| Name | Position | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Hanki | Director | U9andU1Director@warriorslacrosse.ca |
U9 players, for the 2024 lacrosse season, are those players born between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018. U9 Lacrosse will be played as per the Lacrosse Canada Rule Book - Option L
U9 Season Play will begin April 12-13, 2025.
For the remainder of 2025 Box Lacrosse playing season, weekday games will be scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday, with a start time of 6:00pm or 7:00pm. There will be weekend play with Westlock. Practices will be scheduled by the Warriors scheduler once floor time blocks are released.
U9 will have a wrap up GELC Jamboree style tournament on June 13-15, 2025
This is our future and the goals should be simple; engage the kids in fun games that promote skills development and a love for the game. The coach's goal should be that all kids re-register the following season.
Coaches and bench staff require a Community Initiation course for this level. It is the volunteer's responsibility to complete this course and the subsequent work book before the end of the playing season.
Goalie selection/development - The ALA LTAD states that no player at this age group should play goalie exclusively. The Warriors encourage the coaching staff to allow all players to try goalie and then at U9 encourage the player that showed the most ability to stick with it over the final few games of the season. Often kids don't know if they will like it until they try and this position is a challenge to fill as the club grows.
As an association, we are hoping to see every one of these players commit to lacrosse as their spring sport. As such, we place a priority on trying to keep friends together year after year and honour such requests as best we can within a team parity framework.