EL Byelaws set out the Women’s Playing Qualifications for National, Regional and County level play.
Link to Byelaws
6. Playing Qualifications
All players must be individual members of EL.
6.1 Women:
National Teams:
Criteria for national team selection follows World Lacrosse Criteria.
Regional Teams:
For a Senior Regional team one of the following:-
(1) Birth within the Regional boundary or
(2) Bona fide residence for a period of at least six months or in the case of a university, college or school three months for the season in question or
(3) Three seasons as a member of the Regional Team or
(4) Registered to a club which is registered to that region, or competing in the league system of that region
Super County and County teams:
6.9 Members of a school, university or club affiliated to EL located within the county boundary.
Additional notes:
(a) No player shall represent more than one County and or Region in the same season.
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(b) No girl may play for a Senior Region if she is under 18 years at the beginning of the relevant season (generally commencing in September) or still at
school at the time of the relevant event, unless selected for their Senior Elite National Squad (England A, Scotland A, Wales A) whereby the individual can
choose to play at Senior and/or Junior level for their region.
(c) Players must be over 14 years of age to play in senior (open age group) games or Senior County.
(d) Any exceptions must be agreed between the regions and referenced for the NLC.