Officials

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. 

NOCSAE announced Thursday that none of the KSONE branded lacrosse balls are certified to NOCSAE standards. NOCSAE’s statement notes that these balls feature falsified markings that imply NOCSAE certification.

An article in Newsday pinpoints verbal abuse by parents, coaches, and spectators as a significant contributor to the declining number of referees and umpires for all high school sports, including lacrosse.

Here are some tips to get feedback and establish a development plan that you can work on over the next eight months before the next spring season begins. After all, summer and fall lacrosse is supposed to be there to help continue developing the players' skills, why shouldn’t we use this time as officials to work on our skills as well?

The US Lacrosse West Regional Conference is coming back to Las Vegas. This year’s event will be held at the Renaissance Las Vegas from Nov. 15-17, 2019.

JP Bennett was recruited to the officiating ranks while playing in high school. Now he serves as the assigner and high school rules interpreter for the Delaware Lacrosse Officials Association while helping to recruit new officials to the ranks.

One objective of lacrosse is teaching kids how to channel their emotions into something positive. Young players learn best through their mistakes, but only if they are called out on their mistakes in a way that creates positive change.

Dr. Brian Gearity kicks off the Celebrate Diversity Month webinar series on April 9 by discussing coaching and cultural competency as it pertains to the lacrosse community at large. 

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There is a massive difference between SHOUTING and raising your voice to command attention. The former is someone who lacks skill in instructing, the latter is someone who knows how to modulate their voice for the greatest effect.