12U & 14U Evaluation Policy

Players should make every attempt to attend evaluations. If multiple evaluation dates are held, the best score from both sessions will be used to determine team placements. Should a player attend only one session, that score will be used to determine team placement. If a player is unable to attend either evaluation, they will automatically be placed on one of our developing teams. Injured players will be reviewed by the board and coaches and will be done on a case-by-case basis.

The focus of player evaluations is to evaluate players on the following lacrosse-specific and dispositional attributes: 

• Ability to follow instructions
• Passing and catching with both hands on the move
• Stick skills
• Speed, agility and athleticism
• Defense
• Ability to play multiple field positions
• Competitive spirit
• Field vision and play.  



Full Gear

Helmet, mouthpiece, shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves, stick, water bottle, and athletic cup. 

The SLA’s purpose for evaluations is to place players on the most appropriate team to support player development.

Evaluators

• Evaluations will be completed by a minimum of 3 evaluators
• Evaluators cannot evaluate any division where they have a child playing
• Where scheduling permits, efforts will be made to select evaluators that do not have any players in the SLA

Process

• Each player will be scored in each of the Key Evaluation areas
• Key Evaluation areas will be decided considering (but not limited to) the below factors.
• Coaches, Board, & Evaluator Input
• Facility Space
• Scores will then be totaled across all evaluators
• If one evaluator misses scoring a player in one of the Key Evaluation areas, then the average of available scores will be used to fill in the blank score.

Team Selections

• 35% of the team will be "Locked" based on top evaluation scores.
• The balance of the team will be selected using a combination of evaluation scores, team-specific positional needs, and Coaches' input (with some limitations).
• Any player who is not a resident of Southington cannot be classified as a "Locked" regardless of evaluation scores.
• If multiple evaluation dates are held and a player is absent from any of the dates, they also cannot be a "Locked" player.