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Lacrosse in North Carolina

22 programs in 15 cities. The most are in Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Raleigh. OpenStreetMap also maps 91 public lacrosse fields in North Carolina.

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North Carolina at a glance

Programs listed
22
Cities with programs
15
Most programs
Chapel Hill (3), Charlotte (3), Raleigh (3), Winston Salem (2), Apex (1)
Mapped to a street address
91% (the rest at ZIP or city centre)
Public lacrosse fields (OpenStreetMap)
91
By type
Club 17 · League 5

Statewide organizations

  • High school sports

    North Carolina High School Athletic Association

    State high school athletics association (NFHS member): school sports, eligibility, seasons and state championships

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

Names and links from public directories: NFHS member state associations, USA Swimming LSC websites, USA Wrestling state associations, US Youth Soccer state associations.

City guides

Chapel Hill 3

Charlotte 3

Raleigh 3

Winston Salem 2

Apex 1

Carthage 1

Cedar Point 1

Durham 1

Fletcher 1

Greensboro 1

Havelock 1

Maysville 1

Mount Holly 1

Wake Forest 1

Writsvlle Bch 1

Lacrosse: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
Youth lacrosse commonly starts around age 6 to 8, with boys’ and girls’ games played under different rules.
Seasons
Most youth and school lacrosse is played in spring, with summer and fall club play.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a lacrosse program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as lacrosse programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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