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U.S. Lacrosse is proud to announce the U.S. Women's National Elite Team coaching staff. Stanford's Amy Bokker will join Liz Robertshaw and Jessica Wilk Strosberg as assistant coaches alongside head coach, Ricky Fried. Wendy Stone has been named manager of the U.S. Elite Team.
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| PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The U.S. defeated Australia, 8-7, in the final game of the 2009 Federation of International Lacrosse World Cup. Team USA goalie Devon Wills (Denver, Colo./Dartmouth ’06) made seven saves and had three ground balls to earn Player of the Match honors. Caroline Cryer (Centennial, Colo./Duke ’09) led the U.S. in scoring with three goals. This is the sixth time that the U.S. has won the World Cup, and the fourth time they have defeated the Australians in the final. |
Player of the Year: Katie Moran (Senior)-UC-Santa Barbara
Attacker of the Year: Laura Boland (Junior)-Lindenwood University
Midfielder of the Year: Krista Shaw (Junior)-Santa Clara University
Defender of the Year: Lindsey Hudek (Junior)-Colorado State University
Goalie of the Year: Renee Eligio (Sophomore)-Santa Clara University
Rookie of the Year: Christine Porter (Freshman)-University of Colorado
Coach of the Year: Tom Hopkins-University of Central Florida
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Lacrosse Muscles Its Way West: A Sport Incubated by Eastern Prep Schools Quietly Picks Up Converts; Big Gains in CaliforniaWSJ.com - This weekend in Foxboro, Mass., more than 100,000 spectators are expected to pour into Gillette Stadium to see four schools -- Duke, Virginia, Cornell and Syracuse -- square off for the national championship of a sport that, if the numbers are correct, you'll be hearing a lot more about. That sport is lacrosse.
Until recently, lacrosse -- America's other stick and ball sport -- was rarely on TV and only its championship games generated much in the way of media coverage. It was mostly played on the East Coast, and it was often viewed as a game for private-school kids. Some of the game's most electrifying athletes -- Gary and Paul Gait; Casey, Ryan and Michael Powell -- were little known outside core followers. The sole exception may be Jim Brown, the former Cleveland Browns running back who played lacrosse at Syracuse University. View rest of article |
Economics reporter Kelly Evans explains how lacrosse has grown in the last 10 years among American students from many demographics. |
April 15 • 2009 Equipment Grant application available online
June 15 • Postmark deadline for submitting completed application
August • Notification letters sent to all grant applicants
January 2010 • Equipment shipped to awarded programs
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BALTIMORE – Lacrosse participation increased 9.1 percent in 2008, according to research by US Lacrosse for its annual participation report. There were 524,230 lacrosse players that were members of organized teams across the country in 2008, from the youth level all the way on up through the professional ranks.
Youth participation saw the largest percentage of increase in participation over the past year, at 9.8 percent with 265,214 total players in 2008. High school participation was close behind with a 8.3 percent increase and 218,823 players in 2008. Post-collegiate play also increased at a sizable rate of 9.3 percent.
"We are very proud that participation in the sport has been increasing at such a substantial rate," said Steve Stenersen, President and CEO of US Lacrosse. "Over the past decade, US Lacrosse has invested millions of dollars in human and programmatic resources to support the sport’s continued national expansion, and we’re pleased to see these positive results." The US Lacrosse Participation Survey is produced annually by US Lacrosse. The survey is used to monitor participation at different levels of the sport across the country. The primary source of data for this report are surveys completed by the 60 US Lacrosse regional chapters that were active in 2008. Data is also used from the US Lacrosse database, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Federation of State High School Associations, Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association and www.laxpower.com. The survey counts only participation on organized teams and does not include leisure time play of lacrosse.
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US Lacrosse has announced that 84 players have been selected to try out for the 2010 U.S. men’s lacrosse team that will compete in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship in Manchester, England from July 10-24, 2010. The tryouts will be held from June 7-10, 2009 at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. >more>> |
The 2009 college lacrosse season includes an unprecedented 63 games televised nationally, as per announcements by ESPN and CBS College Sports.
The broadcast slate, listed below, includes live coverage of all six NCAA championship games, both sets of Division I semifinals and two regular season men’s games in high definition. All times EST. VIEW SCHEDULE |
Portland, Ore. – Professional lacrosse player and Syracuse University legend Ryan Powell is merging his two Portland-based lacrosse instructional companies under the Rhino Lacrosse name. The combination of Powell Lacrosse and Rhino Lacrosse offers today’s young athletes the best in camps, clinics, leagues, travel select teams and training. View Article >> |
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