USA Lacrosse is working with several organizations, including Let Her Play and the Positive Coaching Alliance, to help support an initiative that is part of ESPN’s Take Back Sports youth sports movement. This particular initiative is located in the Greater Boston area and is aimed at inspiring current women’s college lacrosse players, or recent graduates, to become coaches at the youth level.
Research has shown that fewer than 25 percent of youth coaches are women and that girls prefer coaches who are close to their demographics. Less than one-third of girls aged 6-12 participate in youth sports and they drop out of sports at a rate twice that of young boys.
The organizations are working to provide free training, both online and in-person, to new coaches before connecting them with a local youth program. The training is a total of 10 hours and will include an in-person session at Harvard University on Jan. 24, 2026. Once the training is completed, individuals will be matched with a local team for 10 weeks with a one-hour time commitment per week.
This free training is limited to 18 individuals and registration is due by Jan. 5, 2026. Individuals interested in registering or learning more about the program should contact Gia at Let Her Play via email at gia@LetHerPlay.org
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