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Of the 60 million youth athletes throughout the United States, an estimated 4.8 million may be victims of sexual abuse. This is why the main priority for the Athlete Protection & Safety program at USA Lacrosse is implementing policies and procedures that promote safe environments for all participating athletes. Having best practices in place ensures USA Lacrosse is doing everything possible to help prevent youth athletes from experiencing any type of misconduct or abuse.
Longtime USA Lacrosse volunteer Andrew Lee began a two-year term as chair of the organization’s Board of Directors in August. It’s not a stretch to say that he was born for this role.
In addition to serving in board roles for other nonprofits and businesses over the past two decades, Lee, who is half Seneca, has a special connection to lacrosse and its Native American heritage.
Beginning Friday, 75 of the best high school girls’ lacrosse players from across 19 different states will gather at USA Lacrosse headquarters for a unique weekend of training and educational activities.
What makes this weekend so unique? Almost every participant, from coaches to officials to players, represents or supports lacrosse diversity.
Nation United, an organization committed to inspiring and showcasing diversity through elite level lacrosse, is hosting its fourth annual summit at USA Lacrosse, featuring an agenda loaded with on and off the field activities.
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse is excited to celebrate the sport of lacrosse this fall from Nov. 5-13, 2022 with its second annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week.
A key component of National Celebrate Lacrosse Week will be free Pick Up & Play clinics that will give youth players a chance to try out the sport for the first time. These two-hour clinics are designed for players with no previous lacrosse experience and will utilize stations to learn various lacrosse skills.
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and USA Lacrosse have announced boys’ rules changes that will be effective for the 2023 youth and high school seasons. USA Lacrosse and the NFHS collaborate annually on rule changes.
Most prominent among the changes are new stick specs, including limiting the size of holes or gaps in the crosse (Rule 1-7-1 Article 4) and eliminating any protrusions or sharp edges (Rule 1-8).
USA Lacrosse announces Thomes Hansen of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Natalie Oyler of Meridian, Idaho as the recipients of 2022 Michael Breschi Scholarships.
Established in 2007 to honor the life and memory of Michael Breschi, son of University of North Carolina men’s lacrosse head coach Joe Breschi, the scholarships are awarded annually to two high school seniors who plan to attend college and are the son or daughter of a coach who serves as a full-time employee of an educational institution.
Modifications to the stick check process and an adjustment to the restraining line rule during the administration of the draw were among the changes supported by both the high school girls’ and youth girls’ lacrosse rules committees for the 2023 season. Additionally, sportsmanship, knowledge of the rules, and dangerous use of stick were identified as three points of emphasis at both levels of play for 2023.
As I grew up playing lacrosse there was one day that always scared me, September 1 of my junior year of high school — the day when I could start getting recruited. When I was younger, I had always looked up to the lacrosse players in college and hoped one day I could be like them.