Talk to Don Wilson for just a few minutes, and it’s easy to get swept up in his enthusiasm and passion for Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse. 

Wilson founded the organization in 2006 to increase lacrosse awareness and opportunities for urban youth in Connecticut’s largest city. But more than just lacrosse, from the very beginning he has had the goal of also empowering youth participants with self-confidence, discipline, and the skills necessary to succeed in sports and life. 

USA Lacrosse today announced a new set of standardized rules to govern wheelchair lacrosse for both men and women at all levels of play. These approved rules, effective immediately, are the result of a collaborative effort between USA Lacrosse and Wheelchair Lacrosse USA (WLUSA), the governing body of wheelchair lacrosse in the United States. 

NEW YORK — At Wagner Playground in the heart of Harlem, parents and curious onlookers lined the fence and watched as children in hunter green shirts zipped up and down the turf. Speakers boomed with popular music, and if your eyes trailed the field you could catch a few lacrosse players and clinicians in a dance-off here and there.

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The only thing that separates the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin and the sport of lacrosse is a space and the capitalization of the letter C.

This small difference may seem inconsequential to most, but not Dr. Kenneth Lee, who wouldn’t be leading the Marquette Eagles wheelchair lacrosse program had it not been for the discrepancy.

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Don Wilson knew Dalond Bidonne had potential from the first time that he met the then seventh-grade boy in his school gym in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

In recognition of Pride Month, USA Lacrosse has a number of activities planned in support the LGBTQ+ community and further inclusivity in our sport.

Michelle Tumolo, a member of the U.S. women’s national team, will host a free webinar the week of June 14 with a handful of panelists that shared their coming out story with USA Lacrosse Magazine over the last year. They’ll share their experiences and updates on the support they’ve received.

Jimmeh Koita’s timing was perfect. 
 
Late in the fourth quarter of the CAA championship game against Hofstra, the fifth-year senior fired on the whistle. In fractions of a second, he pinched and popped the ball straight to himself to secure possession. In doing so, Koita also sealed the Dragons’ first conference tournament title and NCAA tournament bid since 2014. 
 

SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse is proud to partner with One Bowl Productions, the Iroquois Nationals, Thompson Brothers Lacrosse, and 4 the Future Foundation on a free streaming experience of the award-winning documentary “Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation.”

The celebrated feature length documentary was produced in 2017 and called by Inside Lacrosse as “the most ambitious, broad-sweeping and beautifully shot lacrosse film to date.”