Ottawa, ON—Team Canada hopefuls from coast to coast will be able to in one of four regional tryouts in the 2024 U20 Women’s National Team selection process.
Halifax (June 10-11, 2023), Port Coquitlam (July 1-2, 2023), Calgary (July 29-30, 2023), and Oshawa (August 5-6, 2023) will host players from across the nation, where Team Canada coaches will be evaluating them as they build the next national team, set to compete at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 World Championships in Hong Kong.
Registration opens on February 1, 2023, at 12 p.m. ET, and costs $300 plus provincial tax per registrant. Players are allowed to register for any of the four regional tryouts, but they are not permitted to register for more than one event. Each player registered will receive a Nike Lacrosse Canada t-shirt, practice shorts, and pinnie to keep. Registration will close May 12, 2023.
Please note, for players to be eligible to compete in the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 World Championships in Hong Kong, they must be born after Aug 31, 2003, and before Aug 14, 2009.
Athletes applying for the tryout will be required to sign a Lacrosse Canada National Team Athlete Agreement, which outlines the rules, regulations and policies that they must follow, a photo release waiver, liability waiver, and meet all anti-doping education and testing requirements set forth by the CCES or WADA.
For more information, please see the registration portal.
About Lacrosse Canada
Founded in 1867, Lacrosse Canada is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada. Our organization is comprised of 10 Member Associations representing nearly 85,000 individual participants, including coaches, officials, and athletes of all ages and abilities. Lacrosse Canada’s mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members, leading our partners, and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate. Lacrosse Canada oversees the delivery of numerous national championships and the participation of Team Canada at all international events sanctioned by World Lacrosse. Lacrosse Canada is proud to be affiliated with partners that share the same vision and values, including our corporate partners -NormaTec Recovery Systems, Zoll, Gait Lacrosse, Cascade Lacrosse, Signature Lacrosse and Baron Rings - as well as our funding partners the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada, and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation.
For more information, please contact:
Terry Rayner
High Performance and National Championships Coordinator
Lacrosse Canada
Email: terry@lacrosse.ca