US Lacrosse Blog

Alice Mercer and Alyssa Parker, former teammates who now represent the United States on national teams in their respective sports, will host a live discussion on the value of multi-sport participation on the US Lacrosse Instagram channel on Monday, July 20 at 2 p.m. (Eastern).

This article appears in the July/August edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, a digital-only publication available exclusively to US Lacrosse members.

Through a new partnership agreement, US Lacrosse and Major League Lacrosse will recognize contributions to the development of lacrosse at the local level by MLL players through the “Homegrown Hero of the Game” program.

Debbie Swiss played just one year of high school lacrosse, but 26 years after she graduated high school she was reintroduced to the sport as an official. It led to some of the greatest experiences of her life.

US Lacrosse has released a series of videos from its Coach Development Program (CDP) designed to help teach the basic fundamentals of the sport.

Designed as a companion to the training offered through the in-person US Lacrosse CDP Level 1 instructional clinics, these videos cover the following skills: ground balls, cradling, catching, throwing, shooting, dodging, individual defense, cutting and picks. That is also the CDP recommended order to teach the skills to help players build on the skills in a progressive manner.

The Premier Lacrosse League and US Lacrosse will form a partnership through the PLL Championship Series, set to take place from July 25 through Aug. 9. The partnership will focus on supporting US Lacrosse as an organization, and its mission to provide leadership, growth, and programs that fuel the sport and enrich the experience in lacrosse for all participants.

Some of the most successful lacrosse programs in New Jersey can trace their connections to legendary Moorestown coach Val Curran.

Spring-Ford (Pa.) Youth Lacrosse found a way to keep serving its constituents even with the season shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following on the success of CrashCourse Football, TeachAids is beginning development of Multi-Sport Concussion Education. The first step is today’s release of the CrashCourse Brain Fly-Through, in collaboration with 17 sports national governing bodies, including US Lacrosse.

US Lacrosse has released a series of “best practices” guides to help coaches, parents, players and program leaders navigate the return to the field during each of the five stages of the US Lacrosse Return to Play guidelines.