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About SFYLC

The San Francisco Youth Lacrosse Club (SFYLC) is a non-profit group established in 2005 by Mark McQueen and is the first youth lacrosse club established in the city.   With both of his sons showing interest in lacrosse and a very limited number of middle schools in San Francisco that offered the sport, Mark created a single team so that his sons could play the sport.  After the first year, the program quickly expanded to three levels of boys youth teams in 2006.   

We are an established 501c3 non-profit organization.  Each team is comprised of students from a variety of schools in the city. SFYLC has four teams that play in the B level of the Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association (NCJLA).  The teams, based on age, are Bantam (Under 9), Lightning (Under 11), Juniors (Under 13), and Seniors (Under 15).   All four levels have a mix of both experienced players as well as those starting their first year of organized lacrosse. 

Each team has at least two volunteer coaches, most of whom have college experience.   Each of our coaches have gone through an independent third party background check and have attended and abide by the Positive Coaching Alliance. 

Our team name is the Quakes and our colors are navy blue and white.  We play in the Western division and compete with teams from San Francisco as well as Marin County.  We have our practices and play our home games at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park.   We practice twice a week (once a week for U9) and start in early February.  The regular season games begin in March and run through May.

 

Club Board Members 

President – Brent Deisher

Treasurer - Rick Franceschini

Uniforms and Merchandise– Rick Herrick

NCJLA Representative – Robby Lewers

Fields – Brent Deisher

Web Site – Colin Toomey 

Head Coaches 

Seniors Coach (U-15) – Sean Ivery

Juniors Coach (U-13) – Brent Deisher

Lightning Coach (U-11) – Colin Toomey 

Bantam Coach (U-9) - Mike Gerrity

Contact info for all coaches can be found under the Coaches Bio tab.
 
About Lacrosse

Lacrosse, considered to be America's first sport, was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adapted and raised by the Canadians. Modern lacrosse has been embraced by athletes and enthusiasts of the United States and the British Commonwealth for over a century.

The sport of lacrosse is a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey. Anyone can play lacrosse--the big or the small. The game requires and rewards coordination and agility, not brawn. Quickness and speed are two highly prized qualities in lacrosse.

An exhilarating sport, lacrosse is fast-paced and full of action. Long sprints up and down the field with abrupt starts and stops, precision passes and dodges are routine in men's and women's lacrosse. Lacrosse is played with a stick, the crosse, which must be mastered by the player to throw, catch and scoop the ball.

Please feel free to download the following PDF titled Lacrosse 101.  It is a little dated but gives a great description of the game, positions, rules, and commonly used terms.  It is great resource for new players as well as parents.

To learn more about lacrosse, download the lacrosse 101 pdf.