IOC Awards World Lacrosse with Full Recognition
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA — World Lacrosse took an historic step forward in its continued growth and development today, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Membership voted to grant Full Recognition to the international federation for lacrosse. The vote took place during the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games. For […]
IOC Endorses World Lacrosse Full Recognition
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) endorsed full recognition of World Lacrosse for men’s and women’s lacrosse, an important step forward in the sport’s journey to becoming included in the Olympics. There is no timeline for when a vote to determine if World Lacrosse will be granted full recognition will happen, though it could come as […]
Olympic Committee Executive Board Recommends Lacrosse
World Lacrosse took another major step forward in its continued growth and development today, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board approved a recommendation from the IOC Sports Department to grant Full Recognition to the international federation for men’s and women’s lacrosse. One final step remains in the process in order for World Lacrosse to gain Full […]
Why Sixes Makes Dollars & Sense
On Tuesday, the World Lacrosse organization announced the new “Olympic” format for lacrosse known as World Lacrosse Sixes. What is Sixes? First, watch the video clip below as it does a good job outlining what Sixes is. In a nutshell, Sixes is World Lacrosse’s vision for a successful Olympic future. Here are a few of […]
World Lacrosse Sixes: The Game You’ve Always Loved Just Found a New Gear
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA – World Lacrosse is today introducing thename, brand identity and first phase of technical resources for the new 6 v 6 disciplinethat has been developed through a comprehensive consultation, trial and refinementprocess involving players, coaches, officials and leaders of lacrosse around the world. The new discipline of lacrosse will be formally […]
South Africa Becomes 69th World Lacrosse Member
The South African Lacrosse Association (SALA) became the 69th country to join World Lacrosse on Thursday, making South Africa the fourth African nation to be admitted to the international lacrosse federation. Chris Boushy, an NLL player for the Halifax Thunderbirds and native of South Africa, created the SALA in 2020, building further upon the foundation […]
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Quiz
The box game just continues to grow internationally. See how well you know it by taking this World Indoor Lacrosse Championship quiz. A few weeks ago, we created a World Lacrosse Championship quiz to test your knowledge of the international field game. This quiz is similar, though the WILC does not have as much history […]
World Lacrosse Championship Quiz
So you think you know the international game? Test yourself with this World Lacrosse Championship quiz. World Lacrosse, known as the FIL until 2019, has sponsored the World Lacrosse Championship for years. But the tournament to determine international field lacrosse supremacy is older than any worldwide lacrosse organization. The very first World Lacrosse Championship was […]
Last Week in Lacrosse – Dec. 8-14, 2020
Here’s what you might’ve missed in the lacrosse world in the last week (Dec. 8-14, 2020): -Latrell Harris talked us through the lessons that lax has taught him. -Harris took us through racism he experienced in sports and how to help fix it. -For more Latrell, check out his guide to style, and check him […]
World Lacrosse Championships Postponed Until 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As the global pandemic brought about by the COVID-19 virus continues to disrupt the international sport calendar, World Lacrosse has, regrettably, made the decision to postpone its two World Championships originally scheduled for 2021 by one year and will instead stage the events in 2022. In a unanimous decision by the World […]
6v6 Lacrosse – Five Takeaways From the New Format
This past week, World Lacrosse approved the rules for the new 6v6 lacrosse format that will be used for international play, specifically as a pitch for the 2028 Olympic Games. There are a lot of changes made to the game for this one, including a smaller field, smaller rosters, no longsticks, and a massive decrease […]
Lacrosse Without the Iroquois Nationals is No World Celebration
The Iroquois Nationals learned of their exclusion from The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, in the fall. One of the countries that was invited noticed the Iroquois Nationals weren’t on the list of competitors and were confused. It reached out to the Haudenosaunee, inadvertently breaking the news to the odd-nation-out, said Executive Director Leo […]