SPARKS, Md. — A record 80 girls’ lacrosse teams are registered to compete at the 2021 USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals. The event, featuring 13U, 14U and 15U age groupings, will be held at DE Turf in Frederica, Del. from July 13-14. The 14U and 15U championship games will be carried live on Lax Sports Network on July 14.
Another highlight to the event will be the presence of some of the nation’s elite senior level players. The U.S. national team program will have men’s and women’s team players training and holding exhibitions featuring the new World Lacrosse 6v6 discipline. It will be the first of three such opportunities for the U.S. team program to begin preparing for The World Games 2022, a multi-sport Olympic-style international competition that will be held in Birmingham, Ala.
“We’re excited to kick off the process for this new discipline,” said Skip Lichtfuss, director of the U.S. national team program. “This is a chance to work on strategies and tactics and begin evaluations for players and coaches to see who is suited and committed to this style of play.”
USA Lacrosse has partnered with STEPS Lacrosse and Top of the Bay Lacrosse to conduct this year’s USA Lacrosse Nationals. The 80 teams represent some of the top clubs in the country and have a broad geographic footprint with clubs from 16 states competing in the event.
“After such a challenging year, it is really exciting to see this collaboration come together fro the athletes to compete on a national stage against some of the best competition in the country,” said Charlie Shoulberg of STEPS Lacrosse. “The players deserve something to look forward to and for which to work hard. Pairing the U.S. national teams to this event adds an exciting layer of bringing the world’s elite players to the world’s future elite players. A big thank you to USA Lacrosse, Krystin Porcella of Top of the Bay Sports and David Gross of Lax Sports Network for the shared vision for this year’s USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals.”
The USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals trace their roots to the US Lacrosse U15 National Championships, first held in 2009. The event, which was held annually until the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, has traditionally featured some of the biggest rising stars in the game. Andie Aldave, Sam Apuzzo, Mackenzie Burns, Cortney Fortunato, Samantha Giacolone, Miranda Ibello, Alice Mercer, Kerrigan Miller and Nikki Ortega are among the future U.S. U19 and senior training team members that have participated in the event.
DE Turf, the home for this year’s USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals, is the largest all-synthetic sports complex in the Mid-Atlantic, and was also home for this event in 2018. Conveniently located in Central Delaware, it’s just a short 30 miles from the Delaware beaches. Featuring 12 synthetic turf fields, five of which are lighted fields, and a championship field with seating for up to 700 spectators, this venue is a first-class sports destination venue to match the competition on its fields.
For more information about the event, please visit www.uslacrosse.org/nationals
Here’s a list of the teams that will compete this summer:
13U
Big 4 HHH 2026
CLC 2026 Pride
DEWLAX BLACK
Hero’s 2026 Green
Hero’s 2026 White
HoCo 2026 Black
Lacrosse Monkey
Laxachusetts Green
LI Jesters 2026 Black
LI Top Guns 26 Black
MC Elite 2026 Midnight
Monster 2026
NXT 2026 Black
Philly Blast 2026 Spirit
Pride 2026 Red
Prime Time 2026
Redshirts 2026
STARS 2026 Light Blue
STEPS 2026 Blue
STEPS 2026 White
Tradition 2026
Uproar 2026 National Team
YJ Manning
YJ Torre
14U
3d Oregon 2025
AIM 2025
Big 4 HHH 2025
BBL North 2025
GRIT Dallas 2025
Hero’s 2025 Green
Iron Horse U14
Lakeside 2025 - Alpine
Lax Maniax 2025 Black
LI Jesters 2025 Black
LI Top Guns 25 Black
WAVE 25/26
Monster 2025
Phantastix 2025 Purple
Philly Blast 2025 Pride
Pride 2025 Red
Prime Time 2025
Redshirts 2025
Salt City 25
Sound Lacrosse 2025
STARS 2025 Light Blue
STEPS 2025 Blue
STEPS 2025 White
Team 91 Carolina 2025
Team Elevate U14
Tradition 2025
Triple Threat Elite All Star
Uproar 2025 National Team
Utah Express 2025
YJ Janelli
YJ Lomangino
YJ Spallina
15U
AIM 24
Big 4 HHH 2024
C2 Select 2024 Black
DEWLAX BLACK
HoCo 2024 Black
Integrity 2024 Green
Lacrosse Monkey
LI Jesters 2024 Black
MC Elite 2024 Midnight
Monster 2024
Philly Blast 2024 Fire
Pride 2024 Black
Prime Time 2024
Redshirts 2024
Salt City 24
Southern Zone 2024
STEPS 2024 Blue
STEPS 2024 White
Team 180 ‘24
Maryland Select 24
Uproar 2024 National Team
YJ Kildare
YJ Ramos
YJ Weiner
