Health & Safety

Steve Stenersen, CEO of US Lacrosse, will be one of the panelists on the opening session of a four-part webinar series from the Innovation Institute for Fan Experience (IIFX) entitled “COVID Risk Playbook.”

As the 2021 lacrosse season draws closer, there are some equipment guidelines that players, parents, coaches and officials should keep in mind. Use of required and certified equipment ensures the highest levels of safety for all participants.

When you’re constantly on the road with your young athlete, going between school, practice, games, and other activities, you’ve likely dealt with a hungry, irritable child in the backseat. With just a bit of planning, it’s easy to stock your car so that you’re ready to tackle any amount of hunger with cost-effective, tasty, and healthy options.

As players return to the field following an extended period of inactivity, MedStar Health professionals Jay Dyer and Kellie Loehr offer some good recommendations for coaches and athletes to help ease the transition.

The stoppage of play has not only impacted players, coaches and officials, but it’s also disrupted the work of researchers like Dr. Dan Herman, who study the game for scientific purposes.

Neuromuscular training simply means getting back to basics with your athletes and working to improve their fundamental movement patterns in order to see more success as things get complicated on the field

MedStar Health experts share their return to play advice for coaches, parents and league leaders, and stress that easing into full activity should be a gradual process.

TrueSport Expert Kristen Ziesmer, a registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, explains how to use nutrition to help recover from a sports injury.

For many lacrosse athletes, summer events require many hours spent on the field under a blazing sun. Taking the proper precautions to be sun safe is vitally important.

US Lacrosse offered three webinar addressing its Return to Play recommendations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are links to replays of those three webinars.