Spring has arrived and so have WDM Lacrosse youth lacrosse practices! Here is the practice schedule for our girls and boys Youth teams this spring:
Girls
MS team (grades 7-8) & Youth team (3-6) – Monday & Thursday nights from 5:45-7:15.
Boys
14U team (grades 7-8) – Monday & Thursday nights from 5:30-7:00
12U team (grades 5-6) – Tuesday & Thursday nights from 5:30-7:00
10U team (grades 3-4) – Monday & Wednesday nights from 5:30-7:00
Practices are normally held at Jordan Creek Elementary unless weather or field conditions dictate otherwise. Registered players get their schedules and schedule changes from the TeamSnap app. Contact your team coach with any questions about scheduling.
Registration is open for all teams- High School to Youth.
All players must register to participate in practice and to be added to Team Snap for communications.
2023 Boys Registration – Our registration is currrently closed due to high demand, but we are accepting players on a wait list. Email our club mail box if you are interested in being placed on waitlist. wdmlacrosseclub@gmail.com
Youth/Middle School Parents Meetings
#1 – March 7, 7pm, – MS Youth Presentation 2023
#2 – March 30, 6pm, Valley Southwoods Cafeteria (during pratice)
Local businesses are supporting WDM Lacrosse Club with donating proceeds from purhases. Spread the word, mark your calendar and use promotional code to help WDM Lacrosse Club.
Thursday, March 23, 10:30am – 9:00pm – Panda Express – 6495 Mills Civic Parkway, WDM
Use promo code 350832 or show this flyer for 20% of the proceeds to be donated to WDM Lacrosse
March 24-27, Dick’s 20% Off Event – West Des Moines Store
Store discount good on all purchases throughout the store, not just lacrosse equipment. Coupon is valid in-store on and should be shown at the register during checkout via phone or print out.
To Save on purchases all year, Click the this Coupon link
Tuesday, April 4, 2:00pm – 7:00pm – Tropical Smoothies and Cafe – 160 S Jordan Creek Parkway, WDM
20% of all sales this day go to our club. No coade or coupon needed.
Thursday, April 13, 4:00pm – 9:00pm – Raising Cane’s – 5601 Mills Civic, WDM
Either mention WDM Lacrosse or show this flyer for 15% of the proceeds to be dontated to WDM Lacrosse.
Monday, May 1, 5-9pm – Chipotle – 490 S 68th St, WDM
Use promo code 6GG28A4 or show flyers below for 33% of the proceeds to be donated to WDM Lacrosse
Chipotle English Flyer Chipotle Spanish Flyer
See the attached form to sign up to order yard signs, water bottles and decals. A portion of a sale of each item will be given back to the club. The deadline for this order is March 20th. Orders will be distributed to each teams' coaches/managers.
Tiger LAX Fundraising Order Form (jotform.com)
Our Club is embarking on a fundraising campaign to help with rising costs and to continue to offer scholarship support to families who would struggle financially to participate in the sport. Like most others these days, the Club finds itself facing higher costs in equipment, uniforms, and field rental. This additional funding also helps the Club keep its fees at reasonable levels and helps bring the sport to youth in the West Des Moines Community that otherwise would not be able to afford to play.
Your help is needed!
2023 Spring Apparel Store is open March 1 – April 3. Orders will ship directly to your home once order complete.
https://wdmlettermanlocker.com/collections/wdm-tiger-lacrosse-collection
Don’t delay get your gear!
The high school girls team won the Midwest Girls Lacrosse League title on Saturday completing an undefeated season. The Tigers defeated Duchesne in the quarters, Papillion in the semis, and then beat the Lincoln Liberty 18-15 in the hard-fought finale. Congratulations players and coaches! What a season!
In partnership with the West Des Moines and Clive parks & rec departments the club held a basic skills clinic for beginning players on September 13 and 15. Our coaches and high school players worked with 25 boys and girls in grades 3-8 to introduce the game to them. A big thank you to all the coaches and players involved.
Several WDM Lax players were recognized for their play this past season. The Midwest Girls Lacrosse League announced their All Conference selections.
Making the First Team were Alyssa Bird, Emma Larson, and Jade Wilson. Selected to the Second Team were Ella Thompson and Alli Harty. Congratulations girls!
The club’s first Alumni Game was a big success! Current and past players squared off at Tiger Field for bragging rights, and the “young” guys prevailed in the waning seconds 10-9. With some well-placed timeouts, the “old” guys made a good showing with friendly banter going back and forth. Thanks to all that participated and that put on the event. The club hopes to hold the game annually so please spread the word so we can get more alumni involved.
Coaches and players from our club helped run a multi-night camp put on by the CanPlay organization which provides no-cost athletic and youth development opportunities for kids. The camp was held June 13-16 at Linnan Park in Grimes, and was the first of its kind. WDM Lax staff and players worked with 25 boys and girls from the metro on the basic skills of lacrosse. USA Lacrosse also supported the event with an equipment grant given to CanPlay. Thank you to all that participated and supported the worthy event.
Sixteen teams from Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa representing 9 lacrosse clubs particpated in our annual girls invitational on Saturday, April 23 at the MidAmerican Energy RecPlex in West Des Moines. Competition was held at the high school, middle school and youth age levels. West Des Moines Lacrosse would like to thank all those that participated as well as the many volunteers who made the event happen.
The West Des Moines Lacrosse Club (WDMLAX) fields boys and girls teams for players in grades 3-12. We offer programs for youth, middle school and high school. The club is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501c3 organization, and strives to provide players with the best coaching, facilities, and competition available. WDMLAX is a member of several leagues based on gender and age of the players. We welcome players from various communities and schools in central Iowa. Regardless of whether you've played the game before, you are welcome to join our club or join us for a practice to see if you like the sport. We are not affliated nor sponsored by a school district, however, we utlize West Des Moines School District facilities and thank them for their support to grow the sport of lacrosse in Iowa. See the About Us page for more information about our programs