TEAM REGISTRATION
Tournament Dates
11 - 14 March 2023
Event Registration is now CLOSED for the 2023 National Schools Lacrosse Championships.
Age Categories
Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 March - U19A & U19B
Monday 13 March - U19C, U15A & U15B
Tuesday 14 March - U14 & U13
Entries closed on Wednesday 7 December 2022.
UMPIRING INFORMATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
The U19A and U19B teams will pay an umpiring fee as well as their tournament entry fee. All umpiring will be arranged centrally by England Lacrosse, schools are not required to supply individual umpires.
Umpires for U19C, U15A, U15B, U14 and U13 competitions:
To help with umpiring for the above competitions England Lacrosse are looking to centrally deploy umpires using a central pool. We understand that some schools have qualified umpires in-house that they will wish to use to minimise costs within these age competitions.
If you wish to add your own umpire into the central pool, you can do so by sending names and emails to Ryan Griffiths r.griffiths@englandlacrosse.co.uk by the end of January 2023. Schools that provide an Umpire to the pool will not incur a % of the umpire costs for that competition day. In-house umpires that are allocated to the central pool will be required to officiate for the full day and will therefore, due to the scheduling, not be able to coach as well.
Schools that either do not wish to use an in-house umpire or are unable to provide one into the central pool, will be invoiced for the cost of the umpires split between all schools who did not provide one..
This will reduce the overall costs to schools who have previously paid for external umpires to officiate on the day, whilst still allowing schools who have in-house umpires to use them.
In order to umpire any game a person must, at the date of the tournament, must be registered with England Lacrosse and hold a current EL umpiring qualification at Level 1 or above. You are encouraged to use at least a Level 2 rated official wherever possible.
There are multiple training and mentoring opportunities available throughout the season. Please get in touch with Ryan Griffiths r.griffiths@englandlacrosse.co.uk or your Regional Association, to find out where your nearest training/mentoring opportunity is.
REFUNDS
Schools will not be eligible to any competition entry fee or officiating refund if a team is withdrawn from any competition after their entry has been confirmed.
LATE WITHDRAWAL FEE AND CANCELLATION
Schools will be issued with a £250 Schedule Alteration fee per team if any withdrawal is made on, or after 31st January 2023, up to and during the Championships.
Financial Assistance
England Lacrosse value and welcome schools getting in touch to discuss any financial questions around entering National Schools. Where possible we will try and support and work with schools to ensure they are able to participate in the Championships. Please contact Abigail Merrill via email - a.merrill@englandlacrosse.co.uk if you have any questions.