Brennan O’Neill, the most valuable player at the World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in 2023, is one off 22 people on the ballot for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023.

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse is proud to announce that Uncommon Fit will be the official uniform provider for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Box teams. The U.S. teams will compete at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, N.Y. from Sept. 20-29.

World Lacrosse has announced that three upcoming world championships will be conducted in Asia:

• 2025 World Lacrosse Men's U20 World Championship in Korea
• 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship in Japan
• 2027 World Lacrosse Men's Championship in Japan

The men's U20 world championship will mark the first time that World Lacrosse has hosted a championship event in Korea. The U.S. won the most recent championship at this level - taking home the gold over Canada in Limerick, Ireland in 2022 with C.J. Kirst earning MVP honors.

Pictured (l-r), Eric Geringswald, Harry Jacobs, and Mike Nelson.

Longtime youth lacrosse volunteer Harry Jacobs, a member of the USA Lacrosse regional staff since 2019, was recently recognized for his dedicated service in supporting the growth of the game.

The 2024 Youth Lacrosse Guidebooks for both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, written and published by USA Lacrosse, are now available for free download.

Designed as a resource for ages 14U and below, the guidebooks align with the principles of the Lacrosse Athlete Development Model and feature age-appropriate guidelines.

Retiree Pete Lee (center) has committed a lifetime of service to help grow youth lacrosse in California, including the past 10 years with 805 Lacrosse.

USA Lacrosse has named six winners of its annual Youth Lacrosse Service Awards, recognizing outstanding contributors to youth lacrosse from around the country for the 2023 calendar year. The winners were selected from among the nominations submitted for each award and are being recognized with presentations arranged by their local lacrosse organizations. The awards and honorees are:

World Lacrosse today announced the field of 20 teams set to compete in the 2024 Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China, scheduled for August 15 to 25.

Each team in the strong field is returning from the 2019 edition of the championship. The participating teams are:

Australia, Canada, China, England, Germany, Haudenosaunee, Hong Kong China, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Chinese Taipei, United States, and Wales.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, USA – World Lacrosse today announced the fields for the 2024 Box Championship scheduled for September Fri 20 - Sun 29 in Utica, New York, United States, featuring 28 teams in the men’s box championship and 10 teams in the first women’s box championship.

The women’s field is made up of 10 teams from three Continental Federations:

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.