Sunday, January 17th the WLF Board of Directors approved a revised plan for the 2021 high school. This plan replaces any prior plans.
The WLF board requests that member programs are flexible and understanding of the constantly changing landscape surrounding school districts and modifications made related to COVID and the sports seasons.
All current and future planning are subject to school, local and state health recommendations and laws.
The entire WLF communication is below.
2020-2021 WLF Lacrosse Season
On 10/18/2020, the WLF Board of Directors approved a “dual season” for the 2021 high school lacrosse season. Based upon feedback from High School Activities Directors, on 12/06/2020, the WLF Board of Directors approved a revised plan for the 2021 high school lacrosse season with additional revisions on 01/17/2020. The following plan replaces any prior plans.
Overview of 2021 High School Lacrosse Season
| Maximum # of Contact Days from January 1 – April 10 | 15* |
| 1st Day of Practice | Sunday, April 11, 2021 |
| Required # of Practices Prior to 1st Contest | 3 |
| 1st Possible Day for Contests | Wednesday, April 15, 2021 |
| Maximum # of Regular Season Game Days | 16 |
| Last Day for Regular Season Games | June 3, 2021 |
| Total # of Regular Season Days | 54 |
| Tournament Selection & Seeding | June 3, 2021 8:30pm |
| # of Teams Selected for Boys & Girls State Tournaments | 20 |
| Tournament Brackets Announced | June 4, 2021 |
| Championships | June 18, 2021 (Girls)
June 19, 2021 (Boys) |
| All-Star Games (Boys & Girls) | June 19, 2021 |
| Total # of Season Days | 70 |
*A maximum of 15 contact days from January 1 – April 10, 20201 will be allowed including a restriction of a maximum of 2 contact days during the week of April 4-April 10, 2021.
WLF Tournament Dates
| High School Boys | High School Girls | |||
| State Tournament | Invitational | State Tournament | Invitational | |
| Round 1 | June 8
Seeds 5-20 Only |
June 9
Bottom 16 Seeds Only |
June 7-8
Seeds 5-20 only |
June 7-8
Bottom 16 Seeds Only |
| Round 2 | June 10 | June 11 | June 10 | June 10 |
| Quarterfinals | June 14 | June 14 | June 12 | June 12 |
| Semifinals | June 16 | June 16 | June 15 | June 15 |
| Championships | June 19 | June 19 | June 18 | June 18 |
Rules & Regulations for the 2020-2021 WLF Season
- Team Dues – Team dues paid for the 2019-2020 season will carry forward to the 2020-2021 season. Unpaid dues must be paid by 02/21/2021.
- Start of Season: Sunday, April 11, 2021
- Practice Requirements
- Practices required prior to 1st contest (scrimmage or game): 3
- Teams may not have practices or games on more than 6 consecutive days during the regular season. A minimum of one day of rest is required every 7th
- Regular Season Games
- Maximum of 16 regular season game days (“exposures”)
- Regulation and Run-Time games count as a game toward standings and player statistics.
- In-conference game requirements are determined by the individual conferences.
- End of Regular Season for purposes of tournament selection, seeding and player awards
- Games must be completed by 8:00pm on 06/03/2021
- Tournament Selection & Seeding Committees
- High School Boys and Girls will have their own coaches’ selection & seeding committees.
- Boys committee will be chaired by the Boys Director (Eric Marsh).
- Girls committee will be chaired by Girls Director (Tom Truttschel).
- Coaches will be invited to the committees by the Committee Chair.
- The numerical makeup of coaches on each committee will be based upon a proportional ratio from each conference plus, as appropriate, at least one coach from a member program not within a conference (independent team).
- Individual Player Awards
- High School Boys and Girls will have their own process for Player Awards (All-State).
- Boys committee will be chaired by the Boys Director (Eric Marsh).
- Girls committee will be chaired by Girls Director (Tom Truttschel).
- Coaches will be invited to the committees by the Committee Chair.
- The numerical makeup of coaches on each committee will be based upon a proportional ratio from each conference plus, as appropriate, at least one coach from a member program not within a conference (independent team).
- WLF State Tournaments and Invitationals
- WLF will sponsor 4 championships for the 2020-2021 season: Girls State Tournament, Girls Invitational, Boys State Tournament, Boys Invitational.
- Maximum of 20 teams in the State Tournament. Any teams not selected for the State Tournament will be invited to participate in the Invitational Tournament.
- Timeline
- Regular season games must be completed by 8pm on 06/03/2021
- Selection & Seeding Committees will meet (virtually) no earlier than 8:30pm on 06/03/2021
- Selection & seeding must be submitted to the WLF by 9:00am on 06/04/2021
- Tournament brackets will be posted to the WLF website on 06/04/2021
- See page 1 for tournament dates
- Girls Championship Games – 06/18/2021
- Boys Championship Games – 06/19/2021
- Boys and Girls All-Star Games – 06/19/2021
- Tournament Game Responsibilities
- Higher seed is the host/home team for 1st round games through the semifinal games.
- Host team is responsible for all costs associated with game content for 1st round games through the semifinal games.
- Visiting team is responsible for their own travel costs. WLF will maintain travel guidelines when opponents are greater than 211 miles apart.
- Officials’/Umpires’ Fees
- Host team is responsible for officials’/umpires’ fees for 1st round games, 2nd round games and Quarterfinal games.
- The WLF will cover officials’/umpires’ fees for the Semifinal, Championship and All-Star games.
- Officials’/Umpires’ Travel Stipend
- Boys – WILOA will cover officials’ travel stipend for 1st round games, 2nd round games and Quarterfinal games. The WLF will cover officials’ travel stipend for Semifinal, Championship and All-Star games.
- Girls – WLLOA will cover umpires’ travel stipend for 1st round games, 2nd round games and Quarterfinal games. The WLF will cover umpires’ travel stipend for Semifinal, Championship and All-Star games.
- Additional Games During the Post Season
- Teams eliminated during the 1st round or 2nd Round may schedule one additional game on a night when there are no playoff games.
Notes of Caution:
- The WLF Board and Member Programs must be flexible and understanding of the constantly changing landscape surrounding school districts and modifications made to sports’ seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Carroll University is currently slated to be the host site for the WLF Regional Championship Games and All-Star Games on June 18-19, 2021. However this situation may change based upon other events being held on those dates as well as potential safety or regulatory restrictions at that time.
