TRYLAX stands for Tantasqua Regional Youth Lacrosse. TRYLAX is
an instructional lacrosse league based in Brimfield, Massachusetts. TRYLAX membership is composed
of students and parents from the five regional area towns of Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales.
We currently are in the "West Central Region" of the MBYLL (Massachusetts Bay Youth Lacrosse League). Our games are generally on Sundays, begin in April and end in June (Aprill 11th - June 6th).
We usually attend at least one Jamboree in June (which is loads of fun) and try to attend as many tournaments as possible
throughout the season. Practices are generally once or twice per week plus clinics throughout the year.
As we are an instructional league, we do not have A and B teams. We follow the MBYLL way and divide our teams as evenly
as possible based on age, skill and experience. Our goal is to grow and promote the game of lacrosse by teaching the
fundamental skills, teamwork and sportsmanship necessary to play the game of lacrosse, in a safe and fun-filled environment.
The TRYLAX
program currently has teams ranging from U11 to U15 (grades 3-8). The U11 teams are grades (3-4), the
U13 teams are grades (5-6), the U15 teams are grades (7-8) and the junior/senior girls teams (our third year) grades
(4-5) and grades (7-8). Welcome girls! Younger girls may also participate on the boys U11 teams.
ALL players must be a current member of US Lacrosse to participate in the program. NO Exceptions!! This is how we obtain our insurance.
History...
TRYLAX was
founded in 2005 by Patti Bamberger. Patti's children both had a passion for lacrosse and were forced to play in
Worcester or Holden as there was nothing for them in the area. With the help of Chris Widelo (XCEL Lacrosse) and a little passion and determination from Patti, TRYLAX was born! This eventually lead to a club team at Tantasqua Regional
High School and then transitioned into the Varsity and JV lacrosse programs at the High School today.
TRYLAXstarted
with one U15 team, which Patti and her husband Rich coached. There was also one U13 team coached
by Keith Turley.
Today TRYLAX
has over 160 players, Eight boys teams, two girls team (our third year), a staff of dedicated
coaches (thanks guys!) and a great group of parents supporting us!
Parents...
Lacrosse is a contact
sport. At the U11 level there are no body checks of any kind allowed. At the U13 and U15 levels there is some
contact, but no "take-out checks" (meaning an intent to knock the player to the ground) are allowed. Research
has found both men’s and women’s lacrosse to be relatively safe compared to other commonly played team sports.
Most injuries are minor strains, sprains and contusions. For more lacrosse safety information check out the US Lacrosse site. If you're new to lacrosse and would like some more information about lacrosse, US Lacrosse has a nice Parent's Guide that is worth looking at.
TRYLAX
is nothing without your support. We have one of the lowest registration fees in the area. Our registration
fee is about half of what other programs charge. We are trying to keep our fees the same but with the new rules
this year and rising costs, this is very difficult. That's where you come in. We need volunteers to keep
this program going. Whether its people to man the snack shack on game days, food donations, coaches or fundraising...WE
NEED YOU! Please, if you can, get involved and help out where ever you can.
Stay
Tuned! This website is constantly changing and evolving, if you have any suggestions, comments or questions
feel free to contact Patti@trylax.com
I finally got some of the pictures uploaded I have been taking at the games this season. I mostly have
photos/videos of the U11 Green team and U15 Green team but there are days we were at the field all day, so I shot photos of
all the games that day. I have some of the photos uploaded with more on the way.
I also have made some Animotos
of what I have uploaded thus far. Animotos are really cool slide shows that are fairly easy to make but look like a
Pro did it for you. I made one of our clinic with Matt Striebel and some of the games so far. More will be coming.
If
you get a chance, take a look at the pics and videos you never know you might be the star!
You can get to the Photos
and Videos from the Photos & Videos page on our site.
I just finished updating the google calendar with the Girls Schedule! Since there appears to be no central website
for the girls you'll have to rely on the google calendar and your coach for up to date information.
I
looked up all the field locations as best I could and found the GPS address and what directions I could find which are in
the description field of the calendar entry. Also, just hitting the MAP link by the location field should bring up google
maps with the address prefilled. You can just input the address you are leaving from for a set of detailed directions
(this works for boys and girls).
