SPARKS, Md. – After helping their teams to undefeated records during the month, Robert Richardson of Brigham Young and Joseph Brant of the College of Idaho have been named the USA Lacrosse MCLA Players of the Month for March.

As we approach the month of April, we know that youth and high school spring lacrosse seasons are now underway, or will be shortly, in almost all regions of the country. In some cases, athletes have prepared throughout the offseason in order to perform their best once they get on the field.

But as an athlete, have you also given thought about the types of foods that will fuel your body throughout the season, and the possible impact of those nutritional choices on your performance? 

As a two-time All-American player, collegiate national champion, and member of the U.S. Women’s Training Team, Haley Warden has battled against a lot of tough opponents in her lacrosse career. Perhaps none more taxing, however, than the diagnosis of a concussion. 

Unfortunately, Warden has experienced concussion a few times, although never on the field. He most recent concussion occurred from a minor car accident last year.

“I didn’t think much of it at the time, but as I tried to get back into training, I felt slow,” Warden said. “I didn’t feel like myself.”

In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of most on-field lacrosse activities, USA Lacrosse began hearing about outstanding efforts being made by boys and girls high school lacrosse players to support their community during challenging times.

In order to more broadly highlight those efforts, and to potentially inspire others to similar feats, USA Lacrosse launched the Impact Athletes initiative. We asked for your stories and shared them with the larger lacrosse community.

Last week, Shelley Sheiner, head coach of the Kean (N.J.) University men’s lacrosse team, toured the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame & Museum with his players. It was his first visit to the museum since its re-location to USA Lacrosse’s new headquarters in 2016, and Sheiner was quite impressed. 

Nevertheless, for good reason, his sentimental devotion will always be to the original museum, adjacent to the Johns Hopkins campus, which he first visited in 1998. 

NOCSAE, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, is an independent and nonprofit standards development body with the mission to enhance athletic safety through scientific research and the creation of performance standards for athletic equipment. 

Lacrosse players understand that having a unified and collaborative team is one of the keys to on-field success, and four medical professionals recently explained how that same team approach can be a strong asset in off-field healthcare for athletes. 

SPARKS, Md. — Registration is now open for the men’s and women’s regional tryouts for the USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program (NTDP). The NTDP is a pathway to the U.S. National Team Program designed for high school students. 

Last year, a total of 1,673 student-athletes from 43 states participated in regional tryouts with 88 ultimately being named to USA Select Teams that competed in the Brogden Cup.

SPARKS, Md. — The 2022 USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals is a sell-out with 92 of the nation’s top girls’ club teams coming to DE Turf in Frederica, Del., from July 12-13 in the 13U, 14U and 15U age groupings. The 14U and 15U championship games will be streamed live on Lax Sports Network for the second straight year.

SPARKS, Md. – After leading their teams to strong starts to the season, Clemson senior attackman Garret Brennan and Florida Gulf Coast junior goalie Grant Shafer have been named the USA Lacrosse MCLA Players of the Month in Division I and II, respectively, for February.

Brennan has been the big gun in Clemson’s march to a 7-0 record and a No. 2 ranking in the polls. The Kensington, Md., product has amassed at least five points in every game, including five goals and an assist against No. 14 Georgia, and four goals and a helper in a win over No. 6 Georgia Tech.