If you want to attract a crowd of young lacrosse players, is there a bigger draw than Charlotte North?

Absolutely not, but Courtney Benevides wasn’t necessarily looking to draw a crowd when she invited North to run a clinic for players in New Hampshire. Benevides, the incoming president of the Exeter (N.H.) Youth Lacrosse, was attending a clinic with her daughter in Massachusetts and decided she simply wanted to offer the same type of opportunity for players in her community.

Pardon the baseball analogy, but if you build it with Charlotte North, they will come.

One of the valuable benefits of USA Lacrosse membership is best-in-class insurance, providing exclusive on-the-field coverage for all USA Lacrosse Player, Coach, and Official category members. But do you know all the features included with that coverage?

Longtime USA Lacrosse volunteer Andrew Lee began a two-year term as chair of the organization’s Board of Directors in August. It’s not a stretch to say that he was born for this role.

In addition to serving in board roles for other nonprofits and businesses over the past two decades, Lee, who is half Seneca, has a special connection to lacrosse and its Native American heritage.

The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by TicketMaster and USA Lacrosse have announced a strategic partnership agreement centered around enhancing the experience in the sport for youth players.

“We’re very excited to work with the PLL on several fronts,” said Marc Riccio, president and CEO of USA Lacrosse. “Both of our organizations share a passion for growing the sport and working together on these youth lacrosse initiatives will aid our efforts. We’re looking forward to an exciting summer of PLL action and are proud to join forces.”  

Jake Deane and Mike Gabel didn’t have a master plan when they started what became True Lacrosse. The duo was playing for the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse when they began working with local youth players to help generate interest in the sport, but their efforts quickly expanded and led to the formation of True Lacrosse.

The following article appeared in the Northeast version of the April print edition of USA Lacrosse Magazine. Help fuel the future of the sport and have the magazine delivered right to your mailbox by becoming a USA Lacrosse member today.

Walt Eccles has watched some of the biggest moments in college lacrosse history from inside the Carrier Dome.

PHILADELPHIA and SPARKS, Md. – May 9, 2022 – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL) and USA Lacrosse today have announced a strategic partnership agreement to unify efforts to help the sport grow with a specific focus on box lacrosse.

SPARKS, Md. — In an effort to help keep youth players as safe as possible, all new and renewing coach members of USA Lacrosse will be required to complete an online course as part of the organization's abuse prevention training program. The new requirement goes into effect on July 1, 2022. Criminal background checks, completed every two years, have already been a requirement for USA Lacrosse coach members since 2018.

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse is proud to announce a new multi-year collaboration with Farmers Insurance as the “Official Insurance Provider” of the organization. 

Farmers® will offer an expansive portfolio of auto, home, renters, life, business and specialty insurance products that will be available to USA Lacrosse members.

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse has introduced two new membership categories — a 6U membership and a young adult membership.

The 6U membership is designed as an introduction to the organization and is discounted to a price of $15 annually. The young adult category is for individuals aged 19 to 22 and is discounted to the same rate as the high school category at $35 annually.