Little Lizards -

Will serve all boy lacrosse players in the 1st and 2nd grade except those playing on the GBYLA Jr. Hawks from Hoover.  So if your son lives in any area other than Hoover, you need to register your child to play on the Little Lizards team thru the Shades Valley Y, and if your son lives in Hoover, you need to register him online to play thru the GBYLA on the Jr. Hawks.

Lizards -

Will serve all boy lacrosse players in the 3rd and 4th grade who live in Vestavia, Homewood and areas  other than Hoover, Mountain Brook, or Oak Mountain.  So if your son lives in Vestavia, Hoover, Mountain Brook or Oak Mountain, you need to register your son online thru the GBYLA and not thru the Shades Valley Y, and if your son lives in any other area, you need to register him thru the Shades Valley Y to play on the Lizards team..

Lady Lizards -

Will serve all girl lacrosse players in the 1st thru 5th grade not playing on the Vestavia GBYLA girls team. So if your daughter lives anywhere other than Vestavia, register thru the Shades Valley Y, and if your daughter lives in Vestavia, register her online thru the GBYLA.

Registration for the Lizards opened on December 17th at the Shade Valley YMCA on Hwy 31.  You can register at the Shades Valley YMCA or you can go online at www.ymcabham.org.   The YMCA phone number is # 870-9622.  The fee for the Lizards is $120.00 for YMCA members and $140.00 for non-members.  If you do not fall into a Lizard team you will register online thru the GBYLA.

For more information on the LIZARDS go to www.shadesvalleylizards.com.

December 26 - The GBYLA has just been notified it has been awarded a $10,000 competitive grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham to support its Player Sponsorship Program and 2009 Inner City Lacrosse Initiative -  Thank you!!