About
Lake Placid Summit Youth Classic
Celebrating 10 years of the fountain of youth!
Lacrosse is more than just X's and O's, it's a way of life.
July 6–10, 2026
The Lake Placid Youth Classic is designed as a competitive and fun youth lacrosse tournament in the heart of the Adirondacks, with an exciting festival atmosphere. Focused on player development through increasingly balanced competition, and fun off-field activities, the Youth Classic is often referred to as a 'Lax-Cation' opportunity. Vacation atmosphere, with a tournament schedule built to concentrate games, allowing plenty of time to enjoy local Adirondack-style activities with family, friends and teammates.
Boys Games: July 6–8, 2026
9am start, 6pm finish Monday/Tuesday, with all games expected to wrap by 2pm Wednesday.
North Elba Athletic Fields: 6 fields
Saranac Lake High School: 3 fields — a first-ever expansion for the youth event. This allows for less congestion at NEAF and spreads our participants out a little wider in the region.
All teams will play at both venues.
The Youth Classic has now grown to 80 teams from across NY, MD, NH, CT, PA, MA, and CAN!
Girls Games: July 8–10, 2026 - First ever girls Youth action in LP
After boys’ games conclude Wednesday, the first-ever Girls divisions within the Youth event begins!
Wednesday, July 8 – Friday, July 10.
Wednesday games begin at 3:30pm and finish at 7:30pm; Thursday runs 10am–2pm; and Friday runs 10am–1pm to close out the week of lacrosse.
North Elba Athletic Fields: 4 fields
17-20 teams from NY, MD, and MA!
