Lacrosse

What Lacrosse is

• School lacrosse with practices, games and FHSAA district play where the school competes.
• Boys and girls programs are separate (different rules and often different coaches).
• Equipment needs are real — sticks, pads, helmets/goggles — ask what the school provides vs. what families buy.

What Lacrosse is not

• Not the same as club lacrosse only.
• Not a fall or winter FHSAA State Series sport.
• Not offered at every OCPS high school — confirm before buying gear.

Who runs it

A school coach runs each program. The athletic director owns clearance. FHSAA spring State Series covers boys and girls lacrosse.

Season and calendar

Spring. Tryouts often land in January (Timber Creek has publicly posted January lacrosse tryouts). Confirm locally.

How kids get on Lacrosse

• Ask the athletic director when tryouts are — dates vary by school and season.
• Finish athletic clearance before the first tryout or practice. High school athletes typically need a current FHSAA EL2 physical (valid about 365 days from the exam), parent permissions, and the school's online clearance upload.
• Many OCPS high schools also require an ECG once in high school, plus yearly NFHS Learn courses (concussion, heat illness, sudden cardiac arrest, sportsmanship). Exact checklists live on the school's athletics page.
• Ask about participation fees, spirit packs, travel and booster dues before you commit.
• No clearance, no tryout — most schools hold students out until paperwork is approved.
• Ask whether the school fields boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, or both — and JV vs. varsity.
• Ask for a gear list before you purchase.
• Middle school lacrosse is not part of the usual OCPS middle school athletics set — confirm locally.

Club lacrosse is a separate path. See Public activities. Club play does not replace school clearance.

A school coach and the athletic director run the program. Not every OCPS school offers this, and availability changes year to year — confirm at your child's school before you plan around it.

Who coaches this at your child's school is a school question. Ask the athletic director or the front office. OCPS Insider does not keep a live coach or roster list and cannot tell you who the coach is, when tryouts are, or who made the team. Please do not email us for coach contact, tryout dates, or rosters.

Questions to ask the school

1. Do you offer boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, or both this year?
2. When are tryouts, and what clearance is required?
3. What gear does the school provide, and what do families buy?
4. What do fees and travel cost?
5. What is the practice and game schedule?

Schools we have seen list Lacrosse

This list is incomplete on purpose and is not a directory. We only list what we have actually seen a school publish, so a school missing here may still field the sport — and a school listed here can drop it.

Schools that have publicly listed lacrosse include West Orange High School (boys and girls), Horizon High School (boys and girls), Timber Creek High School (boys and girls tryouts/schedules) and Boone High School (boys and girls). Browse school athletics pages or tell us what your school offers.