Designed to allow a large number of elite level athletes the opportunity to play against high-calibre competition, the ultimate goal of the league is to continually provide athletes with highly competitive playing opportunities in order to create a consistent, high level of performance for US teams at the Olympic and Pan American Games.
League teams play a double round-robin schedule culminating in the semifinals and championship game.
As a result, the organization of the league allows for high school standouts as young as 16 to compete on the same turf as veteran U.S. Olympians and collegiate all-Americans. Members of the 2001 U.S. national and junior national squads are assigned to different zone teams with the remainder of the 34-player rosters to be filled by open tryouts. Each zone receives two free agent positions as appointed by the head coach. Between 12-26 spots will be available in each zone following the placement of 2001 U.S. team members and free agents. At A-Camp, athletes have the opportunity to tryout for the 2002 U.S. National Team.