LAX IN THE ZOO
December 19th-21st, 2025
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Join us this winter for our 9th LAX in the Zoo BOX LACROSSE tournament. Fast-paced, top-notch BOX competition you do not want to miss. We are thrilled to bring this BOX opportunity to Southwest Michigan and cannot wait to see the talent inside this winter. We can't think of a better way to spend the off-season than ON the field.
Lax in the Zoo is a USBOXLA sanctioned event.
All participants and coaches must have a USBOXLA membership number.
Please click here to sign up.
Players can either choose the weekend warrior option- Lax in the Zoo. Or if playing in more the one USBOXLA event, the year membership works best.
HOTELS
We are a stay to play event, Please contact your director for the list of hotels.
STAY TO PLAY POLICY
This is a STAY TO PLAY tournament. All non-commuting teams participating in the tournament must make all hotel accommodations using our tournament housing services. Please do not call the hotels directly and book through the reservation link below. We appreciate your support as these partnered hotels assist in sponsoring our event.
Fresh Coast Lacrosse is proud to partner with HBC Event Services, a housing agency with a nationwide reputation for excellence in managing travel for sports events. HBC Event Services provides an easy way for you to book your hotel rooms with our partnered hotels at the best rates. These rates are lower than their best available rate and usually includes breakfast for your team.
Finally, you have the ability to purchase a Travel Protection Plan with up to 100% for covered cancellations reasons as well as a Cancel for Any Reason benefit of 75% coverage of your unused non-refundable prepaid expenses for travel arrangements you paid for your trip, including the event registration costs.
We encourage you to book your hotel reservation below and select YES to add the Travel Protection Plan and protect your trip. Alternatively, you can call HBC directly at 505-346-0522 (Travel Protection Plan can only be added to your booking within 20 days of your hotel reservation date).
To see the full terms and conditions of the Travel Protection Plan, please click here.
We appreciate your support and we look forward to this year's event!
TOURNAMENT DIVISIONS
*In all divisions, players may play up, but not down
BOYS DIVISIONS
High School Elite
Midget/HS B
Bantam ~7/8th Grade
Peewee ~ 5/6th Grade
Novice- 3rd/4th Grade
TOURNAMENT LOCATION
KINGDOM INDOOR CENTER
8151 Merchant PL
Portage, MI 49002
3 fields (2 boarded for games and one netted for team zones and warm ups) nestled inside the Kingdom Indoor Center make it the best facility in Southwest Michigan for BOX Lacrosse. Located in Portage, Michigan (15 minutes from booming downtown Kalamazoo) KIC is conveniently located to dining, shopping, and popular Michigan breweries.
TOURNAMENT FEE
REGISTRATION FEE: $2,200
$1,100 Deposit due at time of registration.
FULL PAYMENT DUE NOVEMBER 1st, 2025
Please note the 4% processing fee for all on-line payments. If you would like to avoid this fee, please mail a check payment.
Fresh Coast Tournaments | PO BOX 111 Portage, Michigan 49081-0111
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Location, Location, Location! KIC’s 2 boarded fields are perfect for the action packed games. After the competition, players can unwind on the 3rd full size netted field used for team tent areas, warm up zones, and cornhole/sauce hockey/spike ball! Kingdom Indoor is located in Portage, Michigan (15 minutes from booming downtown Kalamazoo) and is conveniently located to dining, shopping, and popular Michigan breweries.
USBOXLA Sanctioned Event/ USBOX certified officials - The only one in Michigan!
College Recruiters on Site
Trainers on Site
Team Zones- Each team will have their own area for personal belongings
Food Trucks On Site, And More!
FIELD HIGHLIGHTS:
2 Doors Per Bench
Boards Behind Goalies
Box Creases
Field Marshall @ Every Field
