organizers of this event, and maybe some others that are similar, should look at certain youth hockey tournaments for guidance. The Brick tournament in Edmonton, which is occurring now, is a good example. Its a 10 year old birth year tourney (2005 this year) where only chartered clubs are invited (its the same every year basically). I believe its 14 now. These clubs form a "brick" team starting in March, when the season ends, and practice in the spring, while playing in some "pre-brick" tournaments. Because lacrosse is more concentrated in certain areas, talent-wise, the tournament can include, for example, 7 elite hotbed area clubs, plus 7 select teams from non-hotbed areas, like "team california" google brick youth hockey tournament - it has a good website that gives you a good feel for it, and its easy to see how it might work for youth lacrosse. There also is a similar, but bigger, tournament every February in Quebec City for Pee Wee (12 year olds).
