Officials

US Lacrosse has produced two girls' Rules Interpretation videos for the 2021 season, highlighting significant rules changes and points of emphasis for both the NFHS rules as well as the US Lacrosse youth rules.

US Lacrosse released two boys' Rules Interpretation videos for the 2021 season, highlighting the significant rules changes and points of emphasis for both NFHS as well as the US Lacrosse youth rules.

We’re just over a week away from the 2021 US Lacrosse Convention — an all-virtual event that takes place Jan. 15-16. The new format will be a different experience for this annual staple, but we’re excited to bring the lacrosse community together in a different way to get ready for the season.

Lacrosse enthusiasts from around the country — and the world — join in one of the largest celebrations our sport has to offer. For many, the US Lacrosse Convention serves as a launching pad for the lacrosse season. In 2021, US Lacrosse is bringing LaxCon to you in a virtual format.

The officials’ curriculum at the 2021 US Lacrosse Convention is geared to assist local lacrosse organizations train their officials for the upcoming season. The virtual sessions can be used to supplement local training efforts and replace in-person sessions that aren’t able to be held due to COVID-19 restrictions.

With an all-virtual format for 2021, January’s LaxCon event will have a different look and feel from previous editions, but some things will not be changing, including, for the fourth straight year, a dedicated education track focused on box lacrosse.

The NFHS classification of boys' lacrosse as "high-risk" for COVID-19 transmission is not supported by data and the US Lacrosse Sports Science & Safety Committee has recommended boys' and girls' lacrosse both be included in the "moderate-risk" category. US Lacrosse is continuing efforts to have the organization, and others that have mirrored the decision, to reconsider.

Some states have designated boys' lacrosse as a "high risk" activity in relation to COVID-19 transmission. The US Lacrosse Sport Science & Safety committee has classified both versions of outdoor lacrosse as presenting a moderate risk for COVID-19 infection and US Lacrosse is advocating on behalf of its members to have states revisit those decisions.

A new book written by Rob Stolker, the founder of Hummingbird Sports, includes a number of inaccuracies and misleading statements about US Lacrosse and discounts the leadership role the organization has taken to help protect athletes.

US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen writes on the national governing body's commitment to change in light of the social unrest in the country in 2020.