

MAL and St. Louis County will determine whether or not we are allowed to play on the field(s). As soon as the decision is made, the outgoing message will be changed on the main number for Missouri Amateur Lacrosse, 636-825-8801 or call 314-995-1945.
The rain make-up day is May 1st.

Directions:

The fields are located in Creve Coeur Park. Take 141 (Woods Mill) North until it ends at Olive. Turn East on Olive to Creve Coeur Mill Road. You could also take 270 to Olive and go West. Go North on Creve Coeur Mill, go under Page extension and the fields are a few hundred yards down on the right. You will notice a large gazebo.
These are the same fields as last year. Parking, drainage and surface have been improved.

Very Important:

In order to play, all teams must submit an insurance certificate listing St. Louis County and Missouri Amateur Lacrosse as "Additional Insured" entities. Teams will not be allowed to play without the certificate. Please forward the document, either electronically to [email protected], or by mail to Missouri Amateur Lacrosse, 1649F Baronet, St. Louis, MO 63021 as soon as possible. Also, please bring a paper copy to the first week's games.

Emergency Contact Numbers:

MAL main line: 636-825-8801
Rain-out line: 314-995-1945

If you have further questions, please contact us by email at [email protected] or call 636-825-8801.

Thank you for your interest,

Kevin Foy
Chris Goudy
Missouri Amateur Lacrosse