USA Lacrosse and the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) have announced six training dates for the 2024 College Player Officials Academy (CPOA), a joint venture between the two organizations designed to recruit and train current lacrosse players to become the next generation of women’s game officials.

Coinciding with select summer tournaments, the CPOA events provide candidates with hands-on training and live game action to supplement classroom instruction.

Is sugar ever good for you? You may have heard that sugar is bad and should be avoided, but for athletes in particular, this is not absolutely the case.

TrueSport expert Stephanie Miezin, a registered dietician, destigmatizes sugar and shares the four ways athletes should be using sugar for fuel: before, during, and after exercise, and as a fun treat (in moderation).

USA Lacrosse is now accepting applications for players interested in being included in the tryout process for the 2025 U.S. Men’s U20 National Team. The U20 team will represent the United States at the World Lacrosse Men’s U20 World Championship from July 18-27, 2025 in Seogwipo, South Korea.

The fastest game on two feet is coming to the city with the fastest cars on four wheels. Indianapolis will host the inaugural USA Lacrosse Experience from Oct. 11-13, 2024.

Dealing with the preferences and needs of different family members at mealtime can be extremely difficult. You may have one child who’s going through a ‘picky eater’ phase, another who’s a vegetarian, and a third who comes home famished after two-a-day practices. You may have your own food preferences as well.

Often, parents try to solve this problem by making different meals for different family members, but doing this costs you time and money, and it doesn’t teach your young athletes how to create tasty meals for themselves.

USA Lacrosse is proud to announce an expansion of its age verification program to encompass all players as a part of the member onboarding journey. This member benefit is free of charge and is a one-time process that will remain valid as long as the player maintains an active USA Lacrosse membership.

USA Lacrosse has released new rules interpretation documents summarizing the boys’ and girls' rule changes and points of emphasis for the 2024 high school season. The documents are available as free PDF downloads and are developed to help prepare and educate the lacrosse community for the upcoming season.

The 2024 Youth Lacrosse Guidebooks for both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, written and published by USA Lacrosse, are now available for free download.

Designed as a resource for ages 14U and below, the guidebooks align with the principles of the Lacrosse Athlete Development Model and feature age-appropriate guidelines.

The third-annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week starts Saturday, as USA Lacrosse and its community partners mobilize to introduce the sport to thousands of youth athletes across the country Nov. 4-12.