British Columbia Lacrosse Association
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British Columbia Lacrosse Association (BCLA) is a sanctioned sports body in British Columbia
, Canada
. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association
, the BCLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse
.
Junior
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association
Canadian Lacrosse Association
The Canadian Lacrosse Association , founded in 1867, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada. It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and box lacrosse...
, the BCLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
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Leagues
Senior- Western Lacrosse AssociationWestern Lacrosse AssociationThe Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
(Senior A) - West Coast Senior Lacrosse AssociationWest Coast Senior Lacrosse AssociationThe West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association is a Senior-level Canadian box lacrosse league. The teams are located in British Columbia. The champions on the West Coast league move to compete for the Presidents Cup, the Canadian National Senior B championship....
(Senior B) - West Central Lacrosse LeagueWest Central Lacrosse LeagueThe West Central Lacrosse League is a men's Senior C amateur box lacrosse league sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association in Canada....
(Senior C) - Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association (Senior C)
- Okanagan Extreme Lacrosse League (Senior C)
- Victoria Senior C Lacrosse League (Senior C)
Junior
- BC Junior A Lacrosse LeagueBC Junior A Lacrosse LeagueThe BC Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in British Columbia, Canada sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship against the champion of the Ontario Lacrosse Association and the Rocky Mountain...
- West Coast Junior Lacrosse Association (Junior B)
- Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse LeagueThompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse LeagueThe Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association in British Columbia, Canada. The TOJLL's Kamloops Venom became the leagues first Provincial Champions in 2010...
(Junior B)