Ontario's most competitive travel lacrosse program, and a pathway to prep school and NCAA lacrosse. Coached by NLL, NCAA and Junior A players, from a first stick at Cubs Club to the top U.S. tournaments and recruiting showcases.
Our mission is to educate, develop and elevate Ontario lacrosse players with elite coaching and meaningful games against the top competition in North America.
In ten years BEAST has grown into the most competitive travel program in Ontario, with players coming from all over the province. Our teams are known for a relentless, hardworking, gritty style of play, and they're coached by some of the best in Canada.
The program is built around elite-level hockey players, so athletes can play both sports at the highest level without choosing between them. Our schedule doesn't conflict with OLA box lacrosse or hockey. Players keep their home club and their hockey team.
Grad classes 2028 through 2037, plus the 2013/14 World Series team.
Second teams for 2013/14 and 2015/16.
13 teams this season. Where we field both, every player lands on the team where development, exposure and competition are balanced for them.
The team comes together each Sunday in the fall, right after August tryouts.
Two full team days keep the group connected through hockey season.
Eight spring practices to sharpen systems before travelling.
Younger teams play closer to home in upstate New York and Pennsylvania. The 2028–2033 grad classes travel to the top U.S. tournaments and recruiting showcases.
BEAST teams at tournaments across the U.S., playing the best clubs in North America and flying the flag.
U.S. tournaments sort players by high-school graduation year. Here's where each BEAST age group plays.
| Born | Grad class | Team |
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Classes split on June 1. A player born after June 1 moves to the next class: born after June 1, 2015 plays with the 2016s in the class of 2034.
*The World Series team is for 2014 players and for 2013 players born after July 1, 2013.
Coached by current NLL, NCAA and provincial Junior players. We believe in positive correction and progressional development: development over everything else.
Stick skills that hold up at game speed.
Speed, power and movement that carry to the ice.
Players who want to be at the field.
The BEAST way to compete.
Tryouts ran in August, but a few age groups still have room. If your player is interested, fill out the interest form and a director will follow up about an evaluation.
The form opens in a new tab. Once it's in, a director will follow up about an evaluation.
Open the interest formWe use lacrosse to open doors: prep school, NCAA programs and the education that comes with them. Our coaches have walked this road, and they help BEAST families plan every step of it.
Skills, athleticism and compete habits from coaches who've played at the top level, on Beast Black and Beast Gold travel teams.
Our 2028–2033 grad classes travel to the top U.S. tournaments and recruiting showcases, in front of the prep school and college coaches who build rosters.
Guidance on choosing and applying to prep schools in Canada and the U.S. Reid, Reilly and Kyle have spent a combined 22 years at The Hill Academy, and Reid played at Westminster School.
Kyle Kallay works with every pathway player on NCAA compliance and guides families through the whole recruiting process, backed by coaches who played at Georgetown, Loyola Maryland and Syracuse.
BEAST players are already competing at U.S. prep schools.
draft picks from our 2009 team. Both sports, the highest level, no compromise.
Our first grad classes are coming up. Watch this space for commits.
Compete With Pride isn't a hashtag. It's what we teach every day.
Every BEAST program is grouped by birth year. Tap a year to see the U.S. grad class your player competes in and every program they can join.
Beginner to high performance, arranged by season. Lacrosse is the best crossover sport for hockey players, and every program is built to fit around a hockey schedule.
Our first-stick program. Fun, age-appropriate games that teach carrying, passing, catching and shooting. Where future BEASTS begin.
13 teams: Beast Black from the 2028 to 2037 grad classes, the World Series team for 2013/14, and Beast Gold for 2013/14 and 2015/16. All compete in U.S. grad-year tournaments.
We partner with local lacrosse and hockey associations and individual teams to raise the level of training, from single clinics to complete practice plans.
For intermediate and advanced players: advanced stick handling, shooting accuracy, transition play and position-specific defence at an elite pace.
A two-hour floor session on school PA days for rep players: movement warm-up, lacrosse skills, then small-sided games.
On-floor development plus a lacrosse-specific workout and injury-prevention work at the BEAST Warehouse gym. Capped at 12 athletes per group.
Box and field skills and gameplay for beginner to advanced players, coached by local Junior A, NCAA and pro players. Every day ends with camp competitions.
The same full-day camp format, with every dollar going to support the Toronto Beaches Junior A lacrosse team.
A select six-week program with Reilly O'Connor: position-specific skill, pace of play and decision-making, followed by strength and conditioning with Morgy. Includes entry and exit meetings and personal feedback.
NLL veterans and coaches, NCAA and MLL champions, Minto Cup winners and the Toronto Beaches Jr. A staff, on the field at every BEAST practice.
What started as a way to get hockey players into lacrosse is now Ontario's most competitive travel program, and a pathway to prep school and the NCAA.
It started in 2003, when Bob Acton opened an after-school program in the Beaches that mixed hockey with homework help. Bob Acton Sports grew into a hub for young athletes, built on one idea: develop every kid to love the game for life.
BEAST began by bringing hockey players into lacrosse, and the program quickly outgrew its roots. Within a few seasons BEAST was the most competitive travel program in Ontario, drawing players from every corner of the province, all on a schedule that never conflicts with OLA box or hockey. Our 2009 team alone had 11 players drafted to the OHL.
Today the goal is bigger than wins. We use sport as a vehicle for education: developing players who can earn a place at prep school and in NCAA programs, and guiding their families through every step. BEAST players are already at U.S. prep schools. BEAST Lacrosse now has a home of its own.
Bob Acton launches an after-school hockey and homework program in the Beaches.
BEAST starts by converting hockey players to lacrosse.
Travel teams grow fast, with players coming from all over Ontario.
Lacrosse as a vehicle for education, with 13 Beast Black and Beast Gold teams for 2009–2019 birth years.
Friendships with kids from all over southern Ontario.
Compete With Pride is how we play the game.
Skills and character that last well beyond the field.
Registration runs through Mindbody. These answers save most families an email.
Create the account under your child's name, not yours. If it's under your name you won't see their schedule and may miss important emails.
Opt in to all emails when you sign up. We communicate by email often and can't add you manually because of privacy laws.
Create an account for the oldest child first, then add the others as family members using the same email address. Then email us and we'll link the accounts and send passwords for the additional players. Linked accounts can share multi-week discounts. A single camp week can't be split between players.
To see each player's schedule, log in to each account separately.
There are no refunds on camp or session purchases. Cancel at least seven days before the program starts and we'll issue a credit, valid for six months from purchase. Missed days or single sessions aren't credited.
Cubs Club needs a lacrosse stick only. For camps and skills sessions, bring a stick, gloves, helmet, shoulder and elbow pads, and cleats (preferred). No lacrosse gear yet? Hockey equipment works fine.
Send a hat, sunscreen, an extra shirt, a refillable water bottle, lunch and snacks. We're a nut-free program. Please label everything.
Selected players get a six-week fall schedule, two team days over the winter, eight spring practices and two U.S. tournaments: upstate New York and Pennsylvania for younger teams, and the top U.S. tournaments and recruiting showcases for the 2028–2033 grad classes. Home base is Sundays at Birchmount Stadium, with some practices at Vaso's Field in Oshawa and St. Andrew's College in Aurora.
No. The travel schedule is built so it doesn't conflict with OLA box lacrosse or hockey. Players stay with their home box club and their hockey team, and play BEAST on top of both. Our 2009 team had 11 players drafted to the OHL.
It's the best crossover sport there is. Lacrosse builds hand-eye coordination, conditioning and comfort with contact, and the positional awareness and battle skills transfer straight to the ice. BEAST schedules are built around hockey.
Yes. At camps, younger players with advanced skills may train with older groups. Mention it when you register.
Questions about programs, tryouts or linking family accounts? Reach out and a director will get back to you. We also run practice plans and training for local hockey and lacrosse associations.
Proud partner of the Toronto Beaches Jr. A Lacrosse Club. Part of the Bob Acton Sports family since 2003.
