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Longtime national-champion coach led U.S. to FIL gold medal this summer

US Lacrosse is adding two new requirements to all adult coach memberships -- a national background screening and online SafeSport training. Both requirements will be provided at no additional cost to members.

US Lacrosse Convention, lacrosse’s largest professional development conference and trade show, set for Jan. 11-13, 2019, in Philadelphia

US Lacrosse has announced the 2019 rule changes and points of emphasis for youth boys’ lacrosse. The rules are to be used for all levels of play 14U and younger.

US Lacrosse is offering a grant program to help emerging leaders attend the US Lacrosse West Regional Conference from Nov. 30 – December 2, 2018 in Las Vegas.

The US Lacrosse West Regional Conference is a professional development opportunity for coaches, officials, program administrators and other leaders in the lacrosse community. There will be three different program tracks offered for officials, coaches and leaders. Session topics will include team and athlete development, rules interpretation, game management and organizational leadership.

Self-starts, a cleared defensive zone for 8-meter free positions, and a new checking category for play at the U14/U13 level are among the new US Lacrosse girls’ youth rules approved for the 2019 season.

US Lacrosse is accepting applications for its National Diversity Grant Program, which provides resources to local groups and organizations to support projects and events that promote lacrosse opportunities among non-traditional participants.

The statistics are sobering and hard to digest. One in eight athletes will be sexually abused within their sport. One in 10 children are sexually abused before age 18.

The Urban Lacrosse Alliance summit brought coaches and administrators together to share ideas and strategize about overcoming program challenges. In addition to the networking and round-table opportunities, attendees had the chance to take part in formal sessions led by subject matter experts. 

The Lacrosse Athlete Development Model (LADM) offers a new framework for teaching and exposing the game to youth players. The goal is to keep more players engaged with the sport for a longer period of time.