Officials

The expanded digital-only July/August issue of US Lacrosse Magazine, a signature benefit of US Lacrosse membership, will include immersive and interactive features, in-depth reporting on the current topics in our sport and coverage from each of the 10 US Lacrosse regions. An email with a link will be sent to members on June 25.

Four medical professionals and a national championship lacrosse athlete shared their insights about mental health in US Lacrosse's panel series webinar.

Five of the 12 members of the medical advisory group that developed the return to play guidelines are affiliated with MedStar Health, which serves as Official Sports Medicine Partner of US Lacrosse & Team USA.

Return to play, digital strategy and the rebirth of community-based play were popular subjects Thursday, as US Lacrosse hosted the first edition of “Sports in the COVID Era,” an interactive webinar series bringing together industry leaders to discuss the short- and long-term effects of the pandemic on youth sports.

As part of its celebration of Pride Month, US Lacrosse will hold a series of live discussions with prominent individuals from the lacrosse community. The discussions are designed for specific audiences to help them learn ways to make everyone feel included and help support the LGBTQ+ community.

The US Lacrosse Sports Science & Safety Committee disagrees with the NFHS classification of boys’ lacrosse as a higher risk for disease transmission. The committee has shared its belief that both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse are more appropriately placed in the moderate risk category.

Last week, US Lacrosse announced a set of Return to Play recommendations developed by a medical advisory group. US Lacrosse vice president Ann Kitt Carpenetti and three members of the medical advisory team hosted a webinar to further explain the recommendations.

US Lacrosse stands together in solidarity with those members of our community who routinely feel the weight of oppression, systemic racism, hate and a failing system of justice. We will continue to work to make the lacrosse community an agent of change for all who play and support the Creator’s game.

The third weekly briefing from the Return to Playing Lacrosse advisory group coordinated by US Lacrosse.

US Lacrosse has announced a set of return to play recommendations to assist the lacrosse community in following the appropriate steps to mitigate the risk for all participants in the COVID-19 environment.