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Return to play, digital strategy and the rebirth of community-based play were popular subjects Thursday, as US Lacrosse hosted the first edition of “Sports in the COVID Era,” an interactive webinar series bringing together industry leaders to discuss the short- and long-term effects of the pandemic on youth sports.

US Lacrosse is proud to highlight our Impact Athletes who are making a difference. This week, we highlight a team effort by the boys at St. Dominic High School in New York, and a young lady helping her fellow students in Oregon.

A new infographic is designed to communicate some of the main elements of the US Lacrosse Safe Sport Program.

As part of its celebration of Pride Month, US Lacrosse will hold a series of live discussions with prominent individuals from the lacrosse community. The discussions are designed for specific audiences to help them learn ways to make everyone feel included and help support the LGBTQ+ community.

The US Lacrosse Sports Science & Safety Committee disagrees with the NFHS classification of boys’ lacrosse as a higher risk for disease transmission. The committee has shared its belief that both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse are more appropriately placed in the moderate risk category.

Last week, US Lacrosse announced a set of Return to Play recommendations developed by a medical advisory group. US Lacrosse vice president Ann Kitt Carpenetti and three members of the medical advisory team hosted a webinar to further explain the recommendations.

US Lacrosse stands together in solidarity with those members of our community who routinely feel the weight of oppression, systemic racism, hate and a failing system of justice. We will continue to work to make the lacrosse community an agent of change for all who play and support the Creator’s game.

The third weekly briefing from the Return to Playing Lacrosse advisory group coordinated by US Lacrosse.

US Lacrosse, the national governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse in the United States, will host a three-part panel series bringing together sports industry leaders to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and high school sports.

US Lacrosse has announced a set of return to play recommendations to assist the lacrosse community in following the appropriate steps to mitigate the risk for all participants in the COVID-19 environment.