Fort Bend Lacrosse, a recreational youth and high school club in the Houston suburbs, has a lot of things working in its favor. Committed coaches, strong board leadership, good facilities, and a solid organizational structure.

Jonathan Swanburg, who stepped into the role of president last year, doesn’t take credit for much of what is working, but appreciates that it is.

“Yeah, I stepped into a very easy situation. The system was up and running. We had teams in place, and everything was good to go,” he said.

For American military servicemen and women stationed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, the risk of Groundhog Day syndrome is quite real. Every day on the 45-square-mile base starts to look exactly like the day before. Rinse and repeat.

That’s one of the reasons that Ken Goris, an Army reservist now serving in his second tour in Cuba, decided that introducing the game of lacrosse might be a welcome distraction for his fellow soldiers and their families. Goris figured that the game he loves would be a good way to break up the daily routine.

For years, lacrosse has embraced a familiar marketing mantra: the fastest game on two feet. It has also been one of the fastest-growing sports in America. Today, the sport boasts three professional leagues, NCAA championships drawing robust attendance, and—most significantly—a return to the Olympic stage as a medal sport for the first time in more than a century at the LA28 Games.

SPARKS, Md. – USA Lacrosse is extending its commitment to helping student-athletes play at the next level, announcing a renewed exclusive partnership with NCSA College Recruiting and SportsRecruits, both part of the IMG Academy network of services, to deliver expanded recruiting access, education, and tools to its more than 425,000 members nationwide.

Imagine this scenario. Your assistant coach pulls a player out of the game, and upon getting to the sidelines, the player angrily lashes out at the coach and flings their equipment on the sideline. As the head coach, you certainly don’t want to condone that behavior, but how do you acknowledge your athlete’s emotions when you don’t agree with their actions?

Sports can bring out the highest highs and the lowest lows, so it is a fertile ground for young athletes to experience emotion, understand their feelings, manage relationships, and practice emotional regulation.

SPARKS, Md. – Participation trends are shifting, youth sports are evolving, and the broader landscape of sport and physical activity in the U.S. is changing. Join USA Lacrosse for a free “State of the Sport” Webinar on Wednesday, March 25 at noon (Eastern) to explore what the data reveals about the future of the game.

Some days, Elena Furrow feels like she has two full-time jobs.

As a family medicine physician, she has her hands full with patient care for many hours every day. Then during evenings and weekends, she transitions into her second role as president of the Zootown Lacrosse Club in Missoula, Montana – a role that she loves but one that demands almost every extra hour that she has.

Officials are athletes. Like others on the lacrosse field, they must stop, start, change direction, and move in quick bursts. And like other athletes, officials can maximize their time on the field (less injuries) by training properly, including preparation before the season.

Six important areas of focus for season preparation are:

Fueled by impressive early season victories, Florida Club has jumped to the top spot in the first WCLA Division I Top 20 ranking of the 2026 regular season.

Ranked eighth in the preseason, the Gators vaulted to No. 1 after a 3-0 showing in the Big Dawgs Classic, highlighted by wins over No. 3 Michigan Club and No. 6 Clemson Club. UF will put its No. 1 ranking to the test with three games in Arizona this week, including a meeting with No. 20 Utah.

For the San Francisco Riptide Lacrosse Club, a non-profit, volunteer-led organization teaching the sport of lacrosse, it’s very important that they get all the “Littles’ things right.

For the leadership of the Riptide, that means placing the highest priority on the quality of the instruction and skill development for its youngest club members, the participants in the ‘Kindercrosse’ division. The club is so committed to this philosophy that it annually assigns some of its best coaches to its youngest members.