Next Level Lacrosse, also referred to as Next Level Spartans, is a Bethesda, Maryland-area club offering boys and girls programs from beginner clinics through competitive travel teams. The club states that its mission is focused intensely on player development and mental performance. Nationally, the boys program is ranked #2 on US Club Lax. Practices and training sessions take place at Washington Episcopal School, The Heights School, and St. Andrew's Episcopal School.
WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE US
Why families choose this club
Mental performance training
The club partners with One Play Development to teach mental skills such as confidence, focus, goal setting, and resilience alongside field coaching.
Clear development pathway
Offerings progress from LaxKids beginner clinics through rec training, travel teams, and summer camps according to age and ability.
Convenient home fields
The club cites itself as the most conveniently located club program in the Bethesda area, with year-round practices held at two home turf fields.
College placement track record
Alumni records show dozens of college lacrosse commitments each yearfrom 2019 through 2027, featuring schools like Georgetown, Navy, Cornell, and Johns Hopkins.
Detailed alumni tracking
Commitment lists published on the site identify each player's high school and destination college, including Ivy League programs like Brown and Yale.
Travel coaches in rec
The Little & Big Spartans rec program is instructed directly by travel team coaches and players.
PROGRAMS
Programs
Next Level organizes boys and girls programs from LaxKids beginner clinics to Little & Big Spartans rec training, competitive travel teams, summer camps, and DMV-area high school leagues. The boys travel teams cover 2nd through 11th grade and demand a yearlong commitment, evaluating players across grade-based tryout groupings. The fall season includes team activities, practices, scrimmages or games, and two to four tournaments. During the winter, teams participate in two to three team activities per week including practices and scrimmages. Spring competition features a pre-season tournament in March alongside two practices and one league game weekly. Summer play involves one to two practices per week and two to five tournaments.
FallTeam activities, practices, scrimmages/games, plus 2-4 tournaments
Winter2 to 3 team activities per week including practices and scrimmages
SpringPre-season tournament in March; 2 practices and 1 league game weekly
Summer1 to 2 practices per week plus 2 to 5 tournaments
Primary training locations: Washington Episcopal School, The Heights School, St. Andrew's Episcopal School
TUITION
Cost to play
Attending tryouts for the boys travel team costs a nonrefundable $75 fee, with players receiving a reversible jersey upon registration. The club lists no specific membership or annual tuition dollar amount on its website.
The club's pages do not publish a formal staff roster or credentials list for its coaches.
Alumni coach involvement
A promotional video highlights coach and alumnus Clay Weiss, cited with Gonzaga '20 and Vermont '24 backgrounds.
COLLEGE RECRUITING TRACK RECORD
College Recruiting Track Record
The club's website maintains year-by-year lists of alumni college lacrosse commitments from 2019 through 2027, naming dozens of players, their high schools, and the colleges they committed to, including programs like Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Navy, and Yale.
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