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USA Lacrosse is the sport’s national governing body and provides national leadership, structure, and resources to fuel the sport’s growth and enrich the experience of participants.

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Developing a Bottom-Up Sportsmanship Solution
June 2, 2023
Be part of the solution, and support this special sport that we all love. Oh boy, it’s that time of year again!  Spring lacrosse seasons are finishing up and the summer tournament season is about to begin. This is also the time when sportsmanship and conduct issues seem to hit a boiling point.  A recent […]
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Verbal Abuse Triggering Decline in Officials
June 2, 2023
Wondering why there aren’t enough game officials to support the growth of lacrosse in some parts of the country? For the answer, look no further than the conduct of parents and coaches. An article in Newsday last week pinpointed verbal abuse by parents, coaches, and spectators as a significant contributor to the declining number of referees […]
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How to Help Athletes Navigate Between Seasons
June 2, 2023
Make sure it’s clear that communication is necessary and expected. An athlete should feel comfortable talking to you anytime, not just at the start of the season. Serious student-athletes are being pulled in so many directions now: from academic responsibilities, to school and club sports with seasons that often overlap. Everyone wants those teams to […]
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Youth Sports Can Lead to a Better Job Later in Life
June 2, 2023
It is important to note, the researchers referenced in this article acknowledged they could only show correlation, and not causation. As parents, we all like to think we’re steering our children toward activities and opportunities that will help them lead happy, productive, and fulfilling lives. We encourage them to work hard, have integrity, take risks, […]
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Take a Lap: Alternatives to Exercise As Punishment
June 2, 2023
In the end, it’s about creating an environment that athletes want to support and finding ways to create behavior change in a positive way. For generations, using exercise as punishment in youth sports was the norm. The practice has even been romanticized, like in the movie Miracle where hockey players are forced to skate seemingly endless ‘suicide’ […]
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Remembering Our Purpose: An Open Letter to Youth Coaches
June 2, 2023
Find the fun in fundamentals or be prepared for a long season. Reward creativity. Dish out praise. Build confidence levels. Find your inner kid. Dear Coaches: In roughly a month’s time, the opportunity of a lifetime will present itself to you, bringing with it a treasure trove of exhilaration, inspiration, and gratification. This unheralded adventure […]
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How to Win Kids’ Attention in the Digital Age
June 2, 2023
Design for development, meeting each athlete’s needs based on who they are and where they are on their journey. Video game designers invest sizable portions of their budgets into studying what players want. They take those findings and cater to their audience. How else could a game like FIFA Soccer be on its’ 19th release […]
Up Your Game – Set Your Eyes
June 2, 2023
While I’m getting my body primed to move, I am also examining the players. Who are leading drills? Which players shoot the best? Officiating is very much a “learn by doing” profession. You can read the rulebook, but that does not tell you how to apply a rule in a pressure situation. You can watch […]
Understanding the New Rule: Transitional Checking for U14 Girls
June 2, 2023
This definition of an illegal cradle is consistent with the illegal cradle rule in the past and also consistent with the illegal cradle rule for high school play. For the 2019 playing season, US Lacrosse has introduced a new checking category for 14U and 13U girls players. Called transitional checking, this rule is intended to […]
Creating Culture Requires a Deliberate Approach
June 2, 2023
Obedience holds players back to simply following direction without the ability and license to make decisions in dynamic situations. It is paralyzing and counterproductive. An interesting phenomenon has been happening in sports for years – the militarization of athletics. No, this isn’t about marching and haircuts. Those are simple things anyone could copy and would […]
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