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Box lacrosse is a fast paced, exciting game that improves your stick skills dramatically. You will enhance your foot work, shot and passing in traffic. Because nets are smaller and goalies are bigger, you have to get creative to score. Defense builds your physical play. Without the benefit of a long pole, you must stay tight on your man.

Why is our league different?
The YBL has the direct support of the Minnesota Swarm indoor lacrosse team. Swarm player and coach involment provides opportunities to learn from the best while becoming a more well rounded lacrosse player. On top of that, you can meet new friends for fun on and off the field.

What do box lacrosse goalies wear?
The mask is similar to that of a hockey goalie in addition to hockey player gloves and a special goalie stick. Legs are protected by pads that cover from the top of the knee to the toe, plus hockey goalie pants with goalie cup. The upper body is covered by a chest protector similar to a hockey goalies.

How long does a game run?
Professional box lacrosse has four 15 minute quarters. Canadian box lacrosse is three 20 minute periods. The YBL plays four 12 minute quarters.

What size are box lacrosse cages?
Professional box lacrosse cages (or goals) are 4' by 4'9". Canadian box lacrosse uses 4' by 4' for minor lacrosse and Jr “A” while major lacrosse uses 4' by 4'6".

How many players per team?
Each team must have at least 12 players including goalies but no more than 20.

When is the latest I can register?
The final deadline for registration is Monday, February 15.

When are games played?
Consult the schedule link on the main page.

Which division do I belong to?
Divisions are determined by location. Contact your local coach or lacrosse organization for more.

Are there team practices?
Practices are the responsibility of the organization or coaches. We are currently working on securing practice time for next season.

How do I register?
Coaches can register their team online or through the mail by downloading the registration form. All players are registered by their coach. Contact the nearest coach to get placed on a team.

What is the YBL?

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Minnesota Swarm Youth Box League

The Swarm is bringing traditional box lacrosse to the to the Twin Cities community. The league provides a unique experience for local youth players to help take their skills to the next level. Participants get the opportunity to work with Swarm players and coaches to learn the game and how it translates from the field style. Few youth leagues can offer this level of involvement from the professional level. The YBL truly offers players and coaches the lacrosse experience of a lifetime.

Indoor lacrosse has been played in the Twin Cities area for years among different leagues and tournaments. However, only a small percentage have represented traditional box lacrosse. The YBL brings these community based associations together to form one unifying league with district and state playoffs.

For just $149, kids can participate in this groundbreaking league with Swarm players supporting their development along the way.

Why Box Lacrosse?

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Kids get more time with the ball to improve their stick skills because the ball rarely goes out of play. Operating in tighter spaces with less reaction time boosts anyone’s field game. A player’s shooting skills grow as they shoot on smaller nets against goalies wearing more equipment. The indoor game is simply quicker up and down the turf, which improves all-around athleticism and fitness.

Wayne Gretzky played box lacrosse and hockey growing up. Combining skills from each sport helped develop his sense of creativity. Some say it was the lacrosse background that pushed his hockey talent to the next level. Gary Gait is one of the most prominent lacrosse players of our time, and he grew up playing the box style. For a recent example we turn to John Tavares of Team Canada (nllinsider.com).

The majority of lacrosse players also participate in hockey during the winter. Box lacrosse is the perfect transition between hockey and field lacrosse. In fact, if you placed hockey and field lacrosse in a blender, you would get box lacrosse.

Today, college and professional field lacrosse is beginning to notice a trend where box players are excelling and taking the game to a whole new level. Box players harness shots with pin-point accuracy, along with quicker and more effective passing in tight spaces. Many great field players are also playing in the NLL, but the transition is difficult because they waited until later in their careers to make the move. Minnesota athletes now have this opportunity at a much younger age.

Help put Minnesota lacrosse on the map by developing an amazing community of next generation talent.