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Team Carolina · 2035 Red

A premier club experience for 4th graders.

Year-Round development. Real tournaments. The Carolinas’ best coaching standards. Built on a single idea — the team comes first.

~16Fall practices
~18Summer practices
7Tournaments
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Our Standard

CONNECT Beyond Winning.

Winning games is great. It is not our highest aim. Our standard is whether we build players, teammates, and environments your family is proud to be part of. CONNECT is how we define that — daily.

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Compete Daily Compete with purpose every day — not just on game day.
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Outwork Yesterday Effort must be visible and consistent. Improvement is a daily standard.
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Non-Negotiables Above average in punctuality, attitude, and preparation.
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No Jerks Talent never excuses selfishness, disrespect, or poor behavior.
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Energy Bring juice, enthusiasm, and positive presence to the field.
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Courage Courage matters more than comfort. Try, fail, respond, grow.
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Teammate Every player is a great teammate first, an individual performer second.
The Team Carolina Experience

Every season has a purpose.

Year-Round development built around the calendar — not stacked on top of it.

Fall

Build the Team

Starts week of September 20

Purpose: Develop fundamentals. Build team chemistry. Install offensive and defensive systems.

Weekly Cadence
  • Tuesday Team Training
  • Sunday Team Practice
  • Tournament weeks: Tuesday + Wednesday (no Sunday)
  • Approximately 16 fall team practices
Fall Tournaments · 7v7
  • Charlotte Fall Lacrosse Classic · Oct 24/25
  • Lake Norman Fall Classic · Nov 7/8
  • Legends Chrome Classic · Nov 14/15
Winter

Prepare for Spring

December – February

Purpose: Prepare players for their spring season through small-area games, stick development, decision making, and lacrosse IQ.

Box-Field Hybrid Development Model
  • Approximately 12 box-field hybrid training sessions
  • Team box practices
  • One team box tournament — Carolina Box Invitational
  • Position development
Equipment Recommendation
  • Box Lacrosse Rib Pads recommended (not required) for added protection.
Spring

Support Your School Season

March – May

Purpose: Your school or recreation season comes first. We support it.

CLA Town Team
  • Play for their local town: LKN, South Charlotte, or Fort Mill
Monthly Team Mini Camps
  • One Sunday each month · approximately 2 hours
  • Skill development
  • Team concepts
  • Competitive scrimmages
  • Team chemistry
Summer

Compete

Late May – mid July

Purpose: Premier summer competition with the team your son has built all year.

Training
  • Approximately 18 team practices
  • Three team mini camps
Summer Tournaments · 10v10
  • Lake Norman Summer Classic · May 30/31
  • Big South Summer Classic · Jun 6/7
  • Asheville Summer Classic · Jun 20/21
  • Legends Eastern Invitational · Jun 27/28
Your Team Carolina Year

Here's what your player will receive.

Development

  • ~46 team practices
  • ~70 hours of training
  • 3 team mini camps
  • 7v7 Fall format — built for the age group
  • Box-field hybrid training
  • Team box tournament

Competition

  • 7 tournament events
  • Team box tournament
  • Premier summer competition

Experience

  • Professional coaching
  • TeamSnap communication
  • Media Day
  • Team & individual photos
  • Leadership development
  • Player evaluations
  • End-of-season celebration

Community

  • CLA Town League included (8th grade & younger)
  • Real reps with school friends
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Growing the game locally
Included · CLA Town League

This is not another travel team.

Every Team Carolina player in 8th grade and younger receives complimentary registration into the Carolina Lacrosse Association Town League.

It's an opportunity to:

  • Continue getting meaningful reps.
  • Play with friends from school and your community.
  • Grow the game locally.
  • Give back by serving as leaders and role models.
  • Stay connected to the local lacrosse community.

We believe the best players don't just compete. They help grow the game.

Leadership Team

The people running the program.

Director

Ricky Reyes

Director, Team Carolina. Built the program. Runs the program. Reachable directly at rreyes@clalax.com.

Youth Director

Billy Ward

Youth Director, overseeing development across the youngest Team Carolina age groups.

College Recruiting

Connor Doyle

Director of College Recruiting. Leads placement work for HS Red families. A long way off for 2035s — but he's on staff and watching every age group develop toward that day.

Operations

Josh Hamilton

Operations Coordinator. Logistics, tournament registrations, family-facing operations.

Coaching Staff

2035 Red Coaches

Coach announcements will be made the week of [date TBD].

Head Coach

Coming soon

Bio and background announced the week of [date TBD].

Assistant Coach

Coming soon

Bio and background announced the week of [date TBD].

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