48 results for tag: Lacrosse
By Brian Logue SPARKS, Md. — US
Lacrosse is excited to announce the start of a national Wall Ball Challenge that will help players improve their stick skills while generating support for its First Stick Program. The challenge, powered by an app developed by SNYPR, tracks the number of repetitions that players complete playing wall ball, allowing ...
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By Brian Logue John Strohsacker EVENT HOME BETHLEHEM, Pa. — On a day when women’s
lacrosse took a leap forward with the debut of the United Women’s
Lacrosse League, the sport got another look at the future with more than 1,000 of the nation’s top high school players competing in front of more than 200 college coaches at the 2016 US ...
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By Brian Logue Logan Whitton SPARKS, Md. — National
lacrosse participation topped 800,000 active players for the first time since US
Lacrosse began monitoring participation levels in 2001. For the year, total participation grew 2.2 percent to a total of 802,044 players competing on organized teams.Youth
lacrosse continues to be the largest segment of ...
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By Brian Logue US
Lacrosse is pleased to offer two free webinars this week with top officials sharing their expertise: Brian Abbott, "A Big Call is Just a Call" Tuesday, March 29 - 8:30pm (Eastern) Brian Abbott discusses importance of a solid pre-game as the cornerstone of the crew getting the call right at the critical moment of the game, and being able ...
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By Brian Logue BALTIMORE — US
Lacrosse, the national governing body for men’s and women’s
lacrosse, has adopted a new player segmentation policy to help ensure player safety, competitive fairness and a consistent experience for youth
lacrosse. The policy was approved by the US
Lacrosse Board of Directors in January. In order to allow ...
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From Press Releases | @MLL_
Lacrosse BOSTON – On Friday, Jan. 22, Major League
Lacrosse will hold the 16th annual Collegiate Draft, presented by Cascade
Lacrosse, in conjunction with the US
Lacrosse Convention. The event will take place at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md. Members of the media are invited to cover the ...
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From Press Releases ATLANTA – The Men’s Collegiate
Lacrosse Association (MCLA), the preeminent non-varsity league in the country, is pleased to announce that US
Lacrosse is sponsoring the MCLA Player of the Month, which will be awarded to an MCLA student-athlete in each division who has stood out with his overall performance. The US
Lacrosse ...
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By Paul Ohanian Brian Schneider US
Lacrosse has been focused on bringing greater diversity to the sport of
lacrosse for some time, and in fact, has identified outreach and inclusion as one of its four primary goals in the Strategic Plan that will shape the organization’s priorities from 2016-2018. Specifically, the national governing body is committed ...
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By Brian Logue US
Lacrosse will hold a free one-hour webinar to introduce the
lacrosse community to its new
Lacrosse Athlete Development Model on Friday, Feb. 5 beginning at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern). The webinar is limited to the first 100 participants, so register now at the link below: The
Lacrosse Athlete Development Model aims to "square the pyramid" of ...
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By Kate Hickman | @Balance
Lacrosse Larry Palumbo Happy New Year and welcome to 2016! Ringing in the new year means that the spring
lacrosse season is around the corner. With that comes the pressure of your running tests and the return of that voice in your head, asking, “Will I make the team this year? Will I win the starting position? Will be ...
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