USA Lacrosse and its partner in youth safety, the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI), are jointly celebrating the notable achievement of once again having 30,000 adult coach and volunteer background screenings completed.

USA Lacrosse mandates the national background screening as part of its join and renew process for all adult coach memberships. 

Photo: Adam White (left) receives the 2021 Carroll Award from William L. Burke III, Headmaster of St. Sebastian’s School.

USA Lacrosse has named Adam White of Boston, Massachusetts as recipient of the organization’s 2021 Gerald J. Carroll, Jr. Exemplary Coaching Award. White has served as a coach and English teacher at St. Sebastian’s School in Needham, Mass. since 2013. After four years as an assistant coach, he took over as the boys’ varsity lacrosse head coach in 2017.

USA Lacrosse is excited to celebrate the second annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week from November 5-13, 2022.  

In some sports discussions, ACEs are a good thing. They can describe a golf hole-in-one, a winning tennis serve, or the baseball team’s best pitcher.

But in the world of youth sports, ACEs are also harsh predictors of potentially adverse and lifelong health and well-being challenges. 

Richie Moran, a Hall of Fame coach and a lifelong advocate for the sport, died on Sunday at the age of 85.

One of the most beloved figures in the sport’s history, Moran was a Long Island native who first gained notoriety as a standout midfielder for the powerhouse Sewanhaka High School teams. He went on to the University of Maryland, where he helped the Terps win the 1959 national championship.

As a coach, have you noticed that your players sometimes struggle to make in-game decisions? Do they freeze up? Do they always look to you to tell them what to do? Is it challenging for them to explain what they’re doing? Are your players hesitant to try something different? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone. Whether you have set plays and/or just let the players decide what to do in practice and game situations, it takes decision-making.

The following article is part of a content partnership with TrueSport, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). TrueSport has partnered with more than 20 sport NGBs to promote a positive culture of youth sport with expert content and programming.

The following article is part of a content partnership with TrueSport, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). TrueSport has partnered with more than 20 sport NGBs to promote a positive culture of youth sport with expert content and programming.

Have you ever wanted to yell at a referee during your young athlete’s big game? Maybe you thought the ref made a bad call or has been favoring the other team for the whole game. But as a parent, how you interact with the referee can make a big impact on your athlete.

Peter Bidstrup has been the head boys’ lacrosse coach at The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts since 1996. Over the last decade, the “Red Dogs” have a record of 153-15 while winning or sharing 8 Independent School League championships. His daughter, Brett, plays lacrosse at Williams College, and son, Larsen, plays at Harvard.

The purpose of defense is to stop the ball. To do that, players must possess both individual and team skills to work cohesively to limit scoring opportunities and gain possession.

Your defense needs to be able to recognize where the ball is (and where they are in relation to the ball), react to their player and communicate where they are (and what is happening) to their teammates — including the goalie.

To practice this, we implement one-on-one and double-team scenarios to prepare players for game situations.