• There will only be ONE Elite team per grade (2035-2028). It will be built from eligible players with a goal of being a top national team in the country (USCLUBLAX).
• These Elite teams will play in 1-3 events a year. These events will not conflict with your regional club schedule.
• Final Schedules will be included in your invitation, but here is a summary (subject to change):
  • YOUTH Elite Teams will compete in The Circuit Event Series. One early Oct weekend, One winter weekend (usually early Feb), and a playoff weekend is Memorial Day (if qualified) They will also compete in the Holiday Bowl, however, this is separate for the Circuit teams.
  • HIGH SCHOOL Elite teams have an A ’La Carte event selection/invitation to suit HS schedules. 26/27 Schedule could include:
    • Fall: One Percent Club Challenge – Oct 11, 2026 (NJ)
    • Winter: Holiday Bowl – Dec 27–31, 2026 (Ft Lauderdale)
    • Winter: Top Twelve - Feb 5-7, 2027
    • Summer: Juniors Open - June 5-6, 2027
    • Potential - Summer: Late July 2027 (Likely Philly Bowl or similar).

• All Elite Team players will also be invited to attend our Holiday Bowl Combine Week and other A’La Carte events, but they will be optional/additional $ offerings.

YOUTH INVITATIONS (2031-2035):

With over 400 youth players in the player pool this year, we have decided to tier the summer invites:

• There are THREE invitations being sent out the week of 8/17/26…
  • Some players will receive an invite to THREE EVENTS: Circuit Session One & Circuit Session Two & Winter Classic Week. 
  • Some players will receive an invite to TWO EVENTS: Circuit Session One & Winter Classic Week.  These players may or may not get an invitation to Circuit Session Two after Session One. The likelihood is that they will, but we need to keep the door open for some roster movement after Session One.
  • Some Players will only receive an invitation to the Winter Classic Week: They will not get an early invitation to our Circuit Teams, but could get a second round invite should we get any declines.  These players were very close to getting an invitation, but just missed out.  With spots likely selling out at The Winter Classic, we wanted to give these players the opportunity to secure a spot.  Also, we do hold spots on every Circuit team for standout players at The Winter Classic Week.

HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONS (2028-2030):

High school invitations are A'La Carte. Meaning we build the teams for each event separately. The invitations for our Fall Event will go out in late August.

• The Winter Classic Combine Week is a stand-alone best in class, National Camp & Tournament week held from Dec 27–31, 2026, in Ft Lauderdale area.
• We will be inviting the top players from the 3STEP ecosystem (and beyond) to fill 44 spots in each grade 2030-2035.
• These 44 players/grade will have a 2-day national training camp experience where they will be coached by top coaches from across the country and compete alongside some of the best players in the country. There will be 6+ hours of position-specific and team training.
• After the 2-day camp, players will be rostered on teams that will compete at The Holiday Bowl Championships in Ft Lauderdale for the last 3 days of the trip.
• The 44 spots will be filled first by Elite Team players who “opt-in” for the week, and then all remaining spots will be filled by top players from our player pool, not currently on Elite Teams.

There are a few ways to be considered for a spot…

1. Any player who competes for Nations Best at any event for the prior year is eligible for an invite for the upcoming year.
2. All youth players should also be registered for a Regional Player Evaluation. This is mandatory for new players looking for a spot.
3. Members of a 3STEP lacrosse club (or affiliate partner) will receive preferred status for all invites.
4. Fill out our Player Interest Form: https://docs.superhuman.com/form/Nations-Best-Interest-Form_dYmpfNA_kSI

• It is okay if you can’t attend in person! But, you need to fill out the interest form! 
• If you are registered, but can’t attend; we will consider you based on what we know of you from past Nations Best Events, as well as coach recommendations, film, etc.

• At the high school level, we build our teams by inviting players that we know from previous Nations Best events AND from working with coaches and directors from our 3STEP Affiliate clubs, again, please be sure to fill out our Interest Form, below
• Interest Form: https://docs.superhuman.com/form/Nations-Best-Interest-Form_dYmpfNA_kSI 

• YES. With years of experience through the recruiting process, tons of close college coach connections, and hundreds of players guided through the process, we help every step of the way.
• Between our tournament schedule of putting you in front of top level coaches against premier competition, and our assistance with the recruiting process (in conjunction with your local club), we’re here to help and celebrate our players’ commitments

• Invitations for our ELITE TEAMS will go out in mid-August.  There will be multiple rounds of invites, and we will communicate to all registered participants as the invite process unfolds.
• Invitations for our WINTER CLASSIC WEEK will go out in phases. With phase one in late summer, and additional invites going out throughout the fall.
• Invitations for additional summer tournaments or A’La Carte events will go out 2-4 months ahead of the event (ideally).

• There will only be ONE Elite team per grade. It will be built from eligible players registered for our Regional Player Evals.
• These Elite teams will play in 2-3 events (included in tuition) a year. These events will not conflict with your regional club schedule.
• Elite Team players will also be invited to attend our WINTER CLASSIC Week and other A’La Carte events, but they will be optional/additional.

• Yes!  Our Winter Classic Week and any additional Nations Best events are open to Non-Elite Team players.
• It will be very selective, but the available pool of players for these additional events will include;  Any players already in our Nations Best database (from previous events & evals), as well as players recommended by their club director.

• No. You don’t need to be registered for the regional evaluation to be selected for a spot at the Winter Classic. 
• But, if you can attend a regional evaluation, it does make it easier for us to evaluate you for a spot at Winter Classic week.
• If you don’t register and can’t attend, we recommend filling out the Interest Form, below. Then we can qualify you from there given the info we have from past NB events or coach/director recommendations.
• Interest Form: https://docs.superhuman.com/form/Nations-Best-Interest-Form_dYmpfNA_kSI 

• We set up all our Nations Best programming specifically to avoid all regional club events.
• However, if there is a conflict we mandate that you honor your club commitment and we will credit/prorate you for the missed event.