Where to Play Lacrosse in New York

New York lacrosse runs from the sport's Haudenosaunee origins to the country's deepest high school talent pools. Long Island is a universe of its own — Nassau and Suffolk high school lacrosse is arguably the best in the nation — while Upstate carries its own tradition through Syracuse, the Mohawk Valley, and Section III's storied programs. New York City's scene is growing fast through youth development programs and adult leagues on both sides of the East River. Box lacrosse has real roots here too, especially Upstate near the Six Nations corridor. Whatever your format or level, New York has a game for it most months of the year.

Albany

  • Albany Power Lacrosse Club — Albany Power Lacrosse League · Field · Youth, Middle School, High School · Coed · Summer and winter travel seasons plus a summer league (ADK Summer League) and tournaments. Website

    Capital District travel lacrosse club in its 17th year, training elementary through high school boys and girls on developmental and elite teams in summer and winter seasons. The club also operates a…

Buffalo

  • ULAX Buffalo Lacrosse Leagues — ULAX (University Lacrosse LLC) League · Field/Box · High School, Adult · Coed · Men's field in winter/summer/fall, men's and women's box in spring, women's field in winter/summer, plus high school boys summer (varsity and JV) and fall divisions. Website

    Buffalo branch of the ULAX adult league network. Offers men's and women's field seasons through the year along with spring box lacrosse divisions and summer/fall high school leagues.

Hicksville

  • Cantiague Summer Lacrosse League — Long Island Metro Lacrosse Leagues, LLC League · Field · Adult · June through August; games Tuesday-Thursday evenings at 7, 8, 9 and 10pm on lit turf at Cantiague Park. Website

    Adult summer league at Cantiague Park in Hicksville, founded in 1978 and one of the oldest adult lacrosse leagues in the country. Fields recreational through open divisions; the 2023 season drew a re…

  • Nassau/Suffolk PAL Long Island Lacrosse League — Nassau County PAL / Suffolk County PAL League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Coed · Spring season with games hosted by member town programs across Nassau and Suffolk counties; a 2026 calendar is posted. Website

    Long-running Police Athletic League youth lacrosse league covering town programs across Nassau and Suffolk counties, with boys and girls divisions starting as young as second grade. Registration runs…

Milton

  • Girls Youth Lacrosse League at Hudson Valley Sportsdome — Hudson Valley Sportsdome League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Women · 8-game fall session, one game per Monday evening; 7v7 on indoor turf with two 25-minute halves. Website

    Indoor girls youth lacrosse league at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton with U10, U12, and U14 divisions playing Monday-night games in the fall. Teams register directly and individual players ca…

New York

  • CityLax Pier 40 Summer Pickup Games — CityLax, Inc. Pickup · Field · High School, College · Coed · Summer evening sessions (e.g., Thursdays 8:30-10:00pm) at Pier 40, Hudson River Park, 353 West Street, Manhattan. Website

    Non-contact summer pickup lacrosse games at Pier 40 for current NYC public, private, and parochial high school boys and girls, with college students welcome for a small donation. Advance registration…

  • CityLax Winter Clinics — CityLax, Inc. Clinic · Field · Middle School, High School · Coed · Roughly 30 free clinic sessions each January-February across all five boroughs for grades 6-12. Website

    Free winter lacrosse clinics run by CityLax, an NYC nonprofit founded in 2005 that has introduced the sport to more than 20,000 public school students. The organization also runs in-school Discover L…

  • Harlem Lacrosse - New York — Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Clinic · Field · Youth, Middle School, High School · Coed · Year-round Website

    School-based nonprofit youth development program serving over 300 boys and girls at ten program sites in Central Harlem and the Bronx, including Frederick Douglass Academy I where it began in 2011. C…

  • ULAX New York City Lacrosse Leagues — ULAX (University Lacrosse LLC) League · Field/Box · High School, Adult · Coed · Multiple sessions per year: men's field (spring/summer/fall), men's box (winter/spring), women's field (spring/summer/fall), plus high school boys and girls divisions including a Staten Island HS division. Website

    New York City branch of ULAX, a large network of recreational adult lacrosse leagues. Runs men's and women's field leagues across several seasons, winter and spring men's box divisions, and summer/fa…

Rochester

  • Skull & Bones Lacrosse Classic — Total Sports Experience Tournament · Field · Youth, Middle School, High School · Men · Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 Website

    Fall boys lacrosse tournament hosted by Total Sports Experience in the Rochester area, with divisions from grades 1/2 up through varsity. Teams register with a deposit through TSE.

  • Roots Youth Box Lacrosse League — Roots Box Lacrosse League · Box · Youth, Middle School · Nov 23, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027 Website

    Youth box lacrosse league in Rochester for roughly 5th-8th graders, played at RIT's Ritter Arena and now in its seventh year. Founded by NLL pro Brad Gillies and affiliated with USBOXLA, with coachin…

  • Men's Recreational Pickup Lacrosse at Total Sports Experience — Total Sports Experience Pickup · Field · Adult · Men · Year-round 7-week indoor blocks at TSE's Gates (880 Elmgrove Rd) and East Rochester facilities. Website

    Organized indoor pickup lacrosse for men 18+ at Total Sports Experience, a large indoor sports facility in the Rochester area, sold in recurring 7-week blocks. TSE also runs youth girls fall/winter l…

  • Upstate Winter Box Invitational — Harvest Lacrosse Tournament · Box · Coed · Winter Website

    Winter box lacrosse tournament in the Rochester area run by Harvest Lacrosse, drawing teams from the US and Canada. Harvest, based in Webster, NY, also operates a box league, club teams, school-break…

Rome

  • Tri-City Lacrosse Men's Summer League — Tri-City Lacrosse, Inc. League · Field · High School, Adult · Men · Jun 16, 2026 Website

    Adult men's summer field league in Rome (Central New York) that assigns players to teams through an NFL-style free-agent draft. High school players may join at a reduced rate, and registration runs t…

Syracuse

  • CNY Family Sports Centre Winter Youth Lacrosse League — Central New York Family Sports Centre League · Box · Youth, Middle School · Coed · 8-game indoor winter session; in 2026, girls divisions played Thursdays (Jan 8-Mar 12) and boys grades 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 played Fridays (Jan 23-Mar 27). Two 20-minute halves. Website

    Indoor winter youth lacrosse league at the Central New York Family Sports Centre, a Syracuse-area facility operating since 1996. Offers girls divisions by skill level (competitive, recreational, begi…

Wappingers Falls

  • Wappingers Warriors Youth Lacrosse League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Coed · Year-round programming: fall ball (Sep-Oct), winter indoor training (Jan-Mar), spring league play in the Hudson Valley Lacrosse League (Apr-Jun), and summer camps/clinics. Website

    Community youth lacrosse club in Wappingers Falls fielding boys and girls teams from 8U to 14U that compete in the Hudson Valley Lacrosse League each spring. Also runs a K-clinic for beginners, fall…

Other locations

  • Team 91 Long Island Boys Evaluation Camp / Tryouts — Team 91 Lacrosse Tryout · Field · Youth, Middle School, High School · Men Website

    Team 91 is an 18-year-old Long Island competitive travel club fielding boys teams from Little Laxers (ages 3-5) and K-3 academy through youth (2031-2038 birth years) and high school (2028-2030) squad…

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Frequently asked questions

What kinds of lacrosse can I play in New York?

The directory currently lists 10 leagues, 2 clinics, 2 pickup games, 2 tournaments and 1 tryout in New York, spanning field, box and Sixes lacrosse where programs offer them.

Where in New York are lacrosse programs listed?

Most listed programs are in New York, Rochester and Hicksville, with more communities added as new opportunities are verified.