At the 1st-4th grade level we are going to be in-house for all of our teams so anyone can play and sign up for the Deuces at those age levels without a waiver. 

If you have any questions regarding whether you can play for the Deuces or not, please email Tiffany Surran prior to registration. 

1st/2nd grade:  $399 
3rd/4th grade:  $449

+ $50 for all grades after December 9th 2025.
 

These costs do not include US Lacrosse Number which is required for the league OR uniform costs.  See information on both below. 

Practices: 

1st-4th grade practices are held at local area parks.  Each team individually decides the practice schedule for their team based on when everyone is available.  

Teams will begin practicing in the beginning of February.  

Games:

Since we are in house at this age, all games are at Jesuit primarily on Sunday's from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  We have home fields infrequently on Saturday's so a few Saturday games are possible.  

Please see the timeline at the top of this page for more details on start, finish, playoffs, Easter and Spring break.  

1st/2nd:  5  using a hector and small goals

3rd/4th:  7 plus a goalie

Team Size Guidelines

Here’s a quick reference for roster sizes:

• 1st Grade: 5v5 with “Hector the Rejector” → 9 player minimum
   

• 2nd Grade: 5v5 with “Hector the Rejector” → 9 player minimum
   

• 3rd Grade: 8v8 with goalie → 14 player minimum
   

• 4th Grade: 8v8 with goalie → 14 player minimum

How We Form Teams at the 1st–4th Grade Level

When forming teams for our youngest players, we focus on keeping things grade and school based.

1. School Comes First
We place players with classmates from their same school whenever possible.

2. Grade Level Within the School
Within each school, we keep players grouped by grade.

• Example: If we have 10 first graders from Christ the King, that group would form its own team.

• If Christ the King second graders don’t quite have enough for a full team, we’ll combine them with another school (for example, Good Shepherd) to make a complete roster.

3. Best Friends Across Schools
We can’t always guarantee that players from different schools can be placed on the same team. For instance, if Johnny attends St. Thomas and Billy goes to St. Rita, they may not end up on the same roster unless numbers work out naturally. Our first priority is balancing teams by school and grade, and those details aren’t finalized until after registration closes.

The Deuces will have parent, volunteer coaches at the 1st-4th grade level.  

All of our coaches will continue to have background checks.  

We use US Lacrosse certified officials for all of our games.  

Our teams also utilize team managers, although some coaches at the Bantam level prefer to manage the team without a team manager.  The team manager jobs involve team emails, giving Deuces admin game blackout dates at the beginning of the season, and some minor coordination of events.  Most of the team manager's job involves getting the teams up and running in late January with initial communications about practice and game times.  

At the 5th-8th grade level the eligibility rules below apply and if your player does not meet the eligibility below they can not play for the Deuces because we play in a league (DFWL) and are not in house. 

The Deuces was formed as a Parochial School feeder lacrosse program for Jesuit College Preparatory School.  The Deuces were admitted to the DFWLL under the following eligibility rules:  Notwithstanding the eligibility rules, students at a DPL School (i.e. all of the Catholic Schools in the area), Good Shepherd Episcopal School (11110 Midway Rd, Dallas), St. John’s Episcopal (848 Harter Rd), the Cistercian School (3660 Cistercian Rd),  and Wesley Prep (9200 Inwood Rd) or those lacrosse players who are siblings of current Deuces players or Jesuit students, have the option of playing for the Deuces.  Otherwise, current eligibility rules apply.

5th/6th grade:  $749.00
7th/8th grade:  $749.00

+ $50 for all grades after December 9th 2025.

Payment plan available. 

These costs do not include US Lacrosse Number which is required for the league OR uniform costs.  See information on both below.  

Practices will be held at Dallas Jesuit for 5th-8th graders.  Last year's practice schedule is below this section for reference.  While we try to keep the schedule as uniform as possible, Jesuit has 16 spring sports that use the fields and they obviously have priority.  We release the practice schedule in 2 phases.  Phase 1:  Start of season up to spring break.  Phase 2:  Post spring break through end of season.  

Teams will begin practicing in the beginning of February.  

Games:

Home games will be located at Dallas Jesuit and away games will be located at the away teams facility (could be anywhere in the metroplex).  Games can be on either Saturday or Sunday.    We have home field availability at Jesuit primarily on Sunday's but we do have a few Saturday's as well. That being said, there is no way for me to know our opponents home field availability on any weekend.

Games can start the weekend of February 14th-15th but may begin the weekend following for all Deuces teams.  The Deuces will not play games on either weekend of Spring Break or Easter weekend.    Division 1 and 2 Deuces teams must play each opposing Division 1 or 2 teams in their pool once during the season.  DFWL Playoffs commence at the end of season for all 5th-8th grade teams.

5th-8th:  10 including a goalie

In 5th-8th grade you will be placed on a Division 1 or 2 team.  We will form these teams primarily by grade with a few exceptions).  For example an all 5th grade team would be D2 and an all 6th grade team would be D1, etc.  Teams are no longer divided by school when you get the to 5th-8th level and you also will play 10v10 lacrosse.  

At the 5th-8th grade levels, the Deuces employ highly qualified lacrosse coaches with plenty of lacrosse experience and coaching knowledge.  Many of our coaches are also Jesuit Lacrosse coaches.  The Deuces are taught the same fundamentals and team lacrosse philosophies that the Jesuit players are taught, therefore making it easier on the Deuces players once they reach the high school level.  All of our coaches will continue to have background checks.  

At 5th-8th we use DFWL League Referees for all games.  

Our teams also utilize team managers.  The team manager jobs involve team emails, giving Deuces admin game blackout dates at the beginning of the season, and some minor coordination of events.  Most of the team manager's job involves getting the teams up and running in late January with initial communications about practice and game times.