SPARKS, Md. — The fourth annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week – set for Nov. 2-10, 2024 – will feature over 80 Pick Up & Play clinics that will introduce new players to the sport. The clinics are spread across the country, with USA Lacrosse working alongside local lacrosse organizations to help provide pathways for players to continue exploring the sport. 

● See the full list of Pick Up & Play clinics 

SPARKS, Md. — Registration for two new USA Lacrosse Regional Academy events in Dallas and Denver is now open, offering professional development opportunities for coaches and officials. Both events are scheduled for Dec. 7-8, 2024.

The USA Lacrosse Academy in Denver will be held at the Sonesta Hotel. More details here.

The 12-game schedule for the international competition at the inaugural USA Lacrosse Experience in Indianapolis has been announced. The U.S. men’s and women’s sixes national teams will compete against the national teams from Colombia, Great Britain and Puerto Rico from Oct. 11-12 at Carroll Stadium on the campus of Indiana University Indianapolis.

Tickets start at just $15 per day or $20 for the weekend, with VIP seating options also available for the ultimate experience. Get your tickets here.

Derek Reinhold sat in his car while his oldest son, Alexander, practiced with the Junior Waterdogs team ahead of the PLL Junior Championships round robin earlier this month.

While sitting there, the North Wales, Pa., resident completed USA Lacrosse’s age verification for his younger son, Dimitrios.

Reinhold opened his USA Lacrosse account on his phone and scrolled to Dimitrios’ profile.

He clicked “Edit Age Verification.”

He loaded a saved image of Dimitrios’ birth certificate.

It took less than 90 seconds.

Wheelchair Lacrosse USA (WLUSA), the governing body of wheelchair lacrosse in the United States, is hosting its annual national championship tournament in Milwaukee this week, with the three-day event running from Friday through Sunday.  

Founded in 2010, WLUSA has helped start dozens of wheelchair lacrosse programs across the country, and will have 10 teams gathering this weekend to compete for the 2024 championship.

USA Lacrosse has named a 23-player men’s box lacrosse roster that will represent the United States in the World Lacrosse Box Championships from Sept. 20-29 in Utica, N.Y. A total of 28 men’s teams are competing for the world championship while this year will also mark the inaugural women’s box world championship. The U.S. women’s roster will be announced later this month.

USA Lacrosse will welcome the men’s and women’s national teams from Colombia, Great Britain and Puerto Rico to Indianapolis to compete against the U.S. teams during the international portion of the inaugural USA Lacrosse Experience from Oct. 11-13.

SPARKS, Md. — Shea Baker (Boston College/Ithaca, N.Y.), Brigid Duffy (Army West Point/Queensbury, N.Y.) and Madison Taylor (Northwestern/Wantagh, N.Y.) have been named captains for the 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 National Team that will compete in the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 World Championship next month in Hong Kong, China.

In a notable first-time collaboration, Uplift Project, Inc. (UPI), the Beta Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and USA Lacrosse jointly sponsored their first-ever lacrosse clinic last week as part of the 6th District Boys Leadership Camp on the campus of Winston-Salem State (NC) University.

The annual week-long camp seeks to provide enrichment opportunities for 8-14 year-old African-American boys from North and South Carolina. Over 250 boys participated in the lacrosse clinic, which was added to the camp’s line-up of activities for the first time this year.

UTICA, N.Y. — World Lacrosse today announced that Turning Stone Resort Casino has joined the upcoming 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships as an Official Event Partner. As part of the partnership, the Mary C. Winder Community Center – Oneida Indian Nation’s new 90,000-square-foot community center – will host four games of the historic double world championship, which will feature the best men’s and women’s lacrosse athletes from around the globe.