TO:  All Female PlayersBorn in 2002
 
WELCOME to MajorLacrosse!

Major Lacrosse encompasses all players whoturn 17 as of December 31, 2019.  We havetwo age groups: Junior and Senior. Junior Lacrosse is for players between 17and 21 years old as of December 31, 2019, and Senior Lacrosse is for playerswho are over the age of 21, who still wish to play competitive lacrosse. Thegoverning body for Alberta Major Lacrosse is the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League(RMLL).

 
In 2019, there are 8 Divisions and 69 teams in the RMLL:

Senior B - 7 teams

Senior C -10 teams

Junior A - 4 teams

Junior B Tier I - 15 teams

Junior B Tier II - 19 teams

Junior B Tier III - 2 teams

Senior Ladies - 5 teams

Junior Ladies - 7 teams

Each RMLL Division hasa Commissioner who is appointed annually by the teams in a Division. TheCommissioner is a Member of the RMLL Executive, represents their teams on theExecutive and is responsible for administering their Division. All RMLLDivisions must meet the same standards and are treated equally. All games are 3twenty-minute stop time periods, with 10-minute intermissions. The Commissionerfor the Junior Ladies is Tammy Machado, abladieslaxcomish@gmail.com .  If you have any questions whichcan’t be answered by your Minor Club or the Junior Club Representative, pleasefeel free to drop Tammy an email and she will answer any questions you have.

Junior Tiers
The Jr. Ladies Division is one of the fiveDivisions in our Junior Program. The Junior Men’s Program is divided into 4tiers Jr. B Tier III, Jr. B TierII, Jr. B Tier I and Jr. A. The Junior Ladies have an interlocking schedulewith the Sr. Ladies.

Junior LadiesBoundaries

Boundaries for the Junior Ladies differslightly than the Minor Program.

Calgary Axemen: The Axemen Jr. Ladies team has the first playingrights to the Graduating Midgets from the Calgary Axemen Minor LacrosseAssociation.

Calgary Cardinals: The Cardinals Jr. Ladies team has the first playingrights to the Graduating Midgets from the Calgary Hornets Minor LacrosseAssociation.

Rockyview Silvertips: The Rockyview Silvertips Jr. Ladies team has thefirst playing rights to the Graduating Midgets from the Rockyview Rage MinorLacrosse Association, the Calgary Knights Minor Lacrosse Association and theStrathmore Venom Minor Lacrosse Association.

Okotoks Raiders: The Okotoks Raiders Jr. Ladies team has the firstplaying rights to the Graduating Midgets from the Okotoks Raiders MinorLacrosse Association and the High River Heat Minor Lacrosse Association.

   
Drillers:   West of the City of Edmonton, north of highway627 to highway 759.Then north of township road 514. North of the City ofEdmonton to the west side of the North Saskatchewan river. From the river thenorth side of township road 542 to range road 224. West side of range road 224to township road 544. North side of township road 544 to range road 220/215.West Side of range road 220/215 north to highway 15. North side of Highway 15to Highway 855, then west side of highway 855 Heading north.

Sherwood Park Titans: East of the city of Edmonton. East side ofRange road 234 and as far south as Township road 510, north side of townshiproad 510. To highway 14 then north side of highway 14 east. North boundary iseast of the City of Edmonton up to highway 16 then the north side of highway 16to the North Saskatchewan river then the east side of the river to the southside of township road 542 to range road 224, east side of range road 224 totownship Road 544. South side of township road 544 to range road 220/215 Eastside of range road 220/215 north to highway 15. South side Of highway 15 tohighway 855, east side of highway 855 heading North.

Capital Region Saints:   City of Edmonton proper. Eastboundary is west side of Range road 234 and south side of Township road 510until highway 14, then South side of highway 14. To the west, South of highway627 to highway 759 then south of township road 514.

Players residing outside of the aboveboundaries are considered Free Agents and may register with the Club/team oftheir choice. Again, if you have any questions, please let Tammy know.

 
Registration

Registration in the RMLL is a two-stepprocess

1. All first-year Juniors must register in 2019 with the Club/team which has their first playing rights. If you are unable to get the information you require, please e-mail Tammy at abladieslaxcomish@gmail.com
   and she can e-mail you back the contact person for the Junior Club/team you need to register with.
2. All Juniors must complete a RMLL Intent To Play. A player cannot go on the floor with a RMLL team unless they have completed the Intent To Play. Go to this link for further information regarding the RML Intent To Play: http://www.rockymountainlax.com/Team/teamWeb.dll/PageContent?ContentId=86227&SessionId=65033382325960&co=1

Note: When you completethe RMLL Intent To Play, you will need to submit the ALA Player Registration of$55.25.

Free Agents

A Jr. Ladies Free Agent is a player whoresides outside of the documented boundaries for the seven Jr. Ladies teams. Aplayer from the Calgary Sabrecats is a Jr. Ladies Free Agent. A Jr. Ladies FreeAgent may register with any Club/Team of their choice.

Since there is currently only a Sr. Ladiesteam in Central Alberta, players from Blackfalds, Innisfail, Kneehills, Lacoka,Olds, Red Deer, Stettler and Sylvan Lake Minor Lacrosse Associations canregister with the Red Deer Rage Sr. Ladies team. However, if they wish to registerwith a Jr. Ladies team, they are Jr. Free Agents and may register the Jr.Ladies team of their choice.

Rosters
In Major, each team can have a maximum roster of 25players. The exception to this is Tier III, Jr. Ladies and Sr. Ladies, who canhave a maximum roster of 30 and Sr. C who can have a maximum of 40. However,for all teams in all Divisions, you can only dress 20 players for each game.i.e. max 18 runners and 2 goalies.

Travel
All teams in Major lacrosse, regardless of the Divisionthey are in, must travel. It‘s up to the policies of the individual teams whetherbuses are used for travel games.

Schedules

We try to have all Division schedulesposted on the RMLL website by mid March. This gives players a six-week notice periodin case they must arrange/re-arrange work schedules, etc. Depending on arenaavailability, we try to schedule weekday games against two teams in the samelocal area, leaving Saturday and Sunday for travel games. i.e. team travels orteam plays a traveling team.

Player Development

Call-ups are animportant piece of player development. The number of times a player can be acall-up during a Season is unlimited. To encourage call-ups, Junior and SeniorLadies have a set night for weekday games. Jr. Ladies is Wednesday, and Sr.Ladies is Tuesday. This allows a Junior Ladies player to be a call-up for a Sr.Ladies team on a Tuesday.

Governance rules in Major Lacrosse aredifferent from Minor Lacrosse and policies may change from Division to Divisiondepending on if a Division has their own Operating Policy.

Please be sure to visit the RMLL website ona regular basis for league and team news, announcements, floor times, tryouts,and updates. http://www.rockymountainlax.com

For further information, team contactinformation or any additional questions about the Junior Ladies Division, theRMLL, player rights, etc, please feel free to contact Tammy Machado, Jr. LadiesCommissioner, abladieslaxcomish@gmail.com or myself.

We sincerely hope you register for the 2019 Season andlook forward assisting you in any way we can as you continue playing "the fastest game on two feet”.
 
Christine Thielen

Executive Director, RMLL

christinethielen@hotmail.com