Santa Monica Youth Lacrosse

For information on our winter youth program for Elementary and Middle School boys and girls please click here for information on our feeder program...West LA Lacrosse

LAX Under The Lights!

Great news!!! We have scrimmage time!!! The city of Santa Monica has offered our team field space at JAMS!

We have been granted the next three consecutive Friday nights (10/15, 10/22 & 10/29) to play lacrosse at JAMS (8PM to 10PM)! We are very fortunate to get this space during our “off” season…as you know field space here in Santa Monica is very hard to come by. These are mandatory practices and it will give us all a chance to work on shooting, scrimmaging, strategy and game-play.

We are very excited about this opportunity and know that it will be a good mix with the current conditioning program. The regular practices (M, W & Th.) for the next 3 weeks will be 4PM to 6PM as we are adding the 2 hour Friday night at JAMS.

Yes, the Friday night practices will be full contact….so bring all of your gear! I know that you all are looking forward to throwing a few hits and scoring some goals…so make sure that you are there and ready to go by 8PM. Please show up at the field by 7:45 so that we can maximize the full 2 hours.

Pictures from our first Friday Night Practice!

H.S. Boys Study Hall

To all Santa Monica Vikings Lacrosse High School Boys

We will be offering a study hall and tutoring after practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30PM (STARTING NEXT WEEK 9/27).

The ‘study hall’ will be 2 hours both days (totaling 4 hours per week) and will include dinner for the boys. Coach Ryland will be there as a monitor and we will have peer and collegiate tutors available to help the boys with their homework.
Participation in the Study Halls will be offered for $40 per week (only $10 per hour).

The fees will all be paid directly to Coach Ryland Huyghue. If you have any questions about the fees, structure or anything else regarding the study hall please contact Coach Ryland directly.

At the end of practice, Mary A Cronin has graciously offered to come down to the field and pick up all of the boy’s gear and school bags and drive them to her house. The team will then jog together to meet her at her home.
It is approximately a .7 mile jog.

For those opting not to participate in the Study Hall, this is where you should have your ride pick you up at 6:15PM. Everyone participating in the study hall should be picked up at Mary’s house at 8:30PM.

Our goal is to ensure that our athletes and your sons get their homework done and get help where needed….all in a comfortable and familiar setting. Lacrosse is nothing without the education!

Fall Season Has Started !!!!!

The roster of players for Fall Conditioning is now up to 52 and counting...

Register for the Fall Lacrosse Conditioning Program now!!!
(Submit all completed forms and checks to me ASAP)


Register (or renew) for your mandatory US Lacrosse membership

Latest News

Santa Monica Vikings Lacrosse secures renown Hopkins player as the program's Head Coach

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new Head Coach for the Santa Monica High School boys varsity and junior varsity teams. His name is Mike Gvozden, one of the nation's top rated goalies. Mike recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University where he was the lacrosse team’s starting goalie for three years.

"His experience, enthusiasm and drive matches the level of intensity that we have created and will be a tremendous asset to our program."

There is no doubt that under his guidance our lacrosse program will soon become a force to be reckoned with!

Go Vikings!!

Seasons

FALL
Throughout the Fall Season we will be conducting Lacrosse Training for any and all students who would like to participate. The training will be composed of: strength training, endurance and conditioning, stretching, stick work and instructional clinics.

Fall Season (September through mid December) Tuesdays & Thursdays Conditioning from 4PM - 6PM at Crescent Park (Bay Street Beach) and Friday nights from 7 to 10PM at Airport Park.

Additionally both High School and Middle School boys will participate in a season of Box Lacrosse which is comprised of one game per week (Saturdays & Sundays)

SPRING (Winter/Spring)
The Spring Season is the official lacrosse season and will be composed of 5 months of practices with games on the weekends.

High School Boys - Spring Season (January through late May) Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 4PM to 7PM, with games on Saturdays or Sundays every weekend. All Players should arrive early and be dressed and ready to practice no later than 4PM.

*ALL SAMOHI PLAYERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY PE CREDIT - email me for the form, fill it out and submit it to Mr. Runyon as soon as possible.

SUMMER
We offer a Summer program which runs practices and games for High School boys from the beginning of July through late August.

**ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE A CURRENT US LACROSSE MEMBERSHIP TO PARTICIPATE - Please visit US Lacrosse to register or to look up your membership number.