The Bandits are excited to continue their 2016 Spring league play in the NSCL conference.  The league has expanded to 6 teams and 2 affiliate teams.  It is an exciting time for girls lacrosse on the North Shore–our league is growing in leaps and bounds.  We are guaranteed a total of 7 league games with 2 referees at each game.  The league makes for interesting competition for our girls.  There are higher level travel teams, such as NSU, The Wind, and Players 360 and there are community based teams like the Bandits.  Last year our U15 Bandits held their own against these outstanding teams.   Besides league play, the Bandits always work in a game or two against our cross-town friends at Lake Forest Country Day School.  The Bandits are planning on ending their spring competition with participating at the Prairie State Games Tournament at Loyola’s Glenview Sports Campus. The Bandits will close their season with the highly popular blue/gold scrimmage in a split squad event. We can’t wait for the good weather to get here and get outside!!

The Bandits are offering Winter Clinics beginning every Sunday from January 31st to March 20th. These are fun filled lacrosse learning sessions.  We find that the girls who get their lacrosse sticks in their hands throughout the year, develop and grow their skills fast.  Practicing indoors gives the players maximum repetitions due to the nature of the indoor facility.  It is a great place for beginners to learn the game.  It is also a good environment to blow off some steam in the winter.  The older 7th and 8th grade girls will practice from 3pm to 4pm.  The younger 4th-6th grade girls will begin at 4pm-5pm.  Over 40 girls showed up for the first Sunday!!

The Bandits are excited to announce the return of their 5 coaches from last spring.  These coaches exemplify the character and discipline we hope to instill in our Bandits.  These young women are very hard-working and disciplined two-sport college student athletes and are excellent role models for our girls.