Season Division Info & Scheduling 2024
The Sherwood Park Titans Association is a member of the Greater Edmonton Lacrosse Council (GELC). The GELC is our Local Governing Body (LGB) and is governed by the Alberta Lacrosse Association (ALA). Information about the GELC can be found at: www.gelc.ab.ca and information about the ALA can be found at: www.albertalacrosse.com
The GELC is responsible for the administration of lacrosse programs for Edmonton and surrounding areas and is responsible for scheduling all of our games: GELC 2024 Season Information
Communities that participate in league play are the Beaumont Raiders, Fort Saskatchewan Rebels, Leduc Crush, North Edmonton Wizards, Parkland Posse, Sherwood Park Titans, South Edmonton Warriors, St. Albert Rams, West Edmonton Blues, and Westlock Rock.
Associate members from Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray may also be participating at the U9 thru U17 levels, resulting in weekend games in the schedule against these teams.
You must reside within the boundaries for the Sherwood Park Titans Box Lacrosse Club, to play for Sherwood Park Titans. See registration page for boundary lines.
As we all try to navigate life and schedules the question of “when will my kids play” always comes up. Unfortunately this is not an easy question to answer in Sherwood Park. The GELC has guidelines on their website, which only apply to Edmonton rinks, and the GELC books those floors for the city clubs. Outside of Edmonton each municipality provides allocation. We are tied by this allocation and have floors to use at the County’s discretion.
Below are some generic points and common situations, however, beyond this, until we have teams made and floors secure each year, the specifics can change.
EVALUATIONS:
‘A’ level evaluations are typically 2-6 sessions, which usually start the beginning of February and run until the end of the month. Please see the U13, U15 or U17 Division Homepage for detailed information and Evaluation times.
'B' level or parity team evaluations usually run mid March until the start of pre-season. This is for U9, U11, U13-B, U15-B, U17-B and all Womens Divisions (U11-U17). Please see your Division Homepage for detailed information and evaluation schedules.
PRE SEASON:
- Pre-season usually starts 2-3 weeks before the season
- The lacrosse season usually beings mid April
- All teams will practice 1-2 times per week during preseason on weekdays
- All teams can be given shared floor times where each team is provided half the playing surface with the area in between the rag lines typically being a neutral zone. We try to have the same age group on the floor but when this cannot happen the disparity is typically only one division up or down.
REGULAR SEASON:
- The regular lacrosse season usually runs from mid April until the end of June
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- ALL PRACTICES RUN 1 FULL HOUR
- U7-U11 GAMES RUN 1 FULL HOUR
- U13 GAMES RUN 1HR 15M
- U15 GAMES RUN 1HR 30M
- U17 GAMES RUN 1HR 45M
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Except in U7 and U9, practices are not scheduled for 'set' days.
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Our game schedule is set by the GELC at the start of the season. For U7 and U9, games generally will fall on a week night, in the early evening, at locations closest to 'home'.
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The schedule for the 2024 season will be set once registration numbers determine how many teams can be formed, and when the ice comes out of the hockey rinks that we are allowed to play in.
- Depending on the division and team there may also be weekend play for other tournaments a team/coach chooses to enter
| U7 | Scheduled one floor time per week on Wednesdays for 1 hour. This is a combination of a practice/game. The GELC will schedule all teams to participate in 1 weekend of play (Saturday or Sunday) in May, and June against other clubs. U7 will have a wrap up GELC Jamboree style tournament on June 15-16, 2024. |
| U9 | Scheduled two floor times per week on Tuesdays & Thursdays; one practice and one game, each for 1 hour. The GELC schedules games to have a start time of 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm. The GELC will schedule weekend play with Westlock. U9 will have a wrap up GELC Jamboree style tournament on June 15-16, 2024 |
| U11 | No set days for practices; 1-2 practices per week Monday through Friday for 1 hour. Weekday games will be scheduled by the GELC on Tuesday and Thursday, with a start time of 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm for 1 hour. There will be weekend play with Westlock. |
| U13 | No set days for practices; 1-2 practices per week Monday through Friday, for 1 hour each. U13-B weekday games will be scheduled by the GELC on Tuesday and Thursday, with a start time of anywhere between 6:00-8:15pm for 1HR 15M. There will be some weekend play. U13-A and U13 Women's weekday games will be scheduled by the GELC on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with a start time of anywhere between 6:00-8:15pm for 1HR 15M. There will be some weekend play. U13 Women will play in the Titans Rock the North Women’s Tournament May 17-19, 2024. |
| U15 | No set days for practices; 1-2 practices per week Monday through Friday for 1 hour each. U15-B weekday games will be scheduled by the GELC on Tuesday and Thursday, with a start time of anywhere between 7:00-8:30pm for 1HR 30M. There will be some weekend play. U15-A and U15 Women's weekday games will be scheduled by the GELC on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with a start time of anywhere between 7:00-8:30pm for 1HR 30M. U15-A & U15-B will play in the Titans Classic Tournament: May 31 - June 2, 2024. U15 Women will play in the Titans Rock the North Women’s Tournament May 17-19, 2024. |
| U17 | No set days for practices; 1-2 practices per week Monday through Friday, for 1 hour each. U17- B and U17 Women’s weekday games will be scheduled any day of the week with a start time anywhere between 7:00-8:30 pm for 1HR 45M. There will be some weekend play. U17-B will play in the Titans Classic Tournament: May 31 - June 2, 2024. U17 Women will play in the Titans Rock the North Women’s Tournament May 17-19, 2024. U17-A (WRLL) Provincial League Games will be played on weekends. Regional games will be scheduled any day of the week. |
***For clarity, this means, during the entire season ALL teams will practice Mondays through Fridays on a home rink floor, unless a coach requests other specific floor times***
PLAYOFF SEASON - GELC CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS:
- The lacrosse season ends with City Championships for U11-U17 (Men and Women): June 17-27, 2024
PROVINCIALS:
- Provincials will be July 12-14, 2024 (Hosted by Sylvan Lake/Red Deer for the 2024 season)
- League Champions MUST attend provincials or the team will be fined
OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES:
- The U7 Division is not levelled or evaluated
- U7 allows 1 reciprocal friend request - ONLY U7
- The Sherwood Park Titans offer separate men's and women's teams from U11 - U17 (U7 and U9 are Co-Ed)
- The Sherwood Park Titans and the Beaumont Raiders join together for the 'A' Team divisions
