To our Masters and US Open families, and to every club director and coach who has been paying attention:
Something new is here.
The National Lacrosse Tour is the first individual player circuit in youth lacrosse. Not another tournament. Not a ranking system attached to an existing event. A full season with a national stage and one destination that every player in the circuit is working toward.
Applications open April 1.
What the NLT Is
The NLT is a season-long circuit built around individual players. Six divisions. 72 players per division. Every player is evaluated on a full range of individual performance metrics at every event, and those numbers build into a season-long ranking that determines everything.
Ground balls. Hustle stats. Complete player data. Not just goals. Not just highlights. The full picture of what a player brings to the field.
The season builds toward one event: Champ Camp at the University of Delaware. That is the Tour Championship. That is where it all lands.
The Six Divisions
Youth (Birth Year)
2012 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015
Youth division players are coached by the nation’s top private school coaches, representing the programs that define elite prep lacrosse.
High School (Grad Year)
Class of 2029 Class of 2030
High school players are coached by Division I college coaches throughout Champ Camp.
72 players per division. Every spot is earned on merit. There is no other way in.
Note: Champ Camp 2026 runs five divisions (2029, 2030, 2012, 2013, 2014) with 360 players total. The 2015 birth year joins the full circuit beginning at the Players Invitational in December, bringing the field to 432 players across six divisions for the Road to Champ Camp 2027.
The NLT 25
At the end of the Road to Champ Camp 2027, six lists will be released. One per division. Twenty-five names each.
The NLT 25 identifies the 25 best players in the country per grad year class, ranked by individual performance data accumulated across every event on the circuit. This is not based on team results. It is not based on one tournament. It is a full season of competition, tracked and measured at every stop.
The six classes:
2029 NLT 25 2030 NLT 25 2012 NLT 25 2013 NLT 25 2014 NLT 25 2015 NLT 25
Being named to the NLT 25 in your class means you are one of the 25 best players in the country at your position and grad year. That is a credential that carries real weight in the recruiting world.
It cannot be bought. It cannot be inherited from a club’s reputation or a team’s ranking. It has to be earned on the field, across a full season, against the best players in the country.
How the Circuit Works
Players enter the NLT either through a direct application or through an NLT Prospect Camp invitation. Once you are in, the season begins.
Champ Camp 2026 is the first event on the calendar and the foundation of the entire circuit. Four days at the University of Delaware, July 12 through 15. This is where the NLT begins.
After Champ Camp 2026, the Road to Champ Camp 2027 opens. The circuit runs through the Players Invitational in December, then the Masters, then the US Open, before returning to Delaware for the Tour Championship at Champ Camp 2027.
Points accumulate across every event. Rankings update after every stop. The best players rise, and by the time the circuit reaches Champ Camp 2027, everyone in the lacrosse world knows where they stand.
NLT Prospect Camps: Your Way In
Not every player who wants to be part of the NLT will apply directly through the main portal. For players who want to be evaluated first and earn their invitation, the NLT Prospect Camp is where that process begins.
Prospect Camps are open registration events held across four markets in 2026: Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey, Boston, and North Carolina. You do not need an invitation to attend. You register, you show up, and you compete.
Each camp runs as a full day of structured training and evaluation in two two-hour sessions. The first session covers station training and team concepts. The second session runs offensive structures and closes with sixes, which puts every player in a high-repetition game environment where individual performance stands out.
Camps are run by professional lacrosse players, top private and boarding school coaches, Division I college coaches, and elite club coaches, depending on the location.
Every player who attends takes home a personal evaluation report and an NLT Prospect Camp reversible jersey. Players who earn an invitation to the circuit will be notified by email within 24 hours. Players who are not selected at this time will hear back as well. The door is never permanently closed. Development is a process and we have been watching players change year over year for a long time.
Space is limited at every location.
Prospect Camp dates and registration links will be posted at nationallacrossetour.com shortly.
Champ Camp 2026
Champ Camp is the National Lacrosse Tour’s flagship event and the starting point for everything that follows.
July 12 through 15, 2026
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Players arrive Sunday for Media Day and Opening Ceremonies. Monday runs three full training sessions. Tuesday is a round robin competition. Wednesday is the Final Four and Championship games.
Every player is evaluated on individual performance metrics throughout the event. College coach presence on site. Full event production and player highlights distributed across NLT channels.
Lodging and meals are included.
For Our Masters and US Open Families
You have already seen what this looks like when the competition is real and the stage is national. The NLT is that, with a full season behind it and a destination that makes every event mean something.
This is not a regional circuit. This is not another club event dressed up as something bigger. This is the national stage your player has been waiting for, and it is built to be here for the long run.
The players who apply first are the players who get in. Spots are limited across every division.
Applications Open April 1
Visit nationallacrossetour.com to apply for Champ Camp 2026. Boys and Girls applications are both open. Prospect Camp registration will be posted to the site shortly.
Reach out with any questions at info@nationallacrossetour.com.
We will see you in Delaware.
The NLT Team
National Lacrosse Tour / Radar Sports Management
