Administrators

As spring arrives, lacrosse players of all ages are anxious to return to the field of play. But doing so safely remains utmost for all participants. Dr. Richard Hinton, a member of the USL Sports Science & Safety Committee and sports medicine medical director for MedStar Health, provides some recommendations.

Dave Cerny, a longstanding youth coach and volunteer with the North Coast Ohio Chapter of US Lacrosse, has been selected as the winner of the 2020 US Lacrosse Homer R. Schwartz Chapter Leadership Award. 

US Lacrosse is evolving its program to help prevent potential abuse within the sports environment. The new name of the initiative is the Abuse Prevention Program and an online course is available free of charge to all US Lacrosse coach and official members as a benefit of membership.

US Lacrosse health and medical experts recently provided guidance to help the lacrosse community navigate a safe return to the field for the spring season.

Native lacrosse athletes see themselves as ambassadors for their game, sharing with the rest of the world the values that they have always associated with lacrosse. That's one of the reasons that the four Thompson bothers have launched a new foundation. 

Game On Mouthguards, the only mouthguard to have earned the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Seal of Acceptance, has been named as the “Official Mouthguard” of US Lacrosse and the U.S. National Team program as part of a groundbreaking, multi-year partnership.

The Officials Development Program at US Lacrosse has recently announced a series of eight new webinars for men’s and women’s officials over the next several weeks. The first session will be held on Sunday, Feb. 14.

The panelists in this LaxCon 2021 session discussed how an inclusive team environment correlates to team success, and how coaches and team leaders must both proactively take responsibility for creating an inclusive culture.

In its continuing effort to help grow the sport by utilizing the resources offered by schools, US Lacrosse held a free five-session professional development workshop for physical education instructors as part of this year’s US Lacrosse Convention.

Patty Daley, a successful coach and official, shares words of wisdom on National Girls & Women in Sports Day. We are also sharing Instagram Live sessions with current U.S. team players with their mentors and role models.