GELC Tiering Format

2026 GELC Tiering Format - 2026

1. U7 and U9: Not tiered. Clubs must maintain team parity within the division.

2. U11, U13, U15: Tiered into three levels - A, B, and C.

3. U17: Tiered into two levels - A and B.

4. Female Lacrosse: Will be organized as parity-based divisions.

Notes and Conditions

• There are no grandfathered releases when a club offers the highest tier available within that club.
• Requests that do not meet the above guidelines must be submitted to the GELC Board for approval.
• A club may enter additional teams in higher divisions if desired.
• When a club has multiple teams in the same division, those teams must be parity teams, determined through preseason evaluations or exhibition games.
• If a team is deemed stacked or dominant in league play, the GELC Board of Directors may re-tier or disqualify the team from playoffs.
• If a club has fewer than three teams in an age division, placing a team at the A level is encouraged but not required.