Mexico Lacrosse
Women's U20
Eligibility Information
Eligibility criteria is determined by World Lacrosse. Athletes are responsible for affirming their eligibility prior to tryouts.
Eligibility Guidelines
General Principles
The eligibility criteria apply to both men and women when playing for their national team.
Athlete Eligibility - Passport
The prime criteria for athlete eligibility are a passport being held for the country being represented and fulfilling the eligibility conditions of that country. The passport being
obtained by birth, by right or by naturalisation. A copy of the photo page of the athlete’s passport must be available for inspection at least 90 days prior to the commencement of a world event, if required.
Non (national) – Passport Holders – Limitation of Numbers
Any squad for any WL event shall have at least 85% (in all cases rounded downwards) of the playing squad qualifying by holding a passport of the country concerned. For current squad sizes for men’s and women’s field this would be 85% of 22, which is 18.7 rounded down to 18. Consequently, the maximum number of Non-Passport Holders would be 4.
Eligibility Requirements for “Non (national) - Passport” Holders
Any athlete wishing to qualify for one of the “non-passport” holder positions must meet the internal qualifications set by the member and at least one (1) of the conditions below:
5.1 Birth - Born in the country.
5.2 Parents - One or both birth parents, adoptive parents, or stepparents, born in the country.
5.3 Grandparents - One or more birth or adoptive grandparents born in the country. Step Grandparents are not acceptable.
5.4 Marriage/Civil Partnership -Partner / spouse being a passport holder of the country, with the qualification that the couple must be resident in the country being represented.
5.5 Residence - Minimum of a two-year residency period in the playing country within the last five (5) years.
Age Limitations
9.1 Lower (Minimum) Age -
The lower limit age that applies to all World Championships and WL events is 16 years of age for men and 15 years of age for women as of the day prior to Championship / Event commencement.
9.2 Upper Age for U20 Championships -
The upper age limit is that all athletes must be under 20 on 31st August of the year before the Championship takes place.
As of March 2023, the WL Board agreed there will be no over-age dispensations permitted.
Documentation Checks / Proof of Eligibility
The Competition Director shall have the power to call upon the National Governing Body of member countries to provide documentary evidence as needed to support the eligibility status of athletes within their squads. Failure to provide satisfactory documentation may result in the athlete(s) being debarred from participating in the event in question, and if discovered after an event has begun, may affect the results and standings of the team.
Documentation will generally be asked to be provided in March of the year of the event. Failure to abide by the WL Athlete Eligibility Criteria may result in a financial penalty
being imposed on the National Governing Body of the team concerned and may result in that member being ineligible to participation future World Events.