Tryouts · July 14–15 · Huntersville

Carolina Miners — Lake Norman's premier travel club.

Tryout-based travel rosters every Fall and Summer. Year-round development in Huntersville for families who want it.

Two Carolina Miners players celebrating mid-air after a goal. Lake Norman · Carolina Miners
Player Interest · Classes of 2028–2037

Interested in the Miners?

Fill out a Player Interest Form for grad years 2028–2037. It takes about a minute — tell us your player's grad year, position, and current club. We'll follow up with next steps for the right team on the pathway.

Miners rosters are 2032 Yellow · 2033 Yellow · 2035 Futures. Other classes (2028–2031, 2034, 2036–37) route to Team Carolina — same organization, same coaches, same pathway.

Why Families Choose Miners

Fun. Competitive. Flexible.

Three things every Lake Norman family deserves from a travel lacrosse program. We don't trade any of them off — we build the program around all three.

Fun

Practices boys actually want to come back to. Real teammates, real games, real progress. The point of youth sports is still the point.

Competitive

Tryout-based travel teams by grad year. If numbers and level of play support a second team within a grad year, we field it — at a lower price point and a lighter commitment. Coaches with college and high-level club résumés. We chase wins and we build players who go on to play.

Flexible

Two paths. Full-Year is every season under one staff — Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. Fall + Summer is the two core competitive seasons only. Same team, same coaches either way. Multi-sport athletes welcome — football, basketball, hockey, baseball.

89+
CLA college commits
D1 · D2 · D3 across the ecosystem
8
Area HS & MS head coaches
On the Miners sideline
4
Seasons under one staff
Fall · Winter · Spring · Summer
100%
Practices in Huntersville
R.C. Bradford + Huntersville Athletic Park
One CLA Standard

One standard. Multiple front doors.

Carolina Miners and Team Carolina both live under the Carolina Lacrosse Association — same coaching standard, same recruiting pathway, same commitment to CONNECT beyond winning. Miners is the Lake Norman front door for families who want travel lacrosse close to home. Team Carolina is the state-wide front door for families ready to travel further to compete.

Build Your Year

One program. Built to fit your family.

Two paths. Full-Year is the program — Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer under one staff. The Fall + Summer bundle is available for families who want the two core competitive seasons only. Same team, same coaches either way. All local in Huntersville.

Core Season · Fall

Fall Travel

3 practices per week · 18 practices total · 3 regional tournaments. September through mid-November. Tryout-based travel team, A and B when roster size allows.

Core Season · Summer

Summer Travel

3 practices per week · 24 practices total · 4 regional tournaments. The big developmental push of the year. Same tryout-based travel roster as Fall.

Included in Full-Year

Winter Training

Roughly 10–12 training sessions. Positional training and speed training at Huntersville-area venues. Multi-sport athletes attend what fits around their winter sport — no penalty for missing.

Included in Full-Year

Spring Training

Roughly 6 training sessions. Skill work that runs around the high school and middle school spring season. Sharpens what he is already doing — school ball comes first.