Everything you need to know for the 2023 Canadian Box Showcase

The 2023 Canadian Box Showcase is taking place at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre on July 10 & 11. Whether you’re competing, coaching or cheering from the stands, here’s everything you need to know for this year’s CBS.

Rosters

This year’s event will feature 200 players from all over North America on twelve stacked teams across three divisions. Click here to see this year’s rosters.

Schedule, Scores and Standings

Game scores and standings will be updated soon after the conclusion of each game. Games will be played either outdoors for field lacrosse or indoors on the blue turf (to your right after entering the facility’s front lobby) for box lacrosse. Click on the links below to see this year’s division schedules, plus scores & standings during the event. Most Outstanding Players and All-CBS Teams will be announced in the days following the Canadian Box Showcase. Click here to see last year’s recognized players.

Schedules are best viewed on a desktop or tablet device.

2006/2007 DIVISION

2008 DIVISION

2009/2010 DIVISION

Player Check-in Procedures & Dressing Room Assignments

2006/2007 Division

Players are asked to check-in at a tent that will be located near the pathway from the parking lot to the outdoor field. Please let TRAC staff know what team you are rostered to and your full name. You will receive a team pinnie, shorts (black for 2006s, white for 2007s), event program, and goalies will also get a box jersey. Day 1 for this division will include field lacrosse. Dressing rooms are only provided during your box-specific day. The check-in/pre-tournament schedule will include:

8-9am
Check-ins: Raiders (Red), Stealth (Black) and Titans (Royal)

9-10am
Check-ins: Smash (Carolina), Shamrocks (Green) and Bulls (Yellow)
Practice: Raiders (Red), Stealth (Black) and Titans (Royal)

10-11am
Practice: Smash (Carolina), Shamrocks (Green) and Bulls (Yellow)

Gameplay begins at 11am. Click here for 06/07 CBS game schedule. On Day 2, you will be assigned your own dressing room indoors.

2008 & 2009/2010 Division

There will be no formal check-in procedure for these divisions. Unlike the 2006/2007 Division, these divisions will spend Day 1 competing in the box-specific games indoors. A dressing room will be assigned to every team that they will keep for that day, but only that day. Pinnies, shorts, event programs, plus box jerseys for goalies will be waiting for you in your assigned dressing room. It is advised to arrive half an hour or earlier for your first game to ensure you locate your dressing room, find your correct uniform, meet your teammates & coaches, etc. On Day 2 for field lacrosse, simply show up to the field outdoors for your game. Click here for the 2008 schedule, and here for the 2009/2010 schedule.

College Coach Check-ins

Coaches are asked to arrive at the TRAC’s Meeting Room A, which is located upstairs and straight ahead towards the west side of the facility (overlooking the outdoor turf). An event package will be waiting for them there. See Colin Doyle recent email for further details.

With a dozen stacked squads taking part in next week’s Canadian Box Showcase, we figured the event’s coaching staff better match the on-floor talent.

See the college coaches, NCAA standouts, present-day pros and NLL leaders coaching 2023 CBS teams: https://t.co/QPDCheJctj pic.twitter.com/sRE6uRRpnQ

— TRAC Athletics (@TRACAthletics) July 7, 2023

2008 & 2009/2010 All-Star Game

Top-performing players will be selected to take part in an All-Star Game. Teams will be coached by Connor Buczek/Latrell Harris and Dave Scarcello/Challen Rogers. The game will be played outdoors at 3:30pm on Tuesday, July 11. Teams will be announced by 1:30pm that same day. Follow us on social media (@TRACAthletics) or visit TRACAthletics.com to see the ASG rosters.

Event Rules

Box games will be officiated using National Lacrosse League rules, with the following modifications/reminders:

• Absolutely no fighting is permitted (box & field); players will be ejected from the game and suspended for the remainder of the event if they engage in what the on-floor official has deemed to be a fight
• Three 15-minute periods, running clock unless the score is within two with under two minutes to play in the final period
• All divisions will use Junior nets (4’x4’6″)
• Ten seconds to clear half (not eight)
• Over-and-back rule will be enforced
• Diving & dunking is permitted
• No wooden sticks allowed for players or goalies (box & field)
• Cleats not permitted on indoor turf surface, wear running shoes
• For all games, if the score is tied after regulation time, a three-player shootout will determine the winner (no ties), plus an additional single round to determine a winner if still tied after three shooters

Field games will be officiated using NCAA rules, with the following modifications/reminders:

• Two 22-minute periods, running clock unless the score is within two with under two minutes to play in the second half
• Teams will have 20 second to clear the defensive half
• Cleats to be worn
• For all games (including All-Star Game), if the score is tied after regulation time, a braveheart OT period will determine the winner (2 players, 1 goalie per team), first goal wins

Trainers for Injured Players

If you should sustain an injury during a game, a trainer will be alerted and address the injury on the floor or field. For box, trainers will be stationed in the hallway that connects the two pads if you require any further assistance for injuries. For field, a trainer will always been near the playing field.

Toronto Rock Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre

The newly opened Toronto Rock Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre will have a station set up at this year’s CBS (indoors within the red turf rink). There will be a “Recovery Zone” highlighting the Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre’s service offerings & bracing/athletic products, 15-minute complimentary massages, plus a giveaway for compression CORESHORTS.

They will also be demoing the VALD Performance Athlete Testing Systems for screening, monitoring and rehabilitating athletes as a potential future service offering at the Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre. This system is used by elite teams (English Premier League, Rugby Union, NBA, MLS, NFL, NCAA, MLB, AFL, A-League) to measure various aspects of athletic performance and enables you to objectively track and monitor strength, power, limb symmetry and neuromuscular function over time. Following testing a detailed report can be printed for athletes with test results.

We encourage all participating players to swing by their station and take part in the VALD demo. Plus, visit TorontoRockSportsMed.com for more info on what the Toronto Rock Sports Centre & Wellness Centre has to offer.

Hotel

For those that require any last-minute accommodations, TRAC Athletics has been provided a special rate through the nearby Holiday Inn on Argus Road in Oakville. Mention that you’re attending the Canadian Box Showcase at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre when booking your stay.

Holiday Inn Oakville
590 Argus Rd, Oakville, ON L6J 6G6
Phone: 905-842-5000
Reservation: 1-855-914-9607
Email: reservations@hioakville.com
Web: hioakville.com
Standard two-double beds ($159 CAD/night). Rate includes full buffet breakfast for up to four persons per room, WiFi, parking, voice mail, daily national newspaper, plus in-room Keurig coffee maker/complimentary coffee & tea. Please contact Nadya Ali at nadya.ali@hioakville.com if you have any questions.