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.

Good teammates look out for each other. 

That’s the premise behind the Team Up Speak Up (TUSU) campaign, in which players will notify a coach or athletic trainer if they suspect a teammate might have a concussion. 

USA Lacrosse has partnered with the Concussion Legacy Foundation to help promote a healthy team environment in which players are encouraged to speak up on behalf of a teammate who may be injured.

SPARKS, Md. — The 2022 USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament, the nation’s oldest and longest-running women’s lacrosse event, is set for May 28-29 at Cedar Lane Regional Park in Bel Air, Md.  The event was first held in 1933 and has evolved into one of the premier recruiting events for high school girls’ lacrosse players looking to play at the collegiate level.

Players compete for regional all-star teams that are unaffiliated with their high school or club teams in one of the most geographically-diverse and accessible recruiting events in the sport.

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SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse is pleased to announce that the IWLCA Tournament Series, managed by Elite Tournaments, is joining its event sanctioning program.

Since 2015, all high school students in Maryland have been required to learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and how to use an AED (automated external defibrillator) in order to graduate. It’s a state requirement, passed into law by Martin O’Malley, who was the governor at the time.