The Saint Petersburg Lacrosse Club was organized in 2003 as a 100% volunteer non-profit organization who's focus is to promote leadership, sportsmanship, and comradery in the fast growing sport of lacrosse. The club currently offers programs at the Recreation (K-4th), Youth (5th & 6th), Middle School (7th & 8th), and High School (9th-12th) levels.

Being a 100% volunteer program, the club emphasizes parent involvement in many facets, especially team coordination, fundrasing, and general support to ensure an integrative approach to promoting and advancing lacrosse in the greater Saint Petersburg area.

Currently, lacrosse is the fastest growing sport on a national scale, with Florida being at the top of the list. Our program in Saint Petersburg is complimentary to the other programs located in North Tampa, South Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota, and other outlying areas. In addition, the Saint Petersburg High School (Green Devils) have adopted a Boys High School club team which originated from the Saint Petersburg Lacrosse Club.

Our organization is affliated with the US Lacrosse Association (The National Governing Body of Lacrosse) and is a registered member of the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter.

If you are new to the sport of lacrosse, you can learn more about the history of lacrosse by visiting the online Museum & Hall of Fame here.

LACROSSE SEASONS

• Fall Lacrosse - We hold our annual Fall Clinics for new players 2 Sundays in October prior to the time change. These clinics are provided so kids can try the sport prior to signing up for the Spring Season. If your son or daughter likes the sport and decides to play in the Spring, then it probably makes sense to get them lacrosse equipment as holiday present, Just an idea. In the Fall we also have our tournament teams and they are created based upon interest.
• Spring Lacrosse (Main Season) - In the Spring we start our developmental league, where we play teams from the local Tampa Bay area. Our teams practice during the week and usually have home and away games on Saturdays with travel no more than 45-50 minutes within the greater Tampa Bay area (Clearwater, South Tampa, North Tampa, Lakewood Ranch, etc.)
• Summer Lacrosse - In Summer we have a Summer Tournament Season. Our tournament teams and they are created based upon interest. We do not normally play lacrosse past the beginning of June, since it is too hot, though many kids do Summer lacrosse camps.

ANNUAL CALENDAR

• October: Fall Clinics (2 Sundays in October) - Recommended: Introduction to Lacrosse

• November/December: Fall Tournament Teams (2 Months) - Optional: Experienced Players

• January-End of April: Spring Developmental League (4 Months) - Recommended: This is our Main Season

• May-Early June: Summer Tournament Teams (2 Months) - Optional: Experienced Players

• Mid-June - July: Summer Lacrosse Camps (2 Months) - Recommended: New and Experienced Players

• End of July - September: No Lacrosse - Play another sport and focus on the new school year

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The Saint Petersburg Lacrosse Club holds its annual Fall Lacrosse Clinics the four Sundays in October at Jack Puryear Park. Look at the schedule for specific dates.

If you wish to join our marketing mailing list in order to stay up with all of the lacrosse activities going on in Saint Petersburg, then register with our email list.

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Thanks and we look forward to seeing everyone out there in the Spring.

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For those of you who are new to the sport of lacrosse, the US Lacrosse Association provides plenty of materials to get you familiar with the rules, game play, and aspects of lacrosse.
 
Here is a great link for experienced and new parents/players alike. It provides a wealth of information regarding the sports and its expectations.

• Lacrosse Rules - http://www.uslacrosse.org/rules/boys-rules

• Parents Guide - http://www.uslacrosse.org/parents

Please review at your leisure.

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All Parents and Players,

Many of you have been requesting your coaches email address. Here are the email addresses for all of the coaches and board members.

Devils

High School Girls

• Tim McGoff -
• Lexi Smith -
• Maureen Cacioppo -

High School Boys

• Chris Arnold
• Kerry Dano -
• Todd Timmerman -

Dragons

Middle School Girls

• Frank Bianco -
• Sarah Klaben -

Elementary Girls

• Kirk Smith - 
• Amanda Babb -
• Michael Taylor -
• Tim Hughes -
• Curt Miller -

Team Syracuse (14U)

 Jake Shingleton

Team Carolina (12U)

• Mo Asif - 
• Lou Virelli - 
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Team Cornell (10U)

• Fred Espro fred.espro@stpetelacrosse.com
• Mark Salebra 
• Ryan Carlson 
• Shane Cress 

Team Hobart (8U)

• John Kinsella

Specialty Coach - Goalies

• Sam Terzi -

Board Members

• Chairman, Kirk Smith - kirk.smith@stpetelacrosse.com
• President, Fred Espro - fred.espro@stpetelacrosse.com
• Vice President (Youth Boys Director), Mo Asif - asifm76@gmail.com
• Vice President (Youth Girls Director), Frank Bianco - 
• Treasurer, Jet Fowler 
• Secretary, Courtney Rasmussen -

Please contact each of these individuals for important matters, as needed.

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If any player would prefer to purchase equipment locally, please consider Play-It-Again Sports in South Tampa. They have a link at the top of the page. Mention you play for the St. Pete. Dragons and they will give you a 10% discount.

Also, you can order from SportStop.com. They provide information regarding the proper fitting of equipment here: http://www.sportstop.com/sizes-chart and additional information from the Lacrosse Gear Guide: http://www.sportstop.com/lax-guide?gclid=CJi7s6L0kMcCFcGRHwodCBEG2g.

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