June 17, 2019 World Lacrosse, in collaboration with the European Lacrosse Federation and Ghent Lacrosse, will be presenting free instructional clinics for new to limited experience athletes and coaches at the 2019 Ken Gallucio Cup in Ghent, Belgium on September 6-8, 2019. The clinics will be held at the Sport-en Recreatiepark BLAARMEERSEN (sports fields) and are made possible [...]
Lacrosse teammates don’t share blood – although it can be spilled on the field – but they share a strong bond. Written by Anna Taylor Peterborough, ON (June 11, 2019) - This summer, Peterborough is not only welcoming 23 international teams to the U19 World Lacrosse championships. We are welcoming families. A team can grow [...]
London, England & Denver, Colorado (June 10, 2019) --- The European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) is pleased to announce Honig’s as the Official Outfitter for Umpires and Referees in all championships for three years. The agreement includes the 2019 Men’s U20 European Championships as well as the 2019 Women’s European Championships and 2019 Ken Galluccio [...]
Colorado Springs, Colo., USA – World Lacrosse has named Brent Nowicki its new Chair of Rules, a move that will help the organization increase its broad-based performance across the various disciplines of the sport as it continues to grow internationally. Nowicki is currently Managing Counsel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in [...]
Colorado Springs, Colo., USA (May 29, 2019) – The World Lacrosse 2019 Men’s Indoor World Championship scheduled for Langley, British Columbia, Canada, September 19-28, 2019, has announced its Schedule of Events, Draws and Pool assignments. The 20-team tournament is seeded with four pools of five teams. Based on results from the 2015 Indoor World [...]
GREECE WINS HERITAGE CUP The annual Heritage Cup, contested by composite teams representing eight countries, was played in Philadelphia at Bryn Mawr College this past weekend. Greece outlasted The Philippines to win the overall title. Hungary defeated Puerto Rico for 3rd place. Israel, Ireland, Poland and Lithuania finished out of the medal round. In [...]
World Lacrosse’s development division, in conjunction with some of the best minds of the sport, present a series of coaching, athlete, and sport development videos. Shot during LAXCON in Philadelphia, Pa., USA, in January 2019, the videos are both organizational and instructional. See the various links. https://worldlacrosse.sport/development/
The Heritage Cup, as part of the men's NCAA finals in Philadelphia, will take place at Bryn Mawr College this weekend. Eight teams will be featured: in two pool plays. Competing are: Israel, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and The Philippines. Four teams will compete in the U15 division: Puerto, Iroquios, Isreal, [...]
Nine Inductees Will be Formally Inducted in October SPARKS, Md. (May 22, 2019) — The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame announces the addition of nine new inductees as the Class of 2019, following approval by US Lacrosse’s Board of Directors. The newest members will be officially inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, October 19, [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 May 2019 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA– A widely-respected leader in lacrosse with more than a decade of experience in the design and delivery of educational resources for athletes and coaches is joining the staff of World Lacrosse as its first-ever Director of Sport Development. TJ Buchanan, who has held leadership [...]
