Last year, the entire sports community had to make difficult decisions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. At the college level, the NCAA made numerous announcements that impact current college athletes and recruits. This included a ban on in-person recruiting for D1 college programs through June 1, 2021. 

Now that the NCAA has resumed its regular recruiting rules and activity, Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is here with a few tips for student-athletes take control of their recruiting process.

For many reasons, box lacrosse participation numbers are growing in the United States, with more boys’ and girls’ youth and high school players than ever before. It’s a trend that has not escaped the attention of many high-profile coaches who whole-heartedly support this version of the game.

No less an authority than Bill Tierney, seven-time NCAA champion coach at Princeton and Denver, has often said, “Box is a better game than field. It just is.” 

SPARKS, Md. — To complement its efforts to grow the sport at the youngest age groups, USA Lacrosse has opened an RFP process to develop a low-cost starter stick that could be utilized by both beginning boys’ and girls’ lacrosse players.

After a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Team Development Program (NTDP) is picking up right where it left off after a successful launch in 2019. The program is a high-level training opportunity for the nation’s top high school players that also serves as a pipeline for the U.S. National Team Program.

“We’re so excited to be back on the field,” said Natalie Wills, senior manager of the NTDP. “There’s a lot of positive buzz and it’s been a long time coming. We can’t wait to be back together with our athletes.”

US Lacrosse is adding a new benefit to all adult coach memberships in order to further enhance player safety. 

Effective August 1, 2019, all adult coach memberships will require online Abuse Prevention training. This benefit will be provided at no additional cost to members. 

A coach who fails to complete the online training within 10 days of a membership purchase or renewal will have their membership suspended and will not have the insurance coverage benefit.