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Development

BECOME A USA INDOOR PLAYER

USA INDOOR LACROSSE

US Indoor Lacrosse - currently has four USA Indoor World Team programs and Developmental Teams formed from the National Development Program, which together create the primary path to College careers, senior national teams and professional teams - NLL & PLL. While the age-grade pathway is a critical component of high performance, it is not the only way to become a USA player.

USA Indoor Lacrosse (USIL) launched in 2006 with the mission of developing Box Lacrosse players, through the USIL National Team Development Program and Management of the USA Indoor Junior Teams.

The program currently develops Box Lacrosse players for four teams - USA Indoor Under 16 (U16), 18 Under (U18), Men’s 21 Under (U21) and Women’s 21 Under (U21) Teams. The teams compete annually in the International Indoor Junior Lacrosse Championship (IIJL), World U16 Lacrosse Championship, World U18 Lacrosse Championship, Men’s World Junior Lacrosse Championship and Women’s World Junior Lacrosse Championship.

In 2023 the USA Indoor Lacrosse U21 and U18 USA Teams each captured the Gold Medal for their level, this is the first USA Indoor Team to win the Gold medal in international play.

National Development program

In January 2023, USA Indoor Lacrosse launched the USA Indoor Lacrosse - National Development Program (USIL-NDP). The USIL-NDP mission is to identify, recruit, train and accelerate the development of high-potential junior indoor lacrosse athletes for the purpose of achieving sustained international competitive excellence. Under the USIL-NDP, junior indoor lacrosse athletes who aspire to take thee next step on their path to international, collegiate and professional indoor lacrosse have the opportunity to be identified, developed and evaluated within the highest-level training environment under the umbrella of the USA Indoor National Team system.

As an officially recognized USIL-NDP verified athlete, the athlete will be offered an ongoing sports performance development program administered for the athlete under 19 years of age, these athletes in the program must be seeking to improve their ability to compete in indoor lacrosse, as well as preparing for International competition, college, elite club lacrosse, professional and/or the USA Indoor Lacrosse Player Pathway.

PATHWAYS

Current Program: Age-Group Categories: Men U18 and Men U16.
Current year USA Indoor Lacrosse National Team athletes that participated in the USA Indoor Lacrosse World Team tryout Series are automatically granted the opportunity to participation the USIL-NDP.
Open application for Non USA Indoor Lacrosse Team Athletes is available (Fee for Application) : (Coming Soon..)
The Open applicant will be verified by USA Indoor Lacrosse NDP Director and Coaches for qualification. Upon acceptance to the program there will be an additional registration fee for all Open applicants.

USA Indoor Lacrosse National Development Program will provide:

USIL-NDP Training (Fall and Winter training series)
Regionalized Events by USA Indoor Lacrosse - called USIL-NDP Peak Series - Athletes will train against the top competition in North America
Tournaments for USIL-NDP athletes - LaxNai, North American Series etc.
Exhibitions against International and top competition in North America
USIL-NDP athletes will be automatically registered for the USA Indoor World Team combine. These athletes will have the option to bypass the first training / tryout. and have a spot secured in the final USA Indoor Camp for the upcoming USA Indoor Lacrosse World Team.

EXPECTATIONS:

USIL-NDP - Fee/dues for training, a fee will be associated for each event for the 2025/26 program.
USIL-NDP - Athlete must participate in one (1) training to qualify for participation on the teams entering exhibitions, Peak Series events or tournaments.
USIL-NDP - Athletes participation in Peak Series events
USIL-NDP - Athletes participation in USA Indoor Lacrosse Junior National Team Programs (World Team Tryout Series)

Since 2015, USA Indoor Lacrosse Junior National Team programs have produced 286 athletes and 30 coaches who have represented the United States at the highest level of international indoor junior lacrosse. Across multiple age categories and through generous support, the USA Indoor Lacrosse Junior National Teams are able to provide a step-by-step opportunity for developing athletes to join the USA Indoor Lacrosse pathway.

USA Indoor lacrosse world Teams

Process

USA Indoor Lacrosse will identify the top tier players eligible for each level each year. Players will receive an invitation to the 1st USA Indoor Lacrosse Training / Combine for their level. Once a player accepts the invitation by registering for their level, they will have secured a spot for the Training / Combine, Stage 1. USA Indoor Coaches and evaluation staff will select players from Stage 1 to move forward to Stage 2 - Final training. USA Indoor Coaches and evaluation staff will select the final 25 man roster from stage 2, the USA coaches will finalize their final 23 man travel roster and 2 alternates from the 25 man roster (Stage 3).

USA indoor Lacrosse will also accept applicants to apply that have not been immediately identified by USA Indoor Lacrosse. For the open application click the registration button below.

Each Training will have a limited number of spots available, once the maximum number is reached all invites and registration will be ended.

Identification and Registration
Stage 1: Training / Combine
Stage 2: Final Training
Stage 3: IIJL Indoor Lacrosse Championships
*number of available spots for the Training / Combine - Stage 1: U16 – 60 spots | U18 – 60 spots | (M)U21 – 45 spots | (W)U21 – 45 spots

USA Indoor Lacrosse Coaches and evaluation staff will select players from Stage 1 to move on to Stage 2, USA Indoor Lacrosse Final Trainings.
*number of available spots for the Final Training - Stage 2: U16 – 40 spots | U18 – 40 spots | (M)U21 – 30 spots | (W)U21 – 30 spots

From the Final Trainings, selection of the 23 man roster and 2 alternates from each team will be made (Stage 3).
USA Indoor Lacrosse selection of the 23 man roster for each team will be made at least 2 weeks prior to the Championship date.
*number of available spots for the Final Training - Stage 3: U16 – 25 spots | U18 – 25 spots | (M)U21 – 25 spots | (W)U21 – 25 spots
^NOTE: Final Roster will be 23 players and 2 alternate players. Only the 23 players will travel for the championship

Evaluation

USA Indoor Lacrosse Coaches and evaluation staff will evaluate each player on their performance during the Trainings. Player’s selection is based on performance, attitude and most importantly team chemistry, chemistry is vital in determining the difference between success and failure.

The player’s evaluation will be based on but not limited to:

Willingness to participate
Availability to participate
Playing ability / proficiency
Coach-ability Attitude
Contribution to team chemistry

The Coaches and Player Evaluation Committee will perform all player evaluations and will determine the final player selections prior to the established selection deadlines.

(See Individual Player Evaluation Report)

If a player is released, the player is eligible to apply to play for another Nation competing in the IIJL Championship. However, if a player chooses to play for another Nation and plays in the IIJL World Lacrosse Championship for their level, they become ineligible for 2 years to play on any other Nation’s team for that level played.

ELIGIBILITY

Athletes must be a national of the United States at the time of nomination through the player Championship.

Athletes must hold a valid U.S. passport that will not expire for one month after the conclusion of the player’s Championship.

Athlete MUST be a registered player of USA Indoor Lacrosse.

U21 Team USA | Ages 18-21 | Players who are turning 18-21 in Championship year | U21 Women’s Info

U21 Team USA | Ages 18-21 | Players who are turning 18-21 in Championship year | U21 Men’s Info

U18 Team USA | Ages 16-18 | Players who are turning 16-18 in Championship year | U18 Men’s Info

U16 Team USA | Ages 14-15 | Players who are turning 14-15 in Championship year | U16 Men’s Info

Cost

USA Indoor Players who previously played on a USA Indoor team and are still eligible to play at the same level as the previous year will receive the first invites to reserve a spot in the 1st Training. These players will receive a 20% discount for stage 1, if registered before December 2, year before Championship.

USA Indoor Players who previously played on a USA Indoor team and are moving up a level will receive the first invites to reserve a spot in the 1st Training. These players will receive a 15% discount for stage1, if registered before December 2, year before Championship.

USA Indoor Lacrosse will send out invites (on a rolling basis) to identified top players selected by USA Indoor Lacrosse on December 2, year before Championship. to reserve a spot in the 1st Training. These players will receive a 10% discount if registered before January 15, year of Championship.

After January 15, year of Championship, players will refer to regular cost rates.

Stages 1-3 will have a cost associated to it, each Team level (U16, U18, U21M and U21W) cost may differ.

If a player is released from the process, they will NOT be responsible for costs going forward.

REFUND POLICY

US Indoor Lacrosse has a strict NO REFUND policy and no refunds (partial or full) will be issued under any circumstance within 60 days of the 1st Training. Outside of 60 days, a 50% refund will be credited for withdrawals. NO refunds will be issued for the 2nd Training or World Event Registrations. Please confirm your schedules upon signing up and taking a spot.

In order to help protect your registration payment in the event you suffer an injury or sickness before or during the camp/clinic that prevents you from participating, we highly encourage you to consider purchasing Registration Saver, an AIG insurance product to cover your registration investment. This policy also covers your registration fee in case the event gets canceled due to weather or if you are unable to attend due to weather. This can be handled during or after registration but must take place at least two weeks prior to the camp/clinic start date. This will provide relief from our "No Refund Policy" should an issue occur. The cost of Registration Saver is a small percentage of the price of the program. There is no deductible for these policies.

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please call AIG directly at 866-690-6859. They are open and available for questions concerning coverage and services 24 hours each day.

Information

If you’ve never played box lacrosse and are interested in development to become a USA Player, contact US Indoor Lacrosse (below) for information on programs near you.
Email | info@usindoorlacrosse.com
Phone | 704.777.USIL (8745)
Due to high demand, please give 3-5 business days for a response.

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USA INDOOR LACROSSE is an independent organization and is NOT associated with USA Lacrosse or their Member Associations