Team Alberta

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Tryout Injury Policy

If an athlete is injured before the Regional Tryouts/Invitational Selection Camp and cannot participate but wishes to still be considered for evaluation, the athlete must communicate those wishes, in writing, to the Head Coach of the team, the Team Alberta Coordinator, and the Director of High Performance. To be considered, the athlete must pay the Regional Tryouts fee ($75) and Invitational Selection Camp Fee ($75) and attend both camps to remain eligible.

Tryout Policy For Absent Players For Reason Other Than Injury

Team Alberta Lacrosse is committed to a fair and transparent player evaluation and selection process. To accurately and fairly evaluate all participating players, it is expected that, barring exceptional circumstances, players who are fit to play, will attend at least one Regional Tryouts scheduled for their division.

In cases where a player is unable to attend any of Team Alberta’s Regional Tryouts owing to an “exceptional circumstance”, the player and/or their parent or guardian may make a formal request for alternative evaluation. Examples of exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to:

- Academic-related absences where the player is attending school outside of Alberta or has a bona fide academic/school-related commitment that conflicts with Team Alberta’s scheduled tryouts,
- Sport-related absences where the player is participating in high-performance competition (e.g. provincial, national, or international championship level) in lacrosse or another sport,
- Domestic-related absences where the player’s family situation precludes their attendance at a scheduled tryout (e.g. death in the immediate family, or critical family illness)

For a case to be considered for alternative evaluation, the player must:

- Be registered with an ALA-sanctioned lacrosse club in the discipline of lacrosse (box or field) for which they wish to tryout,
- Have registered to try out for Team Alberta and paid the Regional Tryout fee ($75) and Invitational Selection Camp Fee ($75),
- Submit a formal written request to both the Team Alberta Coordinator and the Director of High Performance requesting an alternative evaluation. The written request must provide detailed information       about the exceptional circumstance that warrants consideration, and
- Present verifiable evidence in support of their request.

The Director of High Performance, the Team Alberta Coordinator, and the Team Alberta Head Coach will review requests for alternative evaluation on a case-by-case basis. Should a request for alternative evaluation be approved, the player’s skills and abilities will be assessed through a variety of means including,

- Game film submissions,
- References and/or interviews with current and past coaches,
- A review of player statistical data (e.g. goals, assists, shots, draw controls, ground ball pickups, caused turnovers, etc.), and
- Recent evaluation reports from the player’s home lacrosse club.

A player who undergoes an approved alternative evaluation may only be added to a Team Alberta team if the following conditions are met:

1.  There is evidence that the player demonstrates the caliber to play at the level necessary to contribute to Team Alberta ;
2.  There is space available on a team’s roster and no players who have previously been placed on a team will be displaced;
3.  There is unanimous agreement on the part of the Director of High Performance, the Team Alberta Coordinator, and the Team Alberta Head Coach of the player’s placement on the team

Multiple Team Tryout Policy

Players will be permitted to try out for Team Alberta in both box lacrosse and field lacrosse in 2024. Please note that as Team Alberta is a parent-funded, cost-recovery program, it is not possible to reduce the team fees for players who opt to play in both disciplines for Team Alberta. Players wishing to play both box and field must pay the prescribed fees for each team.

Team Alberta Lacrosse is committed to a fair and transparent player evaluation and selection process. To accurately and fairly evaluate all participating players, it is expected that, barring exceptional circumstances, players who are fit to play, will attend at least one Regional Tryouts scheduled for their division.

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