Wayzata Invitational Tournament

2027 Planning - May 21-23

Wayzata Invitational will be held the weekend before Memorial Day, with team registration opening in early February. For 2027, the tournament will take place May 21-23.

The tournament has reached full capacity each of the past five years, so once we approach capacity, we will close registration and no additional teams will be accepted.

Participation in previous years does not guarantee a spot in future tournaments; teams are encouraged to register as early as possible to secure entry.

• Tournament Dates: Always the weekend before Memorial Day
• Registration Opens: Early February 2027
• Process: Registration is strictly first-come, first-served
• Waitlist: Once we hit our capacity limit, any additional teams will be placed on a waitlist

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Welcome to the 5th Annual Wayzata Invitational May 15-17, 2026 at Wayzata High School & Elm Creek Playfields. Games will be played by some local teams on Friday night. The core of the tournament will occur on Saturday & Sunday.

Due to high demand again for our tournament, the Wayzata Lacrosse Invitational has reached maximum capacity for this year.

Format: 4 game schedule with playoffs

Divisions: Boys and Girls 8U-14U

2026 Pricing:

• 8U $375 per team (boys & girls)
• 10U $600 per team (boys & girls)
• 12U $735 per team (boys & girls)
• 14U $735 per team (boys & girls)

Support the Vendors who are attending:

GOAT USA

Northwest Designs

Hometown Pizza

Kona Ice

Maui Wowi

Moody Brew

Potato Skins

Sandys Grill

Snack Box

Team Registration:

• Online-only player registration & waivers will occur after the Teams are finalized. 
• Payment for Team Registration are preferred electronically via credit/debit card only at time of registration. Contact Gina Carbo at Treasurer@wayzatalax.com with any questions.
• Schedule draft available for April 20 for team admin and will be ready to publish for families April 27.

Team Division:

• Boys
• 8U
• 10U
• Experience and Novice
• 12U
• A and B
• 14U
• A and B and B1
• Girls
• 8U
• 10U
• Experience and Novice
• 12U
• A and B
• 14U

Note: All teams will compete in the division they are registered. If there are not enough teams registered to compete in a Division, the Tournament Directors reserve the right to move teams.

Refund Information: Refunds will be as follows:

• 85% refund issued if Wayzata Lacrosse is notified by April 1, 2026
• 50% refund issued if Wayzata Lacrosse is notified by April 13, 2026
• No refunds issued after April 13, 2026
• Fees are non-refundable if the tournament is canceled, shortened, or otherwise modified in any way.
• In the case of inclement weather, every effort will be made to complete the tournament in its entirety.

Other details:

Schedule changes will be available at the team check-in area at Tournament HQ or through Tourney Machine.

The Directors of the Wayzata Invitational Tournament reserve the right to cancel, shorten, or reschedule tournament games due for reasons including but not limited to inclement weather, poor field conditions, player and fan safety concerns. The Directors also reserve the right to remove any player from a roster because of, but not limited to mis-conduct.    

This registration will allow you to provide contact information, register teams, and submit payment.

We will be contacting you via the email provided in this registration process with information about providing roster information, and other details.

Please read through each page on the registration site carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately. To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or checking account information available.

Official tournament gear/t-shirts will be available on site for purchase, courtesy of Northwest designs. 

If your requested age group is full, you will automatically be added to the waitlist.

Questions can be directed to:                                                               

Andy Beranek president@wayzatalax.com

2026 Wayzata Invitational Lacrosse Tournament Rules

Rules

● Tournament rules will follow GNLL standard rules, with some exceptions.

Rosters

● Tournament rosters must be set prior to tournament play and submitted to tournament directors 72 hours before first game. No doubling of rosters unless specifically called out to the tournament directors.

Games

● Northland and MLUA officials are scheduled for all games. In the unexpected situation that all games may not be filled by officials, Wayzata Lacrosse will backfill youngest level games with other officials.

● Games consist of two 20-minute running halves and a 3-minute halftime.

● Each team will have one representative as scorekeeper/penalty timekeeper per game provided by each team.

● Central timekeepers will sound an air horn at game start, halftime, 2nd half start, and end of each game.

● Game clock is a running clock and does not stop for timeouts or injuries.

● Each team is allowed one 30-second timeout per half. No time outs or equipment checks during the last 2 minutes of the game.

Pool Play

Ties are allowed in pool play. There will be no overtime.

Bracket play Overtime

○ Five-minute sudden death overtime starts immediately after regulation. First goal wins

○ If no team scores after a five-minute sudden death, the following tiebreaker rules will apply (see additional tiebreaker document).

8U Passing Rule

In the 8U division (boys and girls), an offensive team must attempt a pass to a teammate on their offensive end before a shot on goal is permitted during any single possession.