Team Alberta: Policies and Procedures

Team Alberta has a proud history of amazing achievements and performances across many different divisions, including podiums at National tournaments in Box and Field Lacrosse, Men's and Women's programs. The Team Alberta program provides athletes from all over Alberta with a unique and high-end lacrosse development experience spearheaded by some of Alberta's best coaches.

Each of our teams will consist of Alberta lacrosse athletes selected through a process as determined by the Team Alberta Committee.

Player Eligibility Criteria

Please note that athletes trying out for the Team Alberta program must meet the following criteria:

Be a Member in good standing with the ALA.
Be registered with an ALA Club of the same sector as the Team Alberta program for which you wish to participate in that same season.
Players may try-out for both Team Alberta Box Lacrosse and Team Alberta Field Lacrosse. However, players may ultimately play on one Team Alberta team only.

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.

Refund Policy

Withdrawal during A try-out: A tryout fee 100% non-refundable.
Withdrawal due to injury: will be prorated based on date of withdrawal Credit card refunds are completed within 72 hours; from the date the Team Alberta Coordinator receives the withdrawal notice.

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

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:

There is evidence that the player demonstrates the caliber to play at the level necessary to contribute to Team Alberta ;
There is space available on a team’s roster and no players who have previously been placed on a team will be displaced;
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

Team Alberta Player Code of Conduct

Team Alberta Coach and Manager Code of Conduct

Team Alberta Parent Code of Conduct