All State Process

All-State Selection Process (Established in 2021)

 

If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to the Committee Chair, Jack Smith- VP of the Michigan High School Lacrosse Coaches Association.

  1. The All State honorees will be selected as the best players in the state, honored by division. (This means there will be a D1 All-State list and a D2 All-State list)

  2. All-American selections will receive 1st Team All-State designation. (If more than the allotted slots for an All-State position earn All-American awards, the 1st Team All-State positions will be greater than the scheduled allotment. – For example, if 5 Division 1 Michigan players earn All-American at Attack, the 1st Team All-State list for Division 1 will have 5 rather than 4 - See below).

  3. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Teams selected with the following numbers:

    • 4 Attack

    • 5 Midfielders

    • 4 Defensemen

    • 2 Long Stick Midfielders

    • 2 FOGO

    • 2 Defensive Midfielders

    • 2 Goalies

  4. Any player nominated, but not selected to 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team All-State will earn Honorable Mention honors. 

  5. The number of nominations allowed for each team will be based on the regional seeding assigned to each team at the MHSAA regional seeding meeting in early May of each year. 

    • In the #1 and and #2 seeded regions in each division, 

      1. The #1 Seed in each region receive 8 nominations for all state

      2. The #2 Seed in each region receive 5 nominations for all state 

      3. The #3 Seed in each region receive 4 nominations for all state 

      4. The #4 Seed in each region receive 3 nominations for all state     

      5. The rest of the region receives 2 nominations

    • For the #3-8 seeded regions.

      1. The #1 Seed in each region receive 6 nominations for all state

      2. The #2 Seed in each region receive 5 nominations for all state 

      3. The #3 Seed in each region receive 4 nominations for all state 

      4. The #4 Seed in each region receive 3 nominations for all state     

      5. The rest of the region receives 2 nominations

  6. Selection of All-State will be made by a committee of 20 people with the following inclusion guidelines:

    • Each Region in the state of Michigan will have 1 representative on the committee placing 16 members on the committee. The coaches of the #1 pre-season seeded team in each region will serve on the committee. If unavailable, the coach of the #2 pre-season seeded teams in that specific region will be asked to serve and so on until all regions are represented.

      1. Voting Committee Members must be head coaches. If a head coach cannot attend the meeting, the next coach in the region will be invited to represent the region at the meeting, and receive voting privileges. No proxy voters are allowed on the committee (Amended 2022). 

    • 2 members will be from the Executive Board of the MHSLCA

    • 2 At Large Members at the discretion of the Committee Chair

    • The committee will meet in person or via web conference to make the selection for All-State and the All-State awards will be announced at the year-end meeting.

    • The process for determining if a player is All-State is as follows:

      1. The All-State committee chair will compile a list of statistics from the nomination forms, and present those to the committee along with the nomination forms.

        1. The All-State nominating form must be filled out completely including detailed player statistics and team performance. If the form is not completely filled out, the player will not be considered for any of the All-State teams, including Honorable Mention. 

      2. The committee chair will go through the list of nominations by position and division by last name, allowing for the committee members and advocating coaches to give their impressions of the player.

      3. After all players have been discussed, the committee will use ranked choice voting to rank the players, and determine who will make All-State and what team.

    • The All-State Selection Committee will meet on the Sunday before the State-Championship.  

Nominations will be due no later than Monday, May 26th, 2025.

 

Nomination Form for 2025: 2025 All State Nomination Form



 

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