The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) national championship event is returning to a popular and familiar East Coast location in 2023.

USA Lacrosse has announced that the 2023 WCLA Division I and II National Championships will be played at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex and Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The same venue previously hosted the WCLA Championship in 2014, 2015, and 2019.

USA Lacrosse, in partnership with presenting sponsor MedStar Health, is hosting an in-person Sports Medicine Symposium on Friday, January 20, 2023 at the Baltimore Convention Center. With a central theme of athlete mental health and wellness, the one-day event will feature multiple sessions with national experts providing comprehensive information on this important topic.

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Many young athletes enjoy setting and working toward sport goals, whether it’s achieving a personal best in competition or scoring a certain number of points in a game. While goals around sport performance are important, non-sport goals are equally critical to a young athlete’s well-being.

The following article is part of a content partnership with TrueSport, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). TrueSport has partnered with more than 20 sport NGBs to promote a positive culture of youth sport with expert content and programming.

The evidence is there – if you host it, they will come.

That was one of the main takeaways from USA Lacrosse’s National Celebrate Lacrosse Week initiative, aimed at uniting the lacrosse community from coast-to-coast through virtual and in-person events. 

A key component of the week-long celebration, November 5-13, was a series of free “Pick Up and Play” clinics that provided youth players, ages 6-14, with an opportunity to try the sport for the first time.

The following article is part of a content partnership with TrueSport, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). TrueSport has partnered with more than 20 sport NGBs to promote a positive culture of youth sport with expert content and programming.

SPARKS, Md. —

Girls’ lacrosse in Iowa is growing, and that’s an encouraging sign for all who love the game. But Iowa also has some of the same challenges that the growing sport faces in other regions of the country, namely, a need for more certified coaches and a lack of trained officials.

The challenges are so acute in Iowa that Olivia Hardee and her Ankeny Thunder high school club team have had at least three games cancelled in the last year due to a lack of officials. That prompted Olivia’s mom, Chelsie, to step into the void.

Earlier this month, USA Lacrosse staff member Donovan Dennis was asked by World Lacrosse to make a trip to Bogota, Colombia to hand deliver lacrosse sticks to local organizations. In the first of two parts, he shares some of his interaction with a local player.

For players and parents just getting started in lacrosse, we know that finding the right equipment can be a bit confusing, and perhaps, even a little intimidating. It’s important to know that there are key differences in the required protective equipment between the boys’ and girls’ game, as well as between field players and goalies. Also, box lacrosse has its own unique gender-neutral equipment requirements.

In the boys’ field game, perhaps the most perplexing piece of equipment to purchase is the helmet. All major rule sets require a NOCSAE certified lacrosse helmet.