Coaches
USA Lacrosse is continuing to make the game safer by improving the quality and consistency of its coach training program. Beginning Oct. 1, the following updates to the requirements for Level 1 certification will take effect:
USA Lacrosse is currently accepting applications from speakers interested in supplementing the lineup of presenters at the 2023 USA Lacrosse Convention. The upcoming #LaxCon2023 takes place from Jan. 20-22 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
The convention brings together thousands of coaches, officials, program leaders, industry representatives and fans each year to share their knowledge of the sport. Presentations are available in both classroom settings and in live field demonstrations.
Editor’s note: As the fall season approaches and many kids either return to, or perhaps begin for the first time, fall ball lacrosse activities, we thought it may be helpful to once again share this article from 2021 about the varied pace and process of physical literacy development among kids. Physical literacy is one of the six core values in USA Lacrosse’s Athlete Development framework.
As I grew up playing lacrosse there was one day that always scared me, September 1 of my junior year of high school — the day when I could start getting recruited. When I was younger, I had always looked up to the lacrosse players in college and hoped one day I could be like them.
USA Lacrosse has opened the application process for assistant coaches, assistant team manager and equipment manager for the team that will represent the United States in the 2024 World Lacrosse Men’s Box Championship. The application process for the head coaching position opened in late July.
USA Lacrosse has opened the application process for the head coach for the team that will represent the United States in the 2024 World Lacrosse Men’s Box Championship. This appointment will begin in 2022 and run through the USA Lacrosse Convention in January 2025.
The head coach is primarily responsible for the selection, training and coach for the 2024 U.S. men’s box team.
USA Lacrosse is excited to celebrate the second annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week from November 5-13, 2022.
Richie Moran, a Hall of Fame coach and a lifelong advocate for the sport, died on Sunday at the age of 85.
One of the most beloved figures in the sport’s history, Moran was a Long Island native who first gained notoriety as a standout midfielder for the powerhouse Sewanhaka High School teams. He went on to the University of Maryland, where he helped the Terps win the 1959 national championship.
As a coach, have you noticed that your players sometimes struggle to make in-game decisions? Do they freeze up? Do they always look to you to tell them what to do? Is it challenging for them to explain what they’re doing? Are your players hesitant to try something different? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone. Whether you have set plays and/or just let the players decide what to do in practice and game situations, it takes decision-making.