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LacrosseYouthFeb 20 – 21, 2027Researched by us

Desert Crosse Classic

Scottsdale Sports Complex — Scottsdale, Arizona (US)

GameVoyaGradeD26/100
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Ours, from the published record

Attendee Rating

3.9/5

3 reviews · 67% would return

Theirs, from the teams who went

Organizer page

GameVoyaGrade

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D · Weak on paper26/100

The published terms work against the team: dear per game, refunds that keep your money, a mandatory hotel block, or some combination. This is what the organizer states, not what teams reported.

Grade components

Value for money0 / 41
Terms and transparency14 / 37
Exposure for players12.3 / 22
How this is calculated

How much of this is published

Fully published4 of 4

This organizer publishes all four terms facts, so the grade rests entirely on stated figures.

The four gradeable facts are the entry fee, the refund policy, the hotel requirement and the guaranteed game count. Anything the organizer leaves out is priced at the middle of its range rather than counted against them — most operators quote on application, and a grade that punished silence would be reporting our own missing data as their failing.

  • Credit only+2
  • Stay-to-play enforced0
  • 4 games guaranteed+4.5
  • Organizer verified by us+7.5
  • Game video for teams+1.3

Attendee Rating

Positive3.9/5

Reliably good. Reviewers would return, with one or two caveats worth reading.

What attendees rated

Organization3.7
Officiating4.0
Value2.3
Venue4.3

67% of reviewers would bring a team back

Attendee Rating

3.9/5

3 reviews · 67% would return

Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.

Reviewers here averaged 3.8 out of 5. The published figure is 3.9 because a rating from a handful of reviews is pulled toward the directory average until there are enough of them to stand on their own — which is what stops one glowing review putting an event at the top of the table.

Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.

Organizers may answer a review in public, and their responses are labelled and shown. They are excluded from every average, count and return rate here, so an operator cannot move their own rating.

What to expect

A February escape for northern programmes, priced accordingly. Same operator and same format as the Annapolis event but with mandatory hotel booking and credit-only refunds, which pushes the value score down.

What it costs

Team entry fee$1,895USD · $1,895 USD equivalent
Games guaranteed4Round robin (3) + single elimination
Cost per guaranteed game$474 USD148% above the median for youth lacrosse
Hotel block$209 / nightMandatory — stay-to-play enforced. About $209 per room for 1 night.
Refund policyCredit onlyCredit toward a future event only.
Registration deadlineJan 23, 2027Closes Jan 23, 2027

What a player gets seen doing

Little published

12.3 / 22 exposure points

One or two minor exposure features are published, and nothing that puts a player in front of an evaluator.

  • Game video for teams

    Teams are given game video or film, which is what a recruiting profile is built from.

Not stated by the organizer

  • Scouts and college coaches attend
  • Showcase format
  • Advances to a championship
  • Games streamed
  • Live stats and standings
  • Professional photography

Silence is scored as an unknown, not as a no. Nothing here is deducted for a feature the organizer simply did not mention.

Format and divisions

Age brackets
U15High School
Competitive tiers
AAA
Field size
40 teams
Fields in play
5
Included
  • Certified officials
  • shade structures and misting stations
  • film service

3 reviews from teams that went

Attendee Rating 3.9 / 5

  1. Credit-only refunds cost us

    Peregrine Vasquez-Hollandsworth · Coach · Boston Bandits U15 A · attended 2025

    3/5

    Lost two players to injury and asked to withdraw eleven days out. Received a credit for a future event we are unlikely to enter. The lacrosse was good; the commercial terms are the worst of any event we play.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    2
    Venue
    4
    Would not return

  2. Well run, expensive, warm

    Rosalind Ekwueme · Team manager · Chicago Shamrocks High School · attended 2026

    4/5

    Organisation was as good as their autumn event. The complex is excellent and the shade structures mattered by midday. The hotel block was 209 a night for rooms we priced at 140 direct.

    Organization
    4
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    3
    Venue
    5
    Would return

  3. February lacrosse has a price

    Thaddeus Wolstenholme · Coach · Minneapolis North U15 AA · attended 2026

    3/5

    Same operator and same format as their Annapolis event but 245 more, with a mandatory hotel and credit-only refunds. We came because playing outdoors in February beats a field house, and the misting stations were welcome. Know what you are paying for.

    Organization
    4
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    2
    Venue
    4
    Would return

Review this tournament

You attended Desert Crosse Classic. Tell the next team what to expect.

This is the Attendee Rating — the half of a listing we cannot work out ourselves. It is filed by people who were at the event: coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts. Organizers cannot file one, and the GameVoyaGrade never reads reviews at all.

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Organization *

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Officiating *

Standard and consistency of the crews.

Value *

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Venue *

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