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.
If you wish to apply for an Exemption from the Team Alberta Lacrosse tryouts AND you meet the criteria for alternative evaluation, please complete and submit this form.
