Boys Travel Team Overview

Since inception our teams have consistently finished at the top of the tournaments we competed in.
Overall, our teams have won 77 Nat'l Tournament Championships (76 Field / 1 Box) & been a Finalist 31x.

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 Registration Is Open To All Area Players For Our
Winter Evaluation Days For Summer of 2025 Travel Teams.
(Registration Link)

Our travel teams were founded in 2007 to showcase Northern Ohio lacrosse players who are highly skilled but also of high character. Unlike other travel teams that only accept coaches' recommendations, we hold tryouts so that every player with an interest can showcase his talent and make a case for making the team.  As a result, our players are not primarily from 1 or 2 teams but are from numerous programs.  In fact, our 2024 teams had players from over 50 Northern Ohio schools.

Note: Players never get a spot just because they attended one of our Travel Team 'Evaluation Days' (e.g. only 2 goalies attend the summer 'Evaluation Day' so both make the team).  Instead, players have to earn a spot by playing at the level needed, given the tournaments we attend.  Therefore, we hold 'Evaluation Days' to find players year round.  We have had players selected as late as May in some years.  In addition, every year we have players we did not make the team in August, who make the team at a later 'Evaluation Day' after they have worked to fix their weaknesses.

Available Teams: Maroon and Navy - Please click here to read about the difference in the two teams.

What Does Summer Travel Cost?  What Is Included?  - Please click here to read about the cost of the summer travel program and what is included.

 

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Information On  Our Winter 'Evaluation' Days in December 2024 and January 2025

Registration: Click Here To Register For Our Winter Of 2025 Evaluation Day

Date:

• Thursday, December 5, (High School 2026, 27 and 28)
• Thursday, December 12, (Middle School 2029 and 30)
• Thursday, December 19, (Youth 2031, 32 and 33)

 

• Thursday, January 9, (High School 2026, 27 and 28)
• Thursday, January 16, (Middle School 2029 and 30)
• Thursday, January 23, (Youth 2031, 32 and 33)

 

Who: Evaluation Day is open to all area players 

Teams (By Grad Year)

• High School Teams: 2026 Grad Yr, 2027 Grad Yr and 2028 Grad Yr - 11th, 10th and 9th grade in Fall 2024.
• MS: 2029 Grad Yr, 2030 Grad Yr - 8th and 7th in Fall 2024.
• Youth: 2031 Grad Yr, 2032 Grad Yr, and 2033 Grad Yr - 6th, 5th and 4th grade in Fall 2024.

Where: CAPS Fieldhouse, 6060 West Canal Road, Valley View, Oh 44125 (off of Rockside road near 480 & 77)

Cost: $35

Time:  5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

How: Evaluation Day Format - Our Evaluation Day will consist of two parts:

• • Part 1 (35-60 minutes) - players will be evaluated through a series of basic drills that evaluate stickwork, fundamentals, dodging & defending.  These drills include shooting, 1 v 1 dodging, unsettled situations & small side scrimmages.
    • The evaluators will meet, compare notes and select two teams of players at each grade level. Players not selected for the scrimmages are allowed to leave the tryouts at this point.
  • Part 2 (35-60 minutes) - The players select for the two teams will scrimmage to give the evaluators additional opportunities to determine which players will be selected.
    • The evaluators will then meet to review their notes, review scrimmage film and select players to receive an invitation to play for Burning River Lacrosse during the 2023 /2024 season (Sept 1, 23 to July 30, 24).

Notification Of Results:

• All players, regardless of their results, will be notified within 48 hours.

More information on the travel teams can be found in the FAQs below or at Summer Travel Tournament & Practice Info

 

 

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Information On  Our Summer 'Evaluation Day' on Sunday, Aug 4, 2024

Registration: Click Here To Register For Our Summer Of 2025 Evaluation Day

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Who: Evaluation Day is open to all area players - Click here for our Summer of 2025 Travel Team Invitation Letter

Teams (By Grad Year)

• High School Teams: 2026 Grad Yr, 2027 Grad Yr and 2028 Grad Yr - 11th, 10th and 9th grade in Fall 2024.
• MS: 2029 Grad Yr, 2030 Grad Yr - 8th and 7th in Fall 2024.
• Youth: 2031 Grad Yr, 2032 Grad Yr, and 2033 Grad Yr - 6th, 5th and 4th grade in Fall 2024.

Where: Broadview Heights Rec Center - located at 9543 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

Cost: $35 ($30 before May 31 / $40 after July 21).

Time:

• High School: 9:00 am / 11:00 am.
  

• 7th or 8th grade: 11:00 am / 1:00 pm

• 4th, 5th or 6th grade: 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm.

How: Evaluation Day Format - Our Evaluation Day will consist of two parts:

• • Part 1 (35-60 minutes) - players will be evaluated through a series of basic drills that evaluate stickwork, fundamentals, dodging & defending.  These drills include shooting, 1 v 1 dodging, unsettled situations & small side scrimmages.
    • The evaluators will meet, compare notes and select two teams of players at each grade level. Players not selected for the scrimmages are allowed to leave the tryouts at this point.
  • Part 2 (35-60 minutes) - The players select for the two teams will scrimmage to give the evaluators additional opportunities to determine which players will be selected.
    • The evaluators will then meet to review their notes, review scrimmage film and select players to receive an invitation to play for Burning River Lacrosse during the 2023 /2024 season (Sept 1, 23 to July 30, 24).

Notification Of Results:

• All players, regardless of their results, will be notified within 48 hours. 
• The top players will be invited to our 'Team Selection' day on Sunday, August 11, 2024 to determine which team (Maroon or Navy) they will participate on for the 2024/2025 season. 
  • Full details on the Team Selection day will be sent to those players directly.

 

Team Selection Day Times:

• High School: 9:00 am / 11:00 am.
  

• 7th or 8th grade: 11:00 am / 1:00 pm

• 4th, 5th or 6th grade: 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm.

 

More information on the travel teams can be found in the FAQs below or at Summer Travel Tournament & Practice Info

 

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Information On  Our 'Team Selection Day' on Sunday, Aug 11, 2024

Registration: No registration is required

Cost: N/A

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Who:

• All players extended an invitation following our August 4, 2024 Evaluation Day
• All returning BR players from the 2023/24 season

Where: Broadview Heights Rec Center - located at 9543 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

Time:

• High School: 9:00 am / 11:00 am.
  

• 7th or 8th grade: 11:00 am / 1:00 pm

• 4th, 5th or 6th grade: 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm.

How: Evaluation Day Format - Our Evaluation Day will consist of two parts:

• • Part 1 (30 minutes) - unsettled situations & small side scrimmages.
  • Part 2 (90 minutes) - scrimmages to give the evaluators opportunities to determine the final player selection for the Travel team.

 

Notification Of Results:

• All players, regardless of their results, will be notified within 72 hours as to which team they will be on.
• The top players will be invited to our 'Team Selection' day on Sunday, August 11, 2024 to determine which team (Maroon or Navy) they will participate on for the 2024/2025 season. 

 

Team Selection Day Times:

• High School: 9:00 am / 11:00 am.
  

• 7th or 8th grade: 11:00 am / 1:00 pm

• 4th, 5th or 6th grade: 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm.