Travel Team Overview

Since inception our teams have consistently finished at the top of the tournaments we competed in.
Overall, our teams have won 73 Nat'l Tournament Championships (72 Field / 1 Box) & been a Finalist 30x.

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 Registration Is Open To All Area Players For Our
August 6, 2023 'Evaluation Day' For Summer of 2024 Travel Teams.

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 2023 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 White - Please click here to read about the difference in the two teams.

2024 Evaluation Day Flyer: Please click here for this year's evaluation day flyer

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 Summer 'Evaluation Day' on Sunday, Aug 6, 2023

Registration: Click Here To Register For Our Summer Evaluation Day

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Who: Evaluation Day is open to all area players - Click here for our Summer of 2024 Travel Team Invitation Letter

Teams (By Grad Year)

• High School Teams: 2025 Grad Yr, 2026 Grad Ye and 2027 Grad Yr - 11th, 10th and 9th grade in Fall 2023.
• MS: 2028 Grad Yr, 2029 Grad Yr, 2030 Grad Yr - 8th, 7th, 6th in Fall 2023.
• Youth: 2031 Grad Yr and 2032 Grad Yr - 5th and 4th grade in Fall 2023.

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

Cost: $30 ($25 before May 31 / $35 after Aug 1).

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 13, 2023 to determine which team (Maroon or White) they will participate on for the 2023/2024 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 13, 2023

Registration: No registration is required

Cost: N/A

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Who:

• All players extended an invitation following our August 6, 2023 Evaluation Day
• All returning BR players from the 2022/23 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 13, 2023 to determine which team (Maroon or White) they will participate on for the 2023/2024 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.