PREMIER REGIONAL LACROSSE EVENT
February 23 - February 25, 2018
Las Vegas, Nevada
Best of the West Lacrosse
SPRING CLASSIC
INFORMATION ON THE TOURNAMENT:
This is a three-day tournament. For travel purposes, teams should be ready to play Friday night at 5pm. If your arrangements will not allow you to play at 5pm Friday, please let us know immediately. The Championship rounds on Sunday are planned to end at 3:00pm. Any reservations to return home should be made so not to impact a final game ending at 3:00pm, and 1 hour travel to the airport upon completion of the tournament.
WHEN:
February 23 - February 25, 2018
WHERE:
The Heritage Park facility is located at 350 E Racetrack Rd, Henderson, NV; SOUTH of Burkholder Blvd and EAST of Basic High School. This facility is truly a jewel in the southwest and with 13 fields, all in top-notch condition. This tournament is a top regional Lacrosse Tournament in the western United States.
COST:
Team Registration cost is $300. This is a non-refundable fee per TEAM. The cost for the 2018 Best of the West Lacrosse Classic for Payer is $75. Once each TEAM registration is confirmed, a SPECIFIC link will be created permitting individual PLAYERS to register for their appropriate team in the HOW TO ENTER/REGISTER block of information at the bottom of this page.
FORMAT:
The format will be pool play and scored on the points system (2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 for a loss), followed by championship single-elimination brackets on Sunday. All teams are guaranteed 4 pool play games which will be played on Friday evening and Saturday. Teams entering the tournament will be weighted and seeded into brackets based upon their projected strength. The Championship rounds will be played on Sunday. While ALL teams should plan to play in the championship round, NOT ALL teams will advance to this round. Championship round seeding will be based on final pool standings. Champions will be crowned in all divisions: Men’s High School Division A, Men’s High School Division B, Boy’s Middle School U-15, Middle School U-13, Women's High School Division A, and Women’s High School Division B.
**Our Boys Middle School divisions follow US Lacrosse age eligibility rules. Divisions include Boys U-15 and Boys U13.
DIVISION AGE ELIGIBILITY:
Teams will be placed in Divisions based on US Lacrosse age determinations. Grouping within A and B subdivisions will be determined based on overall team ability as teams register and the number of teams in each division are finalized.
High School Boys A / High School Boys B / High School Girls A / High School Girls B: High School Boys and
Girls teams will be placed in A and B divisions based on ability level. All team members must currently be in
9th to 12th grade (or PG Canadian), with 8th graders being allowed to play in a High School division based on coaches recommendation.
Expect that the HS Boys / Girls A divisions will include players in 9th through 12th grade and post-grad (Canadian): This division is comparable to HS varsity / All-Star Club / Elite teams. This further means 9th grade (14 or 15 yrs old), 10th grade (15 or 16 yrs old),
11th grade (16 or 17 yrs old), 12th grade [or PG] (17 to 19 yrs old).
HS Boys B / Girls B divisions are for players in 9th and 10th grade: This division is comparable to HS Junior Varsity teams. This
further means 9th grade (14 or 15 yrs old) and 10th grade (15 or 16 yrs old) ONLY. Teams with 11th and 12th grade players will be
required to play in the HS A division.
Boys U-15 Division: Teams may register and play in the U-15 Division if ALL players are 14 years old or YOUNGER on
Aug 31, 2017. This means boys with birthdates of September 2002 to December 2002 or LATER (2003, 2004, etc). Further, teams may not register for the U-15 Division if ANY current players will be playing High School lacrosse for the 2018 spring season.
Boys U-13 Division: Teams may play in the U-13 Division if ALL players are 12 years old or YOUNGER on Aug 31, 2017.
This means boys with birthdates of September 2004 to December 2005 or LATER (2005, 2006, etc). Teams with any
players older than this age MUST play in one of the the U-15 divisions.
LODGING:
Best of the West Lacrosse Classic 2017 was a recommended “Stay N’ Play” Tournament. Best of the West will announce soon the available lodging plans for 2018.
All teams needing rooms should book through SPORT TEAMS ACCOMMODATION using the reservation procedure established by
Best of the West and STC.
We have negotiated special discounted rates for all visiting teams.
Please click on the link below to book your teams accommodations.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
UNLV Lacrosse is striving to make this event even better than last year’s. Our facility has ample room for teams to set up camps and shade. We have three separate (Brick and Mortar) bathrooms facilities with multiple stalls and sinks. Water is provided for teams at every scorer’s table and additional drinking water is available on site. Food should be available
on-site at most times. Equipment and apparel will also be available on site.
HOW TO ENTER / REGISTER:
All registration requirements can be completed with the 2018 BoTW Registration link at the top of the page .
Deadline for Team Online Registration is February 2, 2018.
Deadline for Individual Player Online Registration is February 16, 2018.
Team registration by coach or manager is Now Available.
** There is a $300.00 non-refundable fee required to register EACH individual team.
Individual player registration should only be completed AFTER players are notified by a coach or team manager that their team has been registered for the BoTW Tournament. Please contact us at bestofthewestlv@gmail.com AND BOTWLV@yahoo.com with questions.
