FAQs

As a program founded by coaches, our focus is quality instruction above all else. Our success in tournament play and in helping players get recruited by college coaches is a result of our ability to train lacrosse athletes unlike any other program in the Southeast. With over 150 men’s and women’s lacrosse coaches in our organization, we are able to provide the appropriate instruction for your son or daughter wherever they are in their progression and allow them the opportunity to achieve their personal goals within the program.

Elite Lacrosse is for male and female players who are looking to compete against the top lacrosse teams in North America. Our high school Elite teams travel to prestigious recruiting tournaments while our middle school Elite teams attend highly selective tournaments that help prepare them for the recruiting events in their future. Our boys’ Select teams compete in Atlanta and throughout the region and are intended to provide emerging players the opportunity to improve under the instruction of experienced coaches following the same curriculum used by our Elite teams.

The Warehouse is our 7500 square foot indoor facility where our talented group of instructors provide individual and small group training for boys and girls of all ages and skill levels.

We select our Thunder and Atlanta Storm Elite teams in August of each year. Our Select teams are chosen later in the summer. The Thunder National tryouts are held in January. Check the tryouts page periodically for updates.

Many of our skill development clinics and warehouse training sessions are scheduled during the weekend and may fit into your vacation or travel schedule. Additionally, our National Teams’ rosters include players from across the country. Please email us at info@thunderlb3lacrosse.com and we’ll connect you with information on how to be considered for our programs.

Credit & Refund Policy

3Step Sports, LLC/Lacrosse Division

Team Events: Involuntary Cancellation Policy – Weather, Facility Closure, COVID-19, etc.

Deposits are non-refundable for all 3STEP Lacrosse team events. Teams attending a 3STEP Lacrosse team event must pay an initial deposit with the full balance due in full 60 days prior to the event. If an event is involuntarily cancelled, teams paid in full will be offered a 90% credit or a 50% refund of their paid in full balance. Those teams not paid in full (deposit only or partial balance) will receive a 50% credit of the balance paid. Credits or refunds will be processed a minimum of 60 days after the event. 3STEP Lacrosse will not be responsible for any ancillary or related expenses incurred by any individual, team, club or organization if the tournament is canceled in whole or in part.

Team Events: Voluntary Cancellation Policy – Team Chooses to Withdraw

Deposits are non-refundable for all 3STEP Lacrosse team events. Teams attending a 3STEP Lacrosse team event must pay an initial deposit with the final balance due in full 60 days prior to the event. If a team that has paid in full wishes to withdraw and submits a request at least 60 days prior to the scheduled event date, 3STEP Lacrosse will issue a full credit less the initial deposit amount or a full refund less the initial deposit amount. No credit or refund requests of any kind will be granted if a cancelation is made less than 60 days prior to the scheduled event date. Credits or refunds will be processed a minimum of 60 days after the date of the request to withdraw. 3STEP Lacrosse will not be responsible for any ancillary or related expenses incurred by any individual, team, club or organization if the team wishes to withdraw in whole or in part.

Individual Events: Involuntary Cancellation Policy – Weather, Facility Closure, COVID-19, Injury, etc.

Deposits are non-refundable for all 3STEP Lacrosse individual events. Individuals attending a 3STEP Lacrosse individual event must pay an initial deposit with the final balance due 60 days prior to the event. If an event is involuntarily cancelled, individuals will be offered a 90% credit or a 50% refund of their paid in full balance. Individuals who have not paid in full (deposit only or partial balance) will receive a 50% credit of the balance paid. Medical documentation will be required for individuals who cannot attend due to injury or illness. Credits and refunds will be processed a minimum of 60 days after the event. 3STEP Lacrosse will not be responsible for any ancillary or related expenses incurred by any individual, family, club or organization if the event is canceled in whole or in part.

Individual Events: Voluntary Cancellation Policy – Player Chooses to Withdraw

Deposits are non-refundable for all 3STEP Lacrosse individual events. Individuals attending a 3STEP Lacrosse individual event must pay an initial deposit with the final balance due 60 days prior to the event. If an individual that has registered and paid in full wishes to withdraw and submits a request at least 60 days prior to the scheduled event date, 3STEP Lacrosse will issue a full credit less the initial deposit amount a or a full refund less the initial deposit amount. No credit or refund requests of any kind will be granted if a cancelation is made less than 60 days prior to the scheduled event date. Credits or refunds will be processed a minimum of 60 days after the date of the request to withdraw. 3STEP Lacrosse will not be responsible for any ancillary or related expenses incurred by any individual, family, club or organization if the individual wishes to withdraw.

Club Teams: Involuntary Cancellation Policy – Weather, Facility Closure, COVID-19, Injury, etc.

Deposits are non-refundable for all 3STEP Lacrosse clubs. Individuals registering for a 3STEP Lacrosse club must pay an initial deposit. After the initial deposit, individuals registered with a 3STEP Lacrosse club must keep their account in good standing according to the published payment policies and schedule. If a season or tournament is involuntarily cancelled, in whole or in part, individuals with an account in good standing or that have paid in full, will be offered a pro-rata credit commensurate to the amount of cancelled programming less the initial deposit. Medical documentation will be required for individuals who cannot attend due to injury or illness. Credits will be processed a minimum of 60 days after cancellation. 3STEP Lacrosse will not be responsible for any ancillary or related expenses incurred by any individual, family, club or organization if the club season is canceled in whole or in part.

Club Teams: Voluntary Cancellation Policy – Player Chooses to Withdraw

Deposits are non-refundable for all 3STEP Lacrosse clubs. Individuals registering for a 3STEP Lacrosse club must pay an initial deposit. After the initial deposit, individuals registered with a 3STEP Lacrosse club must keep their account in good standing according to the published payment policies and schedule. If an individual player / customer voluntarily withdraws from a 3STEP Lacrosse club at any point, said player / customer forfeits all monies paid and no credits or refunds will be granted for any reason. 3STEP Lacrosse will not be responsible for any ancillary or related expenses incurred by any individual, family, club or organization if the individual player / customer wishes to withdraw.

• Respect the game, play fairly and follow its rules and regulations and show respect for authority.
• Demonstrate good sportsmanship before, during and after all games, practices or related activities.
• Be courteous and respectful to opposing teams, players, coaches and the officials. 
• Be on your best behavior at team hotels and restaurants while traveling.
• Refrain from the use of drugs, tobacco, alcohol and abusive language.
• Abstain from using social media that in any way that may reflect negatively on the program, including making degrading comments about teammates, coaches, opponents, officials or other lacrosse programs. In addition to our club monitoring social media, college coaches are potentially watching so players should act accordingly.
• Attend all practices not conflicted by a prior commitment and all tournaments/games you committed to upon registration.

• Encourage good sportsmanship by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches, fans and officials at games and practices.
• Encourage my child to play by the rules and respect the rights of players, coaches, fans and officials.
• Agree to allow the coaches to instruct my child during game and practice situations and not interfere by offering additional instruction from the sidelines or give my child instructions counter to those of the coach. Unless asked for their assistance, parents are to stand on the opposite sideline during games and  outside of the field space during practice.
• Recognize that coaches are willing to discuss only my child or the coaching philosophies, but agree that discussions will take place at the appropriate time and place and never during or directly after a game or practice or in the presence of any players.
• Ensure my child attends all practices not conflicted by a prior commitment and all tournaments/games they committed to upon registration.

Visit our warehouse section on the website and follow directions from there.

No, all sessions are small group lessons. Offensive lessons are maxed at 8 players, Defensive at 6 and Goalies at 4 players.

When a time disappears, this means the lesson is Full.

Go into the Upper Hand App and cancel your lesson. This must be done 12 hours before your lesson.

Lacrosse Stick, Helmet, Gloves and Sneakers. Players should also bring their own personal water or sports drink, Goalies will need full goalie equipment. Please leave the bags in the car.

Yes 1 lesson for $75, 5 lessons for $300, 10 lessons for $550 and 20 lessons for $1000. Unused lessons will not expire.

Please register for the Elite tryout and email Rick Lewis at rick@thunderlax.com to explain that your son will miss the tryouts. Once cleared by the doctor, we will set up an individual tryout for placement. We will have a spot for him on an Elite or Select team.

Please register for the Elite tryout and email Rick Lewis at rick@thunderlb3lacrosse.com and include your son’s name, graduation year, and the date(s) he will miss. We will make every opportunity to provide a thorough and fair evaluation on the date(s) he can attend.

We will use evaluation notes from the first set of tryouts for placement.

Players will be notified if they are invited to the callback. A call back invitation does not guarantee placement on an Elite team.

Those cut from the Elite program will be directed towards the Select program. Some players will receive a link to register for a Select team based on their performance at the Elite tryout.

The Blue team is the top team. However, all Elite teams will be very competitive and represent the best players in each class.

Yes. We will use the fall as an evaluation period for our summer teams. After the fall season our staff will evaluate each player based on level of commitment and performance on field. We reserve the right to move players between teams.

We are committed to securing the best coaches to work with our players and will do everything possible to ensure the best possible combination for training and game management. We will do our best to communicate coaching decisions in a timely manner, but reserve the right to make changes as necessary. We will also hire additional training coaches as those opportunities become available.

Thunder Select is a select level local travel club team. Tryouts are held for all teams and cuts are made for these teams.

The Select program is set up with a 6-week program in the fall and summer allowing the option for players to choose to play in the fall season, summer season or in our annual program.

Elite tryouts don’t guarantee a Select roster spot. All players need to tryout for all teams. You will not be charged extra tryout fee if you tried out for the Elite program.

Yes. We will use the fall as an evaluation period for our summer teams. After the fall season our staff will evaluate each player based on level of commitment and performance on field. We reserve the right to move players between teams.

While there may be some adjustment based on events available, Select teams will generally play two local fall tournaments, and 3 summer tournaments, including two local and one regional.