| Israel Box Lacrosse WEBSITE israelboxlacrosse.com ABOUT Israel Box Lacrosse is recognized as an affiliate of the Israel Lacrosse Association (ILA) and is designated as a Developing Nation by International Indoor Junior Lacrosse (IIJL). Today, Israel Box Lacrosse operates Israel National Junior teams at IIJL’s U-21, U-18 and U-16 World Championship events, as well as two annual men’s training camps in Prague, Czech Republic (in conjunction with AHM and E-BOX), and Utica, New York (in conjunction with LAXNAI). Israel, led by Stu Sterparn and Doug Utting, will compete at the 2023 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship. In preparation for the tournament, organizers of the Israeli team are accepting applications from eligible players ages twenty (20) to sixteen (16) who are interested in traveling to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada for a once in a lifetime experience. Players must be born on or between January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2007. Therefore, a player must not be or be turning twenty one (21) years of age in 2023. Interested players must be considered eligible for Israeli citizenship per Israel's Law of Return (ie: must have at least one Jewish parent or grandparent). All non-Israel-based players who are selected to compete on the team will be expected to directly contribute to the development of lacrosse in Israel. The IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship is an immersive box lacrosse experience with practices with at minimum five (5) full international box lacrosse games including Round-Robin, Playoff, and Placement or Medal Games. Accommodations will be provided with transportation to and from the arenas for games and practices. Players will play and have the opportunity to attend all games of the 2023 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. SaskTel Centre is home to the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL). |