SPARKS, Md. – USA Lacrosse has launched the Momentum Lab, a new in-house consulting initiative designed to help lacrosse programs accelerate growth, strengthen operations, and elevate the experience for players, coaches, officials, and families. By combining national data, proven best practices, and hands-on support from USA Lacrosse staff, the Momentum Lab delivers customized strategies that empower organizations to move forward with clarity and confidence.

SPARKS, Md. – USA Lacrosse and SportsEngine are deepening their partnership to better serve the lacrosse community, naming SportsEngine as the Preferred Youth Sports Management Platform Partner for USA Lacrosse.

SPARKS, Md. – For the last two decades, National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) and USA Lacrosse have worked together to help protect the integrity of the sport and the people who play it. That trusted partnership will continue with a new multi-year service agreement with NCSI as the Official Background Screening Services Provider of USA Lacrosse, reinforcing a shared commitment to athlete safety and organizational excellence.

For years, lacrosse has embraced a familiar marketing mantra: the fastest game on two feet. It has also been one of the fastest-growing sports in America. Today, the sport boasts three professional leagues, NCAA championships drawing robust attendance, and—most significantly—a return to the Olympic stage as a medal sport for the first time in more than a century at the LA28 Games.

SPARKS, Md. – Participation trends are shifting, youth sports are evolving, and the broader landscape of sport and physical activity in the U.S. is changing. Join USA Lacrosse for a free “State of the Sport” Webinar on Wednesday, March 25 at noon (Eastern) to explore what the data reveals about the future of the game.

Some days, Elena Furrow feels like she has two full-time jobs.

As a family medicine physician, she has her hands full with patient care for many hours every day. Then during evenings and weekends, she transitions into her second role as president of the Zootown Lacrosse Club in Missoula, Montana – a role that she loves but one that demands almost every extra hour that she has.

For the San Francisco Riptide Lacrosse Club, a non-profit, volunteer-led organization teaching the sport of lacrosse, it’s very important that they get all the “Littles’ things right.

For the leadership of the Riptide, that means placing the highest priority on the quality of the instruction and skill development for its youngest club members, the participants in the ‘Kindercrosse’ division. The club is so committed to this philosophy that it annually assigns some of its best coaches to its youngest members.

As a young athlete, Rich Thomson played six different sports through his middle school and high school years. Lacrosse was not one of them.

He didn’t discover the Creator’s Game until adulthood, but it’s now a passion. As evidence, Thomson has co-founded two separate youth leagues in Wisconsin over the past 10 years.

Motivated initially by his young daughter’s interest in the game, Thomson helped launch the Kimberly Area Lacrosse Association in 2016. The youth program serves both boys and girls, and has added high school varsity and JV squads in recent years.

The community of Port Washington, located on the North Shore of Long Island, understands the important role that athletics can play in shaping the development of its youth.

Since 1963, the Port Washington Youth Activities (PYA) organization has played a central role in providing year-round playing opportunities for local youth, with sports offerings ranging from baseball to wrestling, from field hockey to lacrosse.

As one would expect in a place like Casper, Wyoming, outdoor recreational activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking and skiing are quite popular. Lacrosse hopes to join that roster in the near future.

With support from USA Lacrosse, which provided sticks and other equipment, the Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming recently hosted a two-day event designed to introduce the game and empower youth. Providing hands-on skills training through clinics, and competition opportunities with a Flex6 tournament, the event drew over 200 youth participants.