National Teams
World Lacrosse, the international federation for lacrosse as recognized by the International Olympic Committee, issued an advisory to members on July 28, 2023 noting that events organized by International Indoor Junior Lacrosse (IIJL) have no affiliation with World Lacrosse. These events are not recognized or sanctioned by World Lacrosse, nor any of its member governing bodies.
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse will welcome 137 of the nation’s top high school boys’ lacrosse players to its national headquarters July 31 through August 2 for its National Team Development Program (NTDP) National Combine.
The 137 players, representing high schools from 30 states, were selected from nine regional tryouts, a virtual application and returning USA Select team members.
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse has named Steven Brooks, Mark Glicini, Michael Gongas and Drew Snider as the boys’ coaches for the 2023 USA Select teams. Brooks and Snider will coach the U18 team and Glicini and Gongas will coach the U16 team.
SPARKS, Md. — Following three days of intense tryouts featuring nearly 100 of the best women’s lacrosse players in the country, head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has named 42 players to the 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 Training Team.
SPARKS, Md. — A little less than four years ago, Kelly Amonte Hiller won a world championship on the lacrosse field — this time as a coach.
VOORHEES, N.J. — “We don’t need lights – we’ll be the light.”
That was the message from U.S. women’s box head coach Ginny Capicchioni during Sunday’s player ID camp at the Philadelphia Wings Training Center, the second of three such events Capicchioni and her staff are conducting to help determine invites for the team’s September training camp in Utica, N.Y.
A new series showcasing three of the U.S. men’s national team players will debut tonight on Next Level Sports & Entertainment (NLSE).
“Home Soil” follows Charlie Bertrand, Blaze Riorden and Michael Sowers through their experiences in the hometowns and the places they consider home as they prepare for the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship, which begins on June 21 in San Diego.
COLORADO SPRINGS — ESPN will serve as the exclusive television partner of the upcoming 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship presented by Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. All 107 games of the world championship will be carried on ESPN platforms in the U.S. and in a record 185+ territories via ESPN International.
Coverage will be highlighted by six games across ESPN2 and ESPNU in the U.S. — with all 107 airing on ESPN+ — as well as the widest international distribution to date for a WL championship, as follows:
USA Lacrosse has named the medical personnel for the three teams -- Women's U20, Women's Box, and Men's Box -- that will compete in World Lacrosse championship competition in 2024.
Women's U20 • Aug. 15-25, 2024 • Hong Kong, China
Physician: Dr. Kari Kindschi, MD - MedStar Health
ATC: Anne Bryan, MS, LAT, ATC - Virginia Tech University
ATC: Olivia King, MS, LAT, ATC, NREMT - Quinnipiac University
SPARKS, Md. — Nearly 100 of the nation’s top women’s lacrosse players will come to USA Lacrosse headquarters next month for tryouts for the 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 National Team. The tryouts will be held July 7-9 in preparation for the world championship which will be held in Hong Kong, China from August 15-25, 2024.