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World Lacrosse and European Lacrosse Federation Host Successful Development Clinic in Conjunction with the Ken Galluccio Cup in Belgium

By | 2019-09-12T15:24:52+00:00 September 12th, 2019|Development, FIL|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 12, 2019 GHENT, Belgium – World Lacrosse and the European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) recently partnered to host a three-day coaching and athlete development clinic coinciding with the Ken Galluccio Cup, the Official European Club Championship held in Ghent, Belgium. The development clinic featured 30 coaches representing seven European nations and over 40 young [...]

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World Lacrosse Announces Administrative Team, Officials and Officiating Mentors for 2019 World Lacrosse Men’s Indoor World Championship

By | 2019-09-05T12:43:46+00:00 September 5th, 2019|FIL, Men, World Events|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 5, 2019 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - World Lacrosse announced today the Administrative Team, Officials and Officiating Mentors for the 2019 World Lacrosse Men’s Indoor World Championship, Sept. 19-28 at Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. “We look forward to gathering this diverse team to provide quality officiating during the [...]

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Box Lacrosse Officiating On The Rise – ELF Partnered With World Lacrosse At The Frank Menschner Cup

By | 2019-09-03T19:00:34+00:00 September 3rd, 2019|Development, FIL|

September 3, 2019 RADOTIN, Czech Republic — The Fourth Annual Frank Menschner Cup Box Lacrosse tournament concluded last week in Radotin, Czech Republic, with the home team LCC Wolves taking home their first Championship trophy. In addition to all the great action from the teams and players, two of the world's top International Box Officials, Greg [...]

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Bruce Paton Named Deputy Referee in Chief for 2019 World Lacrosse Men’s Indoor World Championship

By | 2019-08-27T11:51:42+00:00 August 27th, 2019|FIL, Men, World Events|

August 27, 2019 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — World Lacrosse has selected veteran Canadian Men’s Lacrosse Official Bruce Paton to be the Deputy Referee in Chief (DRIC) for the 2019 World Lacrosse Men’s Indoor World Championship (WILC), which will be held Sept. 19-28 at Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Paton joins previously [...]

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World Lacrosse to Offer “How to Coach Kids” Online Course Designed by USOC & Paralympic Committee, Nike and Project Play

By | 2019-08-15T13:19:46+00:00 August 15th, 2019|Development, FIL|

August 15, 2019 Colorado Springs, CO – World Lacrosse is pleased to announce that they will offer the “How to Coach Kids” online course, which was designed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Nike and Project Play in an effort to elevate youth sport coaching in the United States.  The course is [...]

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Strong Viewership Totals For Early Games at 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship

By | 2019-08-06T13:07:10+00:00 August 6th, 2019|FIL, U19 Women, Women, World Events|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2019 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada — More than 82,000 viewers have enjoyed live coverage of the pool play portion of the 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship. The 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship is being played at Trent University and Fleming College in Peterborough Ontario Canada.  The event began [...]

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Lacrosse History Being Written in Peterborough

By | 2019-08-02T16:34:53+00:00 August 2nd, 2019|FIL, Women, World Events|

Nine countries are participating in the World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship for the first time ever.  Here is a list of those countries and the athlete from each who scored the first-ever goal for their nation in the World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship: Belgium - Nina Verreth China - Shannon Elizabeth Brazier [...]

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Opening Ceremonies Kick-off the 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship in Peterborough

By | 2019-08-01T15:50:27+00:00 July 31st, 2019|FIL, Women, World Events|

August 1, 2019 PETERBOROUGH, ON, Canada. — Twenty-two Nations joined together to kick-off the 2019 World Lacrosse Women's U19 World Championship during the Opening Ceremonies last night in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The Opening Ceremonies were held at Justin Chiu Stadium, on the campus of Trent University. Live streaming of the tournament and all 81 games [...]

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Unprecedented Digital Coverage Planned for 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s Under-19 World Championship

By | 2019-07-31T10:30:04+00:00 July 31st, 2019|FIL, Women, World Events|

Every game will be available, free of charge, via web and mobile streaming platforms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2019 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Lacrosse fans from around the world will be able to watch every game from the 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s Under-19 World Championship, entirely free of charge, via Lax Sports Network.  In [...]

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About World Lacrosse

World Lacrosse is the international federation for men’s and women’s lacrosse, responsible for providing effective leadership and governance of the sport internationally while supporting the continued growth of lacrosse worldwide. World Lacrosse currently has 62 member-National Governing Bodies and holds five World Championships: Men’s World Championship; Women’s World Championship; Men’s Under-19 World Championship; Women’s Under-19 World Championship; Men’s Indoor World Championship. Each event is held on a quadrennial basis. In November 2018, World Lacrosse was honored to earn Provisional Recognition from the International Olympic Committee — a critical step in the continued growth of the sport around the globe. World Lacrosse is governed by a Board of Directors and its organizational headquarters are in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.