About the Knights Competitive Program

In addition to its House League program, the Knights Lacrosse Association also offers a competitive lacrosse program. All players are encouraged to play in both programs. The NKMLA tries to field two teams at each level, from Tyke to Midget and a single Intermediate team, where numbers are sufficient.

Try-outs start in early April and practice is normally scheduled for once or twice a week. The teams participate in several tournaments throughout the season. The Novice to Midget Number 1 teams usually participate in 4 tournaments: 2 in the Toronto area, and two local tournaments in Nepean and Gloucester. The Tykes, all Number 2 teams and the Intermediate team usually participate in the 3 local tournaments: Cornwall, Nepean and Gloucester. All teams can and are encouraged to participate in the Provincial Tournament. The Provincial tournaments are offered at the level of competition of your team. Teams that reach the “A” level, based on the decision of the coached and parents, play an additional two qualifier tournaments in the Toronto area.

The Association promotes the competitive season as a family event. We try to arrange tournaments and hotels together as an Association. Many families bring their BBQs, plan events/excursions around the tournament games, etc. in an attempt to try to make the weekend a semi-family vacation with the added lacrosse games. Family vacation times are accommodated during the season but for the lead up time to the Provincials, the Association does ask each family be committed to the team and its development and to plan around this time to allow sufficient preparation time for the Team.

Competitive Team Players

Based on the positive feedback from the previous seasons, and in response to concerns regarding competitive and house league player development, burnout, and over-scheduling, Nepean Knights have decided, that the players on the Novice to Midget Competitive teams ( with exception of Tyke 2 and Girls) will not play in the House League Program. While there were many factors on both sides to do this, the main consideration was that the house league program would not suffer by removing a full team of players and associated coaches.

2012 Competitive Coaches

Knights Competitive Team Honour Roll

We present the Knight's Championship winning history at the Provincials:

• 1971 Novice “D” Champions
• 1972 Novice “C” Champions
• 1972 Midget “C” Champions
• 1976 Peewee “C” Champions
• 1979 Bantam “D” Champions
• 1982 Peewee “C” Champions
• 1988 Peewee “C” Champions
• 1991 Novice “C” Champions
• 1991 Intermediate “C” Champions
• 1997 Midget “B” Champions
• 2000 Midget “B” Champions
• 2001 Midget “B” Champions
• 2001 Bantam “A” Bronze Medal
• 2003 Midget “A” Bronze Medal
• 2009 Novice “E” Champions (Novice-2)
• 2010 Intermediate “C” Champions