Lacrosse Tournament Softwarefor British Columbia
Live brackets, standings that calculate themselves, and a public display board every family at the arena can follow from their phone. Built for the director running the event — not for an IT department.
LACROSSE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
What a lacrosse weekend looks like in British Columbia
The BC Lacrosse Association has governed the sport in British Columbia for over fifty years, and BC is one of the two great box lacrosse provinces in Canada. Minor lacrosse fills the arenas through the spring and summer once the ice comes out, giving BC organisers access to buildings that are effectively impossible to book in February.
British Columbia's sport calendar is split by geography more than any other province: the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island run dense, short-travel schedules, while Interior and Northern associations routinely drive four to eight hours to a host centre.
BUILT FOR LACROSSE
Lacrosse, not generic sport
How the draw works
Box lacrosse runs in the spring and summer, in the same arenas that host hockey and ringette in the winter but with the ice out. That off-season timing is a genuine advantage for an organiser: the buildings are cheaper and easier to book, and families are not competing with a full winter schedule.
Where TrakScore fits
It also means the volunteers running a lacrosse weekend are often doing it once a year rather than every second weekend, so the setup has to be learnable in one sitting. TrakScore's wizard takes a director from an empty tournament to a live, public bracket without a manual.
Divisions
U9, U11, U13, U15, U17 and U22, tiered A, B and C at most ages.
Season
Roughly April through August for box lacrosse, running through the summer while the ice sports are dark.
Vocabulary
Venues are floors, fixtures are games, and standings track GF and GA.
FORMATS
Every format a lacrosse draw needs
Single elimination
One loss and you are out. The fastest way to settle a small draw.
Double elimination
Every team gets a second life through the losers bracket.
Round robin
Everyone plays everyone; the standings table decides it.
Pool play into playoffs
Groups on the Saturday, knockout on the Sunday.
Best-of series
BO3, BO5 or BO7, set independently per round, with automatic clinching.
HOW IT WORKS
Up and running in minutes
01
Create the tournament
Name it, pick a format and set your division. Takes about a minute.
02
Add teams and schedule
Seed your entries and lay out every game across your floors and dates.
03
Go live
Publish, and share the display board link with every British Columbia club in the draw.
04
Manage in real time
Scores go in, the bracket advances itself, and the standings update on every screen at once.
PRICING
Pay per event. Or run the whole season.
Start free. Unlock one weekend at a time — or go all-in for the year. No monthly subscriptions.
FREE
$0
forever free
- 1 tournament per season
- Up to 16 teams
- All bracket formats
- Live display board + embed
- Per-game scorekeeper links
EVENT PASS
$79
per event · one-time · no subscription
- $79 up to 32 teams · $149 up to 64 · $249 up to 128
- Unlimited scorekeepers and co-managers
- Custom branding
- Archived forever after the event
SEASON PASS
$290
per year · Pro — Elite $790/yr
- Run events all year
- Pro: 5 active + 25 archived, 32 teams
- Elite: 10 active + 50 archived, 128 teams
- Priority support on Elite
First event on us if it doesn’t deliver — every Event Pass comes with a full money-back guarantee.
FAQ
Lacrosse tournaments in British Columbia
Can TrakScore run a lacrosse tournament in British Columbia?
Yes. TrakScore is built for exactly this job: a director running a weekend lacrosse event with teams from across British Columbia. You set the format, add your teams, generate the schedule and publish a public display board. Nothing about the platform is tied to a particular league or to the BC Lacrosse Association — you run your own event on your own terms.
Which lacrosse tournament formats are supported?
All five formats lacrosse organisers actually use: single elimination, double elimination, round robin, pool play feeding a playoff, and best-of series. Lacrosse events in British Columbia most often use pool play into a playoff round, and TrakScore advances winners into the bracket automatically as each game goes final.
How do parents in British Columbia follow the scores?
Every tournament gets a public display board at its own URL — no app, no account, no login. Put it on a screen at the arena and share the same link with families. Because visiting teams often travel a full day to reach the host community, BC organisers tend to compress draws into two or three days and lean on formats that guarantee every team a minimum number of games.
Do my scorekeepers need accounts?
No. You can email a one-tap scoring link for any individual game, and the volunteer at the arena opens it and enters the score — no download, no signup. That works on every plan including Free. Standing scorekeeper seats, for someone covering a whole weekend, come with Pro and above.
What does it cost to run a British Columbia lacrosse tournament?
Free covers one tournament per season with up to 16 teams, which is enough for a small lacrosse draw. It is one tournament per organization, not per login. Beyond that an Event Pass is a one-time $79 for up to 32 teams, $149 up to 64 or $249 up to 128 — no subscription, and the event stays archived and publicly readable afterwards. If you run several lacrosse events a year — a division per weekend, say — the annual Season Pass works out cheaper.
Does TrakScore use the right terminology for lacrosse?
Yes — the product speaks lacrosse, not generic sport. Venues are labelled “Floor”, fixtures are “Games”, and the standings table tracks GF and GA rather than a one-size-fits-all column. Age divisions in lacrosse run U9, U11, U13, U15, U17 and U22, tiered A, B and C at most ages, and you can name yours whatever your event and the BC Lacrosse Association actually call them.
READY TO RUN YOUR TOURNAMENT?
Your next British Columbia lacrosse event starts here
Set up your bracket in minutes. The display board goes live the moment you publish — no tech skills required.
CREATE YOUR TOURNAMENT FREE