SPARKS, Md. – Head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein has invited 25 of the nation’s best women’s lacrosse players to a U.S. Women’s National Field Team training camp in the Austin, Texas area. The camp is set for Jan. 4-7, 2026.

This will be the final evaluation opportunity before Walker-Weinstein and her staff select the 22-player roster to represent the United States in the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship. The 16-team championship takes place this summer from July 24 through August 2 in Tokyo.

USA Lacrosse is teaming up with Halpern Travel as the Official Housing Partner for USA Lacrosse and the U.S. National Teams. Halpern Travel will provide seamless stays for USA Lacrosse members at our events around the country and help fulfill the housing needs for the 14 USA national teams, allowing the nation’s best players to compete and train at a peak level.

Tom Flatley, head coach of the 1982 U.S. men’s national team that won the world lacrosse championship, and later, general manager of the U.S. U19 men’s team from 1988-2008, is a legendary coaching figure on Long Island -- as a football coach.

He is recognized by many as one of Long Island’s most successful high school football coaches ever, having recorded 264 varsity wins over a span of 25 years at Garden City High School, with 18 Nassau County championships and five Long Island championships.

SPARKS, Md. – USA Lacrosse has announced the first clinic locations for the 2026 cycle of its National Team Development Program. The regional ID clinics are part of the first phase of the NTPD and are followed by national combines and then international competition as part of the U.S. Youth National Teams.

When Christie Jenkins Kemezis received a phone call from Maryland head coach Cathy Reese, she thought they were just going to discuss some “things, Terps, this and that.” What Reese really wanted to discuss: Jenkins Kemezis’ induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

“I was surprised,” Jenkins Kemezis said.”I'm completely honored, just knowing how many amazing players are out there, before me, after me, with me.”

The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s annual Presidents Cup tournament is back this weekend in Florida.

The Presidents Cup & Debut will feature more than 500 teams and more than 10,000 athletes rostered. The tournament, held in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., is a key stop each year on the recruiting trail for coaches, as it coincides with the IWLCA Coaches’ Convention.

It’s also a key stop for the U.S. Women’s National Team as it prepares for the 2026 World Lacrosse Championship in Tokyo, Japan.

The LA28 Olympics have released the dates and times for the competitions for all of the sports included in the program for the next summer Olympics. Lacrosse, returning to the program as a medal sport for the first time in over a century, will compete from July 24-29, 2028.

THE UNITED STATES NEEDED AN ANSWER. A four-goal halftime advantage had vanished, and Canada led 10-9 in the fourth quarter. It felt like 2006 all over again, the Canadians operating at peak efficiency as the Americans squeezed out empty possessions.

Offensive coordinator Joe Alberici turned to head coach Mike Pressler and suggested they invert with Ned Crotty, the youngest player on the team and the Tewaaraton Award winner that year.

“Needles!” Pressler yelled as players swarmed the sideline.

SPARKS, Md. – The U.S. Women’s National Team will participate in this month’s Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Presidents Cup in Florida. The Presidents Cup & Debut will feature more than 500 teams with an expected 10,000 athletes rostered. 

Jim Potter made his mark repeatedly throughout his lacrosse career, one that started at the Gilman School in Baltimore. He earned All-America honors twice at the University of Virginia, where the Cavaliers shared the USILA National Championship with Johns Hopkins and Navy his senior year in 1970.

That wasn’t the end of the lacrosse career for the former Virginia captain.

“There was no such thing as pro lacrosse, so you were playing club lacrosse and just having a blast – having a great time playing with the guys,” Potter said.