SYV HOTSHOTS

2024 Boys Lacrosse Spring Season

2024 marks the 3rd Spring Lacrosse Season for the Santa Ynez Valley Hotshots.

Our league schedule will include games with Santa Barbara Hotshots, SLO 805 Sharks, and Bakersfield Rams. All of these programs are true community-based programs like ours.

New players (have never played lacrosse before) are required to have attended an Ignite Beginner's Clinic and a few Training Sessions so they are adequately prepared to experience some success in a competitive setting. We also use this time to make sure the player likes the sport before the parents invest in the necessary equipment to play.

TEAM PRACTICES
4-5th Grade: Tuesdays 4:15-5:30 PM and Thursdays 5:30-6 PM

K-1 Grade / 2-3rd Grade: Thursdays 4:15-5:30 PM

FIRST PRACTICE

4-5th Grade: Tues. February 27th

K-1 Grade / 2-3rd Grade: Thurs. February 29th

Practice Field: Ballard School/Los Olivos Elementary

GAMES
Saturdays, March 9 - May 11. Sat. May 18th reserved for makeup games.

GAME LOCATIONS
Home Fields

Ballard School

Los Olivos Elementary

Santa Ynez High School

Away Fields

Santa Barbara High School Stadium - 700 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Damon Garcia Sports Park - 680 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

San Marcos High School Stadium - 4750 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Dos Pueblos High School Stadium - 7266 Alameda Ave, Goleta, CA 93117

PLAYER FEES
There are fees involved with Spring League participation. These fees help our organization to reduce the cost of field rental expenses, team uniforms, helmet decals, League Team Fees, referees, field lining and equipment, liability insurance, and coaches travel expenses and stipend for their time.

Kindergarten/1st Grade Player Fee: $200

2nd/3rd Grade Player Fee: $250

4th/5th Player Fee: $295

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

All Hotshots players (K-8th Grade) must provide their own lacrosse equipment for the Spring Season.

Stick
Helmet
Shoulder Pads: Must meet NOCSAE ND200 standard for commotio cordis)
Arm Pads
Gloves
Lacrosse/Football/Soccer Cleats - No Sneakers at practices or games
Mouthpiece (mandatory for all practices and games)
Athletic Cup (optional/recommended)

REFUND POLICY/SCHOLARSHIPS
Splitting up the Player Fee into 2 payments is possible however we ask that the full fee be paid during registration if able. Refunds or partial refunds are made on a case by case basis. $100 of the player fee is non-refundable as it is used to pay for unrecoverable hard costs like league fees, uniforms, etc. that are placed in January.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are available and granted on a case by case basis. If you would like to donate money to be put towards scholarshipping athletes, please contact us.

BOYS RULES - LAX 101

Equipment

All players must provide their own lacrosse equipment to participate in the Hotshots Spring Program.

Hotshots loaner equipment is designed to be used for "Try Lacrosse" opportunities. This equipment is necessary to have on hand so we can come to your school and introduce the lacrosse to new players and help grow the game!

We believe it's important to invest in your son's lacrosse experience and we can help direct you to many affordable options.

If you are looking to purchase lacrosse equipment, please CLICK HERE to view our recommendations.

In addition to lacrosse equipment, all players must have a molded mouthpiece and lacrosse/football/soccer cleats to be worn at every practice and every game. Athletic cups are recommended but optional.