First Group of Qualifying Tournaments for US Lacrosse Nationals Announced

SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse today named 33 youth tournaments that will serve as qualifying events for the 10th annual US Lacrosse Nationals, set for Aug. 2-5, 2018, at DE Turf Sports Complex in Frederica, Del.

The qualifying tournaments meet the best-practice guidelines of the US Lacrosse tournament sanctioning program, and they will provide 14U, 13U and 12U teams with opportunities to qualify for a berth in the 2018 US Lacrosse Nationals. Players and coaches will be members of US Lacrosse.

“We are very excited to work with 12 of the leading event operators in the country to improve the youth lacrosse tournament experience for teams and families across the country,” said Robin Baxter, director of club accounts and sanctioning at US Lacrosse. “We appreciate their participation and look forward to capping off the 2017-18 tournament season with terrific celebration and competition at our US Lacrosse Nationals.”

Teams participating in the more competitive divisions of up to four qualifying tournaments during the 2017-18 tournament season will accrue points. Teams that compete in more than four qualifiers will have only their top four point totals count towards qualification status.

The point structure is as follows:

Pool Play Win: 10 points
Pool Play Draw: 5 points
Playoff Game Win: 20 points
Reaching the Final: 20-point bonus
Tournament Champion: 30-point bonus
Non-Playoff Consolation Round Win: 6 points
Consolation Draw: 3 points

For qualifiers that are one-day events without playoffs, teams will earn 10 points for each win and five points for each draw.

Qualification standings will be auto-calculated through the Sports Illustrated Play Tourney Machine platform at uslacrossenationals.com.

Teams holding the top 16 spots at the conclusion of the qualification period will earn a spot in the US Lacrosse Nationals. In the girls’ 13U and 14U divisions, Igloo (N.Y.) and Yellow Jackets 2022 Blue (N.Y.), respectively, have earned automatic bids to next year’s Nationals based on their victories in the 2017 championships.

US Lacrosse Nationals qualifying tournaments to date include:

OPERATOR	TOURNAMENT	BOYS/GIRLS	DATES	LOCATION
Adrenaline Lacrosse	Western Kickoff	Boys	10/14-15/2017	Sunnyvale, CA
NXTsports	Fall Classic	Girls	10/21-22/2017	Downington, PA
NXTsports	Southern Tilt	Boys	10/29/2017	Emerson, GA
NXTsports	Rockford Fall Classic	Boys	10/29/2017	Loves Park, IL
Top of the Bay	Fall Lax Clash	Girls	11/5/2017	Bel Air, MD
NXTsports	Harvest Classic	Boys	11/5/2017	West Chester, PA
NXTsports	Belle of the Brawl	Girls	11/11/2017	Columbia, SC
South Wake Sports	Raleigh LaxFest	Boys/Girls	11/11-12/2017	Raleigh, NC
Bitter Lacrosse	Palmetto Lax Festival I	Boys/Girls	11/11-12/2017	Charleston, SC
Adrenaline Lacrosse	Blackjack Classic	Boys	12/2-3/2017	Henderson, NV
Bitter Lacrosse	Texas Lax Festival I	Boys/Girls	12/9-10/2017	Lockhart, TX
Adrenaline Lacrosse	The Challenge	Boys	1/6-7/2018	Del Mar, CA
Bitter Lacrosse	Florda Lax Festival	Boys	1/6-7/2018	West Palm Beach, FL
Michigan Chapter of US Lacrosse	Michigan Youth Championships	Boys/Girls	Summer 2018	Brighton, MI
Bitter Lacrosse	Texas Lax Festival II	Boys	Summer 2018	Lockhart, TX
Orlando Lacrosse	Summer Faceoff	Boys	Summer 2018	Kissimmee, FL
NXTsports	South Carolina Shootout	Boys	Summer 2018	Columbia, SC
NXTsports	Wildcard	Boys	Summer 2018	Lewisville, TX
NXTsports	Summer Jam	Boys	Summer 2018	Kennesaw, GA
NXTsports	All-American	Girls	Summer 2018	Downingtown, PA
Adrenaline Lacrosse	Platinum Cup	Boys	Summer 2018	Frederica, DE
Top of the Bay	Laxin Out Loud	Girls	Summer 2018	Bel Air, MD
Bitter Lacrosse	Palmetto Lax Classic	Boys/Girls	Summer 2018	Charleston, SC
NXTsports	Meltdown	Boys	Summer 2018	Downingtown, PA
Adrenaline Lacrosse	America's Finest	Boys/Girls	Summer 2018	San Diego, CA
STEPS Lacrosse	Lax for the Cure	Girls	Summer 2018	New Egypt, NJ
NXTsports	Blue Hen	Boys	Summer 2018	Frederica, DE
NXTsports	Rippin at the Ranch	Boys/Girls	Summer 2018	Lakewood Ranch, FL
3d Lacrosse	Riptide at Oceanside	Boys	Summer 2018	Oceanside, CA
Ultimate Events and Sports	The Grind	Girls	Summer 2018	Chester County, PA
NXTsports	NXT Cup	Boys	Summer 2018	Downingtown, PA
NXTsports	The Grail	Boys/Girls	Summer 2018	Westfield, IN
NXTsports	The Crabcake	Girls	Summer 2018	North East, MD
Lacrosse Monkey	STX Minnesota Shootout	Girls	Summer 2018	Stillwater, MN
Bitter Lacrosse	Stowe Lax Festival I	Boys/Girls	Summer 2018	Stowe, VT
Trilogy Lacrosse	Trilogy Providence Tournament	Boys	Summer 2018	Providence, RI
Adrenaline Lacrosse	Adrenaline Western Shootout	Boys	Summer 2018	Aurora, CO

Additional qualifying tournaments for the US Lacrosse Nationals will be announced when confirmed.