Press Release
SPARKS, Md. — The pipeline to the U.S. National Teams – the USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program (NTDP) – is set to operate for its fifth year in 2024. The program is aimed at high school lacrosse players with the dual purpose of developing their skills while acclimating them to the national team program.
SPARKS, Md. — Registration for the USA Lacrosse Academy in Philadelphia, a professional development opportunity for coaches and officials, is now open. The USA Lacrosse Academy will be held from Jan. 13-14, 2024 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The officials curriculum will be focused on sixes and box officiating for both the men’s and women's game.
USA Lacrosse has announced a new speaker series designed to offer excellent information and insights for women’s game officials.
Coordinated by the Officials Development Program (ODP), the series features 10 live online presentations that discuss varied topics aimed at supporting the continued growth and development of women’s game officials at all levels.
Marc Riccio, CEO of USA Lacrosse, will be among the inductees into the USA Lacrosse Greater Rochester Hall of Fame tonight. Also being recognized are Liz Hogan, John Houtenbrink, Peter Milliman, Dr. Philip Winslow and the 2015 and 2016 Victor High School boys’ lacrosse teams.
Riccio grew up in Canandaigua, N.Y., and was introduced to the sport when he was 12 years old by a neighbor. He went on to become the first high school All-American at Canandaigua Academy, where he played both football and lacrosse. He was later inducted into the Canandaigua Academy Sports Hall of Fame.
USA Lacrosse announces Kirsten Kelley of Blacklick, Ohio and Stephen Finnell, Jr. of Garden City, N.Y. as the recipients of 2023 Michael Breschi Scholarships.
Established in 2007 to honor the life and memory of Michael Breschi, son of University of North Carolina men’s lacrosse head coach Joe Breschi, the scholarships are awarded annually to two high school seniors who are attending college and are the son or daughter of a coach who serves as a full-time employee of an educational institution.
NEW YORK — Today, eight of the leading thought leaders of lacrosse in the United States announced the formation of ELEVATE28 and its mission to double the country’s participation in the sport to 4 million annual players by the end of the decade.
Steve Stenersen, the former longtime USA Lacrosse CEO, was honored last week with the Lifetime Achievement Award by World Lacrosse.
Stenersen was selected for the highest honor bestowed by World Lacrosse after dedicating more than 35 years of his life to the growth and development of the sport of lacrosse. He served as the CEO of USA Lacrosse – the sport’s governing body in the United States – from 1998 to 2021 after having led its formation. He also served on the World Lacrosse board of directors as its vice president from 2014 to 2022.
SPARKS, Md. — It’s official. Lacrosse is returning to the Olympics as a medal sport for the first time in more than a century.
The International Olympic Committee voted on Monday to include lacrosse in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It will be the sixth time lacrosse has been included in the Olympics, but the first time as a medal sport since the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, October 12, 2023 - HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology platform and hotel booking engine, today announced a service provider partnership with USA Lacrosse, the governing body for the sport of lacrosse in the United States. HotelPlanner will offer discounted hotel solutions for teams and fans to attend events and to the entire USA Lacrosse organization for personal travel.
SPARKS, Md. — As the sport’s Olympic dream moves closer to reality, USA Lacrosse is excited to host international competition this weekend for its annual Fall Classic.
Earlier this week, the LA28 Organizing Committee recommended that lacrosse be included in the program from the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The International Olympic Committee will vote on the recommendations on Monday in India.