FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 12, 2019 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA – Two highly-respected leaders who have made lasting contributions to the growth of lacrosse in their countries will serve as Competition Managers for the World Games 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Nicola John, who enjoyed a distinguished international playing career for Wales before moving into team [...]
July 8, 2019 The European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) and World Lacrosse partnered during the first European U20 Lacrosse Championship hosted by the Czech Republic to afford the attending officials an opportunity to be coached and trained for the entire tournament. There were a total of 17 officials that officiated 24 games in the 8 day [...]
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 [...]
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/
April 16, 2019 As interest and participation in lacrosse continues to grow around the world, the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) recently partnered with the Hong Kong Lacrosse Association to host a three-day training clinic for new indoor lacrosse referees. The clinic featured classroom and on-field instruction for the aspiring indoor referees. The training clinic was coordinated by FIL’s Chair of Men’s Officiating, [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Media Contact: Darryl Seibel Email: dseibel@worldlacrosse.sport February 13, 2019 New York, NY – The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has announced the selection of the following On Field and Off Field Officials for the FIL 2019 Women’s Lacrosse U19 World Championship in Peterborough, Canada from 1 - 10 August 2019. The team of 55 officials will be led by FIL Women's Officiating Chair, Stephen Taylor of England and a Leadership team of five [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has announced the appointment of four outstanding individuals to the Women’s Officiating Leadership Team ahead of the FIL Rathbones Women’s World Cup in Guildford, England this July. Joining Stephen Taylor (Women’s Officiating Committee Chair) and Jan Jackson (Women’s Rules Committee Chair) [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has announced the appointment of two long-time organization leaders to committee chair positions. Tom Sutton of Eden, New York, has been named Chair of the FIL Men’s Officiating Committee and Brad Scibak, of Woodbury, Minnesota, has been appointed Chair of the Men’s Rules [...]
TORONTO, ONTARIO — The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) formally announces that Richard (Dick) Pepper has been named Referee in Chief for the 2020 FIL U19 Men’s World Lacrosse Championship. Ireland Lacrosse will host the event July 9-18, 2020 at the University of Limerick in Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland. “Thank you to the FIL. I [...]
(TORONTO, ONTARIO) The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has selected English official Philip Pearson as the Referee-In-Chief (RIC) for the 2018 FIL Men’s Field Lacrosse World Championship, July 12-21, in Manchester, England. […]
