Health & Safety

WJZ TV, the CBS affiliate in Baltimore, recently aired a story on the importance of automated external defibrillators at lacrosse and other sporting events, and highlighted the efforts of ‘A Player’s Pulse’ to increase access to AED availability at lacrosse games. 

This article appears in the April edition of US Lacrosse Magazine. Don’t get the mag? Join US Lacrosse today to start your subscription.

A closer examination of injuries over the next two high school girls’ lacrosse seasons in Florida is now underway in order to gain greater insight into the effectiveness of women’s headgear in minimizing the risk of injury. 

SafeSport training has already resulted in changes for one Baltimore-area coach's interactions with the young female players on her club team.

The NCAA and the Department of Defense are partners in an ongoing study, called the CARE Consortium, that is the largest and most comprehensive research on concussion injuries ever undertaken. Dr. Michael McCrea, one of the three principle investigators for the study, recently shared preliminary findings from the research.

Since the requirement was launched last October, over 15,000 coaches have submitted their background screening. Approximately 54-percent of USL member coaches have completed the screening.

Coaches, please take one minute to give your team the speech, reminding all of your players that good teammates look out for each other.

US Lacrosse's new initiative, called A Player’s Pulse, is designed to raise AED funding and awareness to make lacrosse safer for all.

US Lacrosse has opened the application process for the medical staffs for the 2020 U.S. men’s U19 team and the 2022 U.S. men’s senior team. The medical staffs will work with the teams on all activities leading up to the respective world championships.

US Lacrosse wants to empower coaches to help change the concussion culture in lacrosse. Starting with a simple one-minute speech is a good first step.