A broad promenade will run between the center and the stadium, creating an informal space for visitors to gather and watch a game on the field or step inside to visit an expanded Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame. The Creator’s Game statue in front of the current headquarters will be relocated to the promenade and surrounded by the names of those who made the original building possible. Nearby, a memorial with the names of members of the lacrosse community who perished in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is planned.
“One aspect of the new headquarters I’m really looking forward to is the opportunity to honor more of the
Designs for the new National Lacrosse Center include plans for a stadium and training facility for Team USA and US Lacrosse educational programs.
“The staff and volunteers have adapted as best they can, but their ability to serve our national membership is compromised by the inefficiency of our current facility. The new National Lacrosse Center will be a highly efficient, collaborative work space,” Stenersen said.
As a center for training those who cover the nation teaching coaches and officials, the new headquarters will provide a place where innovative curricula can be developed, tested and implemented.
“US Lacrosse employees are incredibly mission-focused,” Morgan said. “Whatever they do — whether managing programs such as First Stick, Gold Stick, physical education grants and the four U.S. national teams; educating coaches and officials;
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organizing the national convention and championship tournaments; producing Lacrosse Magazine and maintaining US Lacrosse websites; supporting the efforts of the chapter network; answering phone and email queries; welcoming visitors to the Hall of Fame; raising funds for special initiatives; providing technical support — every person knows that the overarching purpose of their job is to inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the sport.”
Unable to expand or rebuild on its current site, US Lacrosse purchased a 12-acre property in Sparks, Md. Plans call for construction of a three-level, 45,000 square-foot National Lacrosse Center, an exhibition and training field and a 500-seat spectator area. The field, a permanent training facility for the U.S. teams, also will be open to visiting teams from around the country. It will have access through the seating area to locker rooms and training spaces on the first level of the center.
outstanding people and teams who are a vital part of our sport’s history,” said Kelly, co-chair of the campaign and a member of the USLF board. “The whole campus will be a showcase of the sport, from its origins among Native Americans, through its development in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, to the explosive growth in all corners of our country and the globe today.”
OPPORTUNITY Lacrosse used to spread to new areas as stick-toting players and coaches from traditional hotbeds relocated and introduced it to kids in their new neighborhoods.
But as social media carries images of lacrosse to millions of mobile devices, many kids today don’t need an introduction. They want to play. Matt Hanna, a former history teacher at the Cristo Rey School in inner city Baltimore, realized that five years ago when a group of his students, mostly black and Hispanic,
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