SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse has named the coaching staffs for the U.S. teams that will compete in The World Games 2022 this summer in Birmingham, Ala. The World Games is an Olympic-style, multisport event that will feature men’s and women’s lacrosse using the new Sixes discipline developed by World Lacrosse.

Tom Hayes, a key figure in the growth of international lacrosse, a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the all-time winningest coach in Rutgers University men’s lacrosse history, passed away on Monday. He was 82 years old. 

SPARKS, Md. — Registration is now open for the men’s and women’s regional tryouts for the USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program (NTDP). The NTDP is a pathway to the U.S. National Team Program designed for high school students. 

Last year, a total of 1,673 student-athletes from 43 states participated in regional tryouts with 88 ultimately being named to USA Select Teams that competed in the Brogden Cup.

SPARKS, Md. — The 2022 USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals is a sell-out with 92 of the nation’s top girls’ club teams coming to DE Turf in Frederica, Del., from July 12-13 in the 13U, 14U and 15U age groupings. The 14U and 15U championship games will be streamed live on Lax Sports Network for the second straight year.

SPARKS, Md. — Head coach Jenny Levy and her staff have named the final 18-player roster that will represent the United States in this summer’s World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship. USA Lacrosse will host the world championship from June 29 – July 9, 2022 at Towson (Md.) University.

The 2022 slate of college and high school games on Tierney Field at USA Lacrosse headquarters begins this weekend, kicking off with a Top 20 women’s showdown between Connecticut and James Madison on Saturday at 1 p.m.

James Madison, ranked No. 14 in the Nike/USA Lacrosse poll, is led by All-American goalie Molly Dougherty while No. 20 Connecticut features All-American midfielder Sydney Watson. This is the fifth time that these two schools have met at Tierney Field since 2017 for their traditional neutral site battle, missing only the 2021 season due to COVID restrictions.

SPARKS, Md. — The newly redesigned Mobile Coach, a powerful tool designed to help both new and experienced lacrosse coaches, has been released by USA Lacrosse. USA Lacrosse members can access the full features of the app with select features available for non-members.

The annual ceremonial kickoff to the lacrosse season will be back in person this year with the USA Lacrosse Convention taking place from Jan. 14-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Here are some highlights and key pieces of info for this year’s convention:

SAN DIEGO – World Lacrosse today announced the awarding of its 2023 Men’s World Championship to the city of San Diego. The first world championship in the sport of lacrosse to take place in California, the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s World Championship will feature 30 teams and more than 100 games at San Diego State University and the University of San Diego from June 21 to July 1, 2023.

Taylor Cummings, one of the most decorated athletes in lacrosse history, is one of 24 finalists for the International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Year for 2021. Online voting for the award will begin on Jan. 10.