Officials

Early bird registration for the 2020 US Lacrosse Convention — a $30 savings over the regular registration fee — ends Oct. 31. Don’t miss your chance to learn from the best in the business and lock in the best price.

You can’t blame Matt Bocklet for being a little nervous. When he makes his presentation at the US Lacrosse West Regional Conference in Las Vegas next month, the guy on deck is pretty intimidating — Team USA and three-time national champion coach John Danowski. Bocklet shared as much in a funny tweet posted last week.

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) are portable and easy-to-use devices that deliver potentially life-saving defibrillation therapy quickly and effectively.

US Lacrosse has a series of free webinars coming up over the next several weeks geared primarily towards educating segments of the lacrosse community about new rules for 2020.

Officiating is an opportunity for those that want to stay involved in sports, give back to the games they love and earn a few extra bucks.

An exhibit in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum and a memorial on the grounds of US Lacrosse help commemorate the individuals from the lacrosse community that died during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. We will never forget them.

Registration for the 2019 US Lacrosse West Regional Conference is now open. Designed for coaches, officials and league leaders, the event is a great way to learn more about the sport you love and prepare for the upcoming season. This year’s event will be held in Las Vegas from Nov. 15-17 at the Renaissance Las Vegas.

Two new membership benefits are now available to all US Lacrosse adult member game officials. A voluntary national background screening and voluntary online SafeSport training are being offered to any official who chooses to participate.

The allowance for free movement by players on a whistle or stoppage of play is the most significant rule change for high school girls’ lacrosse in 2020, and one of 12 rules changes approved for high school girls’ lacrosse, effective January 1, 2020.

If we don’t all get on the same page with our local officiating organizations, league administrators, coaches and parents, working together at educating and mentoring, the verbal abuse, the ejections, and the sportsmanship issues are not going to improve.