US Lacrosse Blog

Have you been hesitant to coach? Don't be. At the end of the season – you’ll never be the same. You will be a better, more enlightened and more passionate human being.

US Lacrosse VP Ann Carpenetti takes a look at the development of the women's lacrosse headgear performance standard.

Nearly 5,000 people participated in 98 US Lacrosse Coaching Education Program instructional clinics in this year's "clinic season."

Sport's national governing body relocates to new facility May 16.

If we value the life lessons of sports, then we have to value it regardless of gender.

An important talent of a successful lacrosse official is good communication skills. Unfortunately, not everything an official says is productive – abrasive comments can lead to further escalations. Also, not all communication is verbal – hand signals can work just as well.

Officials should restrain themselves in their desire to communicate everything they can to prove they are right. Excessive verbal communication is comparable to a machine with extra parts.

As sports officials we often have to possess just enough ego to carry us through our avocation on a game-bygame basis. Sometimes that ego is backed by a hard-bound knowledge of the rules. For others it’s the ability manage a situation or a game with an aplomb that is clearly recognized by the participants and peers. More often, though, that ego can manifest itself in a presumably negative manner in situations where we believe a partner has trespassed upon our territory or our area of coverage.

Georgia, Denver enter as top seeds for tournament which begins May 4 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Peter Bidstrup, head coach at The Governor's Academy (Mass.) shares his season-opening letter to parents.

Erik Adamson, a midfielder for the Denver Outlaws, offers advice for youth lacrosse players.