USA Lacrosse has announced that former gold-medal defenseman Shawn Nadelen has been selected as the U.S. Men’s U20 National Team head coach. Nadelen’s on-field duties will begin with tryouts this summer and will run through the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in Seogwipo, South Korea.

Nadelen, the head men’s lacrosse coach at Towson University, played on the 2010 U.S. men’s team that beat Canada 12-10 for the gold medal in Manchester, England.

The USA Lacrosse Women’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) coaches have been named for the 2024 cycle.

Built as a pipeline for the U.S. Women’s National Team, the development program launched in 2019 and each year works with hundreds of the top high school players from around the country through three phases – regional tryouts, a national combine and ultimately USA Select Teams (U16 and U18) competing against international competition.

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.

USA Lacrosse, the governing body for the sport in the United States and a Recognized Sports Organization by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has announced a renewal of a partnership with Stack Sports, the leading provider of sports technology solutions, for an additional two years. As part of this continued collaboration, Sports Connect will serve as an Official League Registration Partner of USA Lacrosse. As an official league registration partner, Sports Connect is helping to streamline registration and league management processes for associated leagues.

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.

As a coach, you’re often faced with implementing strategic decisions and making tough calls. And just as often, the athletes on your team may resist those decisions or the changes that you’re trying to make. Getting buy-in from athletes isn’t always easy, but it is often critical to the team’s success and your relationship with players.

Board-certified family physician and TrueSport Expert Deborah Gilboa shares eight strategies for reducing resistance and building athlete buy-in.

New pathways for the USA Lacrosse Coach Development Program (CDP) and Official Development Program (ODP) are rolling out as the organization continues to expand its educational offerings. 

Listed below are some of the key changes for CDP and ODP in 2024: 

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse is expanding its offerings for coach education through a series of interactive virtual sessions covering a variety of topics. The series will launch on Wednesday, Jan. 10 and continue for 12 weeks through the end of March. 

As a coach, you play a large role in your athletes’ lives, and helping them set realistic, meaningful goals as a team and as individuals is one of the most important parts of a successful season. While athletes should feel ownership over both individual and team goals, you can help them optimize those goals so that their wellbeing, rather than winning, is prioritized.

Here are five strategies that coaches can utilize to help athletes set goals that matter.

SPARKS, Md. — Registration for the USA Lacrosse Academy in Philadelphia, a professional development opportunity for coaches and officials, is now open. The USA Lacrosse Academy will be held from Jan. 13-14, 2024 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The officials curriculum will be focused on sixes and box officiating for both the men’s and women's game.