Bart wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:07 pm
Does anyone know the citizenship requirements for team membership? Thanks
This is from Ireland's lacrosse website, but I looked at a few other national team's websites and it seems to be pretty much the same, just substitute that country's name for Ireland. And then some teams such as Ireland also mandate that 51% of players must be "domestic," as in come from within Ireland, but what's posted below seems to be the baseline:
Nationality:
Prime criteria for eligibility is to be a passport holder of Ireland…… but the following will also be accepted:
Birth/Naturalisation– Born on the island of Ireland or naturalised within Ireland; effectively, becomes a passport holder. Note that in any situation of naturalisation without becoming a Passport Holder this would be part of the limitation on Non-Passport holders stated below.
Parents – One or both parents, adoptive parents or step-parents born on the island of Ireland. Note that if not a Passport Holder then this would be part of the limitation on Non-Passport holders.
Grandparents – One or more birth / adoptive grandparents born on the island of Ireland. Note that if not a Passport Holder then this would be part of the limitation on Non-Passport holders. Note that step-grandparents are not acceptable.
Marriage – Spouse being born on the island of Ireland with the qualification that both the spouse and player-candidate must be resident in Ireland. This criteria relates to accepted marriage in the context of a civil or religious ceremony. “Common law” situations and/or partnerships without such formal acceptance (and hence supporting documentation) will not be accepted. In the event of death of the spouse this would not prevent the individual from qualifying by this criteria. Divorce from the spouse would disqualify the individual from qualifying by this criteria. Note that if not a Passport Holder then this would be part of the limitation on Non-Passport holders.
Residence –Minimum of a two-year residency period in the playing country within the last five years. This does not necessarily have to be a continuous period but a cumulative total period of two years over the previous five years. Note that if not a Passport Holder then this would be part of the limitation on Non-Passport holders.
Limitation on Non-Passport Holders:
Any squad for any WL event shall have at least 85% (in all cases rounded downwards) of the playing squad qualifying through the possession of a passport of Ireland. Qualification by other than possessing an Ireland passport – through birth/naturalisation, parents, grandparents, marriage or residency, as defined above – will be limited to 15% (in all cases rounded upwards).
As an example, in the case of the men’s field game this would be 85% of a playing squad of 23 players, which is 19.55 rounded down to 19. Consequently the maximum number of non-passport holders on a men’s field team is 4. In the case of the women’s field game this would be 85% of a playing squad of 18 players, which is 15.30 rounded down to 15. Consequently the maximum number of non-passport holders on a women’s field team is 3.
Eligibility Relating to Dual Passport Holders:
Any competitor who is a national of two or more countries at the same time and holding passports of these countries may represent either one of them as he /she may elect. However, after having represented one country in a recognised (by World Lacrosse) event, he /she may not represent another country unless he/she meets other eligibility conditions set out in the by-laws which include a three-year period between playing for one country and playing for another country.
Other conditions:
The WL player eligibility rules set-out further conditions regarding age considerations and flexibility for emerging nations, including special dispensations at U19 level. Further information is available via the World Lacrosse website.
And here's the link to the policy on the FIL website:
https://d2axmwxyhrv2a1.cloudfront.net/2 ... -2018-.pdf