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approached him about starting a team. “If we didn’t have the level of interest,” Hanna said, “we might not have moved forward.”
Hanna faced challenges getting equipment and training. He turned to US Lacrosse for assistance, becoming one of more than 600 programs in 49 states and D.C. since 2000 to receive equipment grants, valued at more than $3 million. Since 2012, the First Stick Program has awarded 225 grants providing comprehensive start-up assistance. The $1 million
“Opportunity” objective of the campaign will
Baltimore's Cristo Rey is among 600- plus programs to receive start-up funding from USL.
enable expansion of core initiatives such as the First Stick Program and the coaches and offi cials education programs. “For every kid playing the sport today, many more would like to, particularly in non-traditional communities,” Hebert said. “We want to inspire them to play hard and dream big, and give them the resources to do so.”
SAFETY
How much is too much? When it comes to concussions, that’s the million-dollar question in lacrosse and other sports. US Lacrosse has
aggressively pursued health and safety advocacy, research and education. Focus areas have also included commotio cordis research and the promotion of AEDs on every fi eld, as well as studies leading to a greater understanding of the nature, frequency and mechanism of lacrosse-specifi c injuries at any level of play. This spring, Dr. Margot Putukian, director of athletic medicine at Princeton and chair of US Lacrosse’s Sports Science and Safety Committee, examined the school’s men’s and women’s teams to learn more about concussions in a pilot study funded by US Lacrosse.
“We decided to do the study because we think there’s lots of missing information, in terms of what are the impacts that occur in the sport,” Putukian said. “How many blows to the head are there in a typical college practice? What about in games? There’s limited research in lacrosse.” The $1 million Safety objective of the campaign will include additional support for injury research, equipment review and certifi cation, rule development, educational conferences and publications targeted to the national lacrosse community. The National Lacrosse Center will be a focal point for information and education. LM
THEN AND NOW
US Lacrosse has grown exponentially since its 1998 inception, when eight lacrosse organizations merged to form a unifi ed national governing body, as announced in the December 1997 edition of Lacrosse Magazine.
1998
Members Chapters Staff
Budget
20,000 45 12
$1.2 million Participation 253,931 2014
430,000 67 84
$18.3 million 746,859
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