Important Dates

Please see the calendar below for important dates and deadlines for the 2027 season. These are subject to change and will be set come September/October.

Event Date
Fall League Meeting Saturday, October 24, 2026
HS Registration Opens Sunday, November 1, 2026
HS Registration Deadline Sunday, November 15, 2026
Youth designated Scheduling Contacts DUE Friday, November 20, 2026
HS Schedule Posted Tuesday, December 15, 2026
HS Team Registration Fees Due in full Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Youth Registration Opens Friday, January 15, 2027
Winter League Meeting Saturday, January 23, 2027
Youth Team Registration deadline Wednesday, January 27, 2027
Last Day to Drop a JV team Thursday, January 28, 2027
High School Changes Due Thursday, January 28, 2027
Registration Opens for Jamborees Monday, February 1, 2027
Youth Home Game Schedule Distributed Monday, February 15, 2027
Youth Home game times & locations due to the scheduler Monday, February 22, 2027
WSLA 2025 Season Begins Monday, February 22, 2027
WSLA Scoring & Timer Clinic Wednesday, February 24, 2027
HS COACHES SUBMIT ROSTERS Monday, March 1, 2027
Youth Final Game Schedule Loaded Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Team WA Player Nominations Due Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Youth March Schedule Changes Due Friday, March 5, 2027
HS & Youth New Rules Interp (makeup - virtual)* Friday, March 5, 2027
HS Rating Jamboree Saturday, March 6, 2027
HS Rating Jamboree Sunday, March 7, 2027
HS Games Begin Monday, March 8, 2027
Youth April Schedule Changes Due Friday, March 12, 2027
Youth Rating Jamboree Saturday, March 13, 2027
Youth Rating Jamboree Sunday, March 14, 2027
Youth Games Begin (Including 8U**) Saturday, March 20, 2027
Team WA Tryouts Sunday, March 21, 2027
Youth MAY schedule changes due Friday, March 26, 2027
Last Day of Regular Season HS games Friday, April 30, 2027
First Round HS Playoffs Monday, May 3, 2027
First Round HS Playoffs Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Second Round HS Playoffs Thursday, May 6, 2027
Second Round HS Playoffs Friday, May 7, 2027
Rainier Cup Saturday, May 8, 2027
Rainier Cup Sunday, May 9, 2027
HS Semi Finals Tuesday, May 11, 2027
HS All Conference Honored Friday, May 14, 2027
HS State Championship Game Friday, May 14, 2027
Last Weekend of Youth Games Saturday, May 15, 2027
Team WA Practice* Sunday, May 16, 2027
Team WA Practice* Tuesday, May 18, 2027
All State Conference Call Wednesday, May 19, 2027
Women's National Tournament* Saturday, May 29, 2027
Women's National Tournament* Sunday, May 30, 2027
WSLA Spring League Meeting Wednesday, June 2, 2027

*Tentative to change

**Due to the addition of one 8U game per season, 8U could start as early as other youth games. It will be based upon team availability (ie spring break)

High School Award Due Dates

2026 Season

All Conference:

  • April 10 - Nomination Form Sent to Coaches
  • April 17 - Nominations Due
  • April 27 - Voting form Sent to Coaches
  • May 4 - Votes Due
  • May 11 - All-Conference Teams Locked


Academic Champion Award [TEAM GPA]

  • April 15th


USA Lacrosse Awards (All-American, Academic All American, and Jackie Pitts)

  • May 1st - Nominations Due
  • May 20th - Final Votes Due



Out of Season Reminders

Season In-Season Summer Season Out-of-Season **"Black Out" Period
Dates Begins the first day of pratice & ends the final day of WSLA sponsored games. (Typically late February through mid-May) End of In-Season until Labor day The day after Labor Day until the beginning of In-Season** MLK Day to the beginning of In-Season
Allowed Coaches may coach their teams and conduct team activities, and teams may practice and participate in games Coaches may conduct lacrosse activities on their own, as individuals, or as part of a lacrosse program. Coaches may conduct lacrosse activities with players from their In-Season team and with players from other teams and programs. Coaches may coach players that participate on teams that do not feed directly to the In-Season team they coach. High School coaches, may coach, conduct practices or instructional clinics for youth players that feed directly into the In-Season team they coach as long as all out of season opportunities are concluded no later than MLK Holiday of any given year.coaches, paid or volunteer, may coach or conduct practices or conduct instructional clinics for present In-Season team members ONLY under the following conditions: 1. Any Out of Season team, skill clinic or other lacrosse opportunity is open to all players in WSLA and is published on the WSLA website; 2. Any Out of Season team, skill clinic or other lacrosse opportunity is published on the WSLA website at least 7 days before the event date; Youth activties for the purpose of recruitment IF approved by WSLA. Players from a program may conduct Captain's Practices BUT no in season coaches are in attendance or visible during any point. Year-Round Conditioning is OK.
Not-Allowed PLAYERS may not practice or play lacrosse with an outside team other than their WSLA program (allowable exceptions include: private lessons, spring break camps, or college recruiting visits that do not interfere with WSLA activity) Participation by players in Summer Season activities or on a Summer Season team shall not be a requirement or condition of participation on a WSLA In-Season team Participation by players in activities shall not be a requirement or condition of participation on a WSLA In-Season team Coaching of players on in-season team
Where to find in the Handbook? Page 19, Players - Page 22 Page 41 Page 41-43 Page 41-44
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