AZGL SUMMER LACROSSE NEWS & EVENTS

FOR YOUTH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL

AZGL SUMMER CLINICS

Costs $75 (5 weeks)

Click Here to register

NORTH

Wednesday Nights, May 22nd - June 26th (skipping June 19th)

6:30P - 8:00P at Kiva Elementary

Click Here for team page schedule

SOUTH

TBA - We are still working to secure a field location

Dates, days and times expected to be similar to the North

iLAX: INDOOR SUMMER LEAGUE

Costs $100 Game Shirt (5 weeks)

Click Here to Register & General Info

Monday Nights, June 24th - July 30th (skipping July 15th)

Times vary depending on team/division

Location: Scottsdale Ice Den

GAME BREAKERS LACROSSE CAMP

AGES: 6-16

June 17th - June 20th

Northern Arizona University

Click Here for information & registration

Team Discount Code: DESERT50

$50 off Expires May 15th

DESERT HEAT

Grades: 6th - 12th - Invite ONLY for all new DH MS players

StylesMS  Black/ Orange = $350 (6 weeks) Tournaments

MS 2026 (rising 6th) = $175  (4 weeks) Tournaments

CLICK HERE to register for Summer Desert Heat 2019

Summer Desert Heat is open to all players that were part of the AZGL Elite program this spring. This invitation is good for summer only.   As we work to grow strength in our teams and player development we are handling the transitions to Heat with care. Not all players are ready for that jump.  Each season your Coaches and/or Directors will need to invite you to continue on to the Heat program. Since summer is unique in that we don’t run a formal local league, AZGL Elite players are welcome to join Heat for the summer, then come fall (2019) will rejoin their local Stix teams or stay with Heat depending on development.

The AZGL Elite program will continue this fall for Stix players and we do plan to have one travel event for them this fall. The goal with this is to aid in a smoother transition for players moving from the short field to full field regularly.

Depending on the level of play for the Heat 2026 (rising 6th graders) team(s) per location, north and south, we will determine in the  fall how we will manage this group. Our goal is to keep them together as much as possible, if the skill and interest is there. This past year the 2025s did a hybrid program in the fall attending a combination of Heat and Stix practices until moving onto the full heat program post the Sand Storm event in January.

DH PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Click on each team to view their team page for practice/schedule and event details:

NORTH Middle School: 6-8th- BLACK & ORANGE

MS Black Team Page

MS Orange Team Page

MS 2026 (6th Grade) Team Page

SOUTH Middle School: 6-8th– MS South 2026/ Southern Belles

South MS 2025 SB Team Page

High School, 9-12th: BLACK & ORANGE

HS Black Team Page

HS Orange Team Page

DESERT HEAT WALL BALL & CONDITIONING

We are in the process of finalizing the wall ball and conditioning sessions. Each group, HS and MS, will have one EARLY morning practice per week for wall ball/ conditioning.

DESERT HEAT TOURNAMENTS

ALL information specific to each tournament is on the tournament pages including Hotels and booking instructions.  You need an access code to view tournament info pages. This access code will be in your summer dues email confirmation. If you would like to view the pages prior please email us at

America’s Finest Rivalry  - June 15th – 16th, Del Mar, CA

ALL TEAMS

Click Here for DHL Tournament page for AFR

Pacific Lacrosse Tournament – June 21st – 22nd (Fri/Sat), San Diego, CA

TEAMS: HS Open & MS Open (space is limited)

Click Here for DHL Tournament page for PacLax

IWLCA Mid West Cup – July 13th -14th, Aurora (Chicago), IL

2022/2021/2020 (NO 2023’s ALLOWED – Per recruiting policies)

Click Here for DHL Tournament page for MWC

Jr. Cup Lacrosse Tournament  - July 13th -14th, Aurora (Chicago), IL

2023/2024/2025 (14U)

Click Here for DHL Tournament page for JR. Cup

SUMMER REGISTRATION & INFORMATION

CLICK HERE to register for Summer Desert Heat 2019

AZ Girls Lacrosse is always looking for more coaches and parents that would like to get more involved to help us grow the game!  If you are intersted please let us know your availability on days, times, and let us know what general location you are looking to coach.  If you are flexible with driving to other locations too that is also good to know.  Please send your information to info@azgl.com and we will get back with you on more information. 

Thanks! 

We are thrilled to announce that our very own Rylee McAvoy is gracing the COVER of Raising Arizona Kids Magazine for the January 2016 . Rylee started playing lacrosse with our Desert StiX program and currently plays on our Desert Heat Club team.  

Rylee's father, Patrick McAvoy, stated that the article is: 

"Wonderful exposure for a great sport and an even greater organization. Very thankful to all the coaches and volunteers that make Desert Heat and Desert Stix such a tremendous experience for Arizona girls of all ages. We were pleased and humbled to be able to help raise awareness and keep growing the sport in Arizona this way!"  

If you look even deeper into the issue on page 17 you will also see that Founder and Director of Desert StiX and co-founder of Desert Heat, Jessica Barden, is also quoted in the article on How To Be Good sports Parents.  

Bravo to Raising Arizona Kids Magazine for putting a lacrosse athlete on your cover!  We think lacrosse is such a special and unique sport for girls that ties in similarities from sports like soccer, basketball, and hockey just to name a few.   We want to introduce it to more girls starting as early as kindergarten.  AZ Girls Lacrosse offers recreational programs currently in Scottsdale and Gilbert called Desert StiX for girls K-9th and we have club teams for intermediate to advanced players called Desert Heat for 5th-12th grade girls that want to take their game to the next level.  We do offer free beginner clinics 3 times a year in March, August, and December and you can find more information on this and our other programs at our website www.azgl.com.  

If you would like to get a copy of the January issue of Raising Arizona Kids Magazine please CLICK HERE to order your copy. 

Upcoming Programs Starting This Saturday:
If you are a K-9th grade player and want to get involved with lacrosse, join us in our recreational program called Desert StiX that starts Jan 9th for our winter season. Register now at www.azgl.com!
 

Learn It. Play It. Love It. 

DESERTSTIX

   Jessica Livingston Barden has become a well-known name in Arizona lacrosse. The Arizona lacrosse community knows how committed she is to growing lacrosse here in the Valley, but she is also committed to growing lacrosse on a national level.

We know her at AZGL as the founder of this organization. We also know she is the head coach of the Chaparral Varsity Girls Lacrosse Club in Scottsdale and has lead them to three state titles. In her quest to grow lacrosse at a national level, she has served on the US Lacrosse Board of Directors and many other committees in the past. Today she serves on the US Lacrosse Youth Subcommittee, Coaches Education Committee, and Sport and Development Committee. She is also a Level 1 certified trainer in the US Lacrosse Coaching Education Program. In 2010, she received the Excellence in Growing the Game award from US Lacrosse.

The list of achievements and national boards and committees that she has served on goes on. As the article in US Lacrosse January 2012 issue states, she is definitely one of the top 10 people changing youth lacrosse now. AZGL, and the Arizona lacrosse community in general, is incredibly lucky to have a great leader like Jessica.