Where to play lacrosse in Jacksonville
Every option I could find in Northeast Florida, from the youth clubs in St. Johns County to the adult team that plays statewide.
Checked August 2026
Kids
Youth and travel
Ponte Vedra Lacrosse Club
The main youth organization in the area, running Riptide for rec and Jaws for travel, boys and girls, roughly 8U through high school. It is the biggest feeder in the region and the reason there are so many sticks sitting in St. Johns County garages.
YouthX Factor Lacrosse Club
A newer elite boys travel program out of Ponte Vedra, started because competitive lacrosse in North Florida grew faster than the existing clubs could absorb.
Youth, travelTeens
High school
Area varsity programs
Several schools field teams, including Episcopal in Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra High in St. Johns County. For any specific school the athletic department will give you a faster answer than a list I would have to keep current.
High schoolWatch only
College
Jacksonville University Dolphins
The only Division I men's program in Florida, coached by John Galloway, and they won the ASUN in 2026. You cannot play for them, but a JU game is the most reliable place in this city to run into other people who play.
WatchGrown men
Men's adult lacrosse
Jacksonville Armadillos
The adult men's club in town, playing in the Florida Lacrosse League against Tampa, Orlando, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. They won the FLL Masters division in 2026, so they can play. Their website has expired and the schedule still sitting on it stops in 2019, so Facebook is the only way in. I asked to join that group a while back and never heard back, which is the only reason I am not in it.
Club, seriousFlorida Lacrosse League
The statewide league the Armadillos play in, with an Open division and a Masters division for 35 and over.
LeagueCasual men's pickup
Nothing I could find. There is no standing weekly run you can just show up to, and everything that does exist asks you to commit to a roster and a season first.
The gap
The gap
The part I am trying to fix
You do not need a league to get the stick out of the garage, since any wall works for wall ball and the barrier to playing catch is zero. A real run is harder. It takes twenty people free at the same hour on the same field, and nobody ever gets that organized on a group text.
So I am building a list and asking one question, which is when you could actually show up. If enough of us overlap on a specific evening, we have a game.