Events
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse is excited to announce the third annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week, which will take place from November 4-12, 2023.
National Celebrate Lacrosse Week includes free Pick Up & Play Clinics, designed to give youth players a chance to try out the sport and connect directly with local lacrosse organizations to allow them to further their lacrosse journey.
COLORADO SPRINGS — ESPN will serve as the exclusive television partner of the upcoming 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship presented by Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. All 107 games of the world championship will be carried on ESPN platforms in the U.S. and in a record 185+ territories via ESPN International.
Coverage will be highlighted by six games across ESPN2 and ESPNU in the U.S. — with all 107 airing on ESPN+ — as well as the widest international distribution to date for a WL championship, as follows:
Dear WL Members,
The recently concluded Heritage Cup held from May 26-29 in Glassboro, New Jersey, USA, was not sanctioned by World Lacrosse or USA Lacrosse.
RALEIGH, N.C. — D.C. Metro ended Massachusetts/Rhode Island’s reign as the champion of the top flight at the USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament, winning the championship game of the Red Division by a 15-9 score at the WRAL Soccer Park on Sunday.
RALEIGH, N.C. — For the last 90 years women and girls from around the country have come to the USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament on Memorial Day Weekend for one primary reason — they love the game.
The rules have changed, the equipment has changed, the uniforms have changed and for one team on Saturday at the WRAL Soccer Park, the uniforms really changed. The New Hampshire 1 team was ready to go, but its uniforms were in transit after getting stuck at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
More than 1,100 of the nation’s top high school girls’ lacrosse players will descend on Raleigh, N.C., this weekend for the USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament. This historic event dates to 1933 and has evolved over the years into one of the top recruiting events for college coaches each year.
SPARKS, Md. — The National Lacrosse Federation (NLF) and USA Lacrosse have entered into a transformational partnership that will bring age verification to the boys’ club lacrosse landscape.
Following the busy spring lacrosse season, summer time can serve as a welcome respite for many players, coaches, and officials. But for others, the summer brings opportunities to further expand on their craft.
Beginning early in June and continuing into July, USA Lacrosse is offering a number of on-field clinics for men’s and women’s officials in multiple locations around the country. The clinics are for both the experienced game official as well as those seeking to enter the profession.
There may be a strong sense of déjà vu when the 2023 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championship gets underway next Tuesday in Virginia Beach.
To begin with, both of the number one seeds – Boston College Club in Division I and Utah Valley in Division II – were also the top seeds in last year’s championship tournament. Additionally, 22 of the 28 teams at this year’s event were also qualifiers for last year’s tournament. That’s one of the highest returnee rates in the championship’s 22-year history.
SPARKS, Md. — The coaching staffs for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Box National Teams will hold instructional clinics for boys and girls players aged 12-17 at three locations over the next few months.
The U.S. box teams are led by head coaches Regy Thorpe and Ginny Capicchioni and both have recently named their respective coaching staffs. Thorpe and Capicchioni are both alumni players of the U.S. national team program and highly-respected coaches and teachers.
The instructional clinics will be held on the following dates: