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SPARKS, Md. — Registration for the USA Lacrosse Academy in Philadelphia, a professional development opportunity for coaches and officials, is now open. The USA Lacrosse Academy will be held from Jan. 13-14, 2024 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The officials curriculum will be focused on sixes and box officiating for both the men’s and women's game.
Marc Riccio, CEO of USA Lacrosse, will be among the inductees into the USA Lacrosse Greater Rochester Hall of Fame tonight. Also being recognized are Liz Hogan, John Houtenbrink, Peter Milliman, Dr. Philip Winslow and the 2015 and 2016 Victor High School boys’ lacrosse teams.
Riccio grew up in Canandaigua, N.Y., and was introduced to the sport when he was 12 years old by a neighbor. He went on to become the first high school All-American at Canandaigua Academy, where he played both football and lacrosse. He was later inducted into the Canandaigua Academy Sports Hall of Fame.
The third-annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week starts Saturday, as USA Lacrosse and its community partners mobilize to introduce the sport to thousands of youth athletes across the country Nov. 4-12.
NEW YORK — Today, eight of the leading thought leaders of lacrosse in the United States announced the formation of ELEVATE28 and its mission to double the country’s participation in the sport to 4 million annual players by the end of the decade.
Steve Stenersen, the former longtime USA Lacrosse CEO, was honored last week with the Lifetime Achievement Award by World Lacrosse.
Stenersen was selected for the highest honor bestowed by World Lacrosse after dedicating more than 35 years of his life to the growth and development of the sport of lacrosse. He served as the CEO of USA Lacrosse – the sport’s governing body in the United States – from 1998 to 2021 after having led its formation. He also served on the World Lacrosse board of directors as its vice president from 2014 to 2022.
SPARKS, Md. — It’s official. Lacrosse is returning to the Olympics as a medal sport for the first time in more than a century.
The International Olympic Committee voted on Monday to include lacrosse in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It will be the sixth time lacrosse has been included in the Olympics, but the first time as a medal sport since the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, October 12, 2023 - HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology platform and hotel booking engine, today announced a service provider partnership with USA Lacrosse, the governing body for the sport of lacrosse in the United States. HotelPlanner will offer discounted hotel solutions for teams and fans to attend events and to the entire USA Lacrosse organization for personal travel.
SPARKS, Md. — As the sport’s Olympic dream moves closer to reality, USA Lacrosse is excited to host international competition this weekend for its annual Fall Classic.
Earlier this week, the LA28 Organizing Committee recommended that lacrosse be included in the program from the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The International Olympic Committee will vote on the recommendations on Monday in India.
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse, the governing body for the sport in the United States and a Recognized Sport Organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has announced it is revamping its membership structure to best serve its more than 400,000 annual members and fulfill its mission with greater impact.
SPARKS, Md. — A decades-long quest for lacrosse to return to the Olympic Games has taken a significant step forward. The LA28 Organizing Committee announced today its recommendation of lacrosse as one of five sports to be added to the program for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Final approval of the additional sports to the Olympic program for 2028 will be voted on during the International Olympic Committee session in Mumbai, India from October 15-17.