01 / The United StatesHow lacrosse is growing across America
Once concentrated in a handful of states, lacrosse now has clubs, school teams and youth leagues spread across the country.
Lacrosse began as an Indigenous game in North America and remains one of the continent's oldest team sports. In recent decades it has spread well beyond its traditional strongholds in the north-east of the United States, with new youth clubs, school programmes and college teams appearing across the south and west.
That growth has been driven by simple things: volunteers willing to run practices, equipment that gets passed down from older players, and communities that make space on a field. It is the same pattern any new lacrosse community follows, including ours.
For young players in Saint Lucia, a larger playing population abroad means more coaching resources, more shared drills and more chances to connect with clubs that want to grow the game internationally.
02 / College pathwaysIvy League teams and the recruiting path
College lacrosse in the United States, including long-established Ivy League programmes, creates a pathway that combines study and sport.
University lacrosse is a major part of the sport's ecosystem. Programmes at Ivy League universities and many other colleges recruit players each year, and student-athletes balance a demanding competition calendar with their studies.
Recruiting usually rewards steady development over several seasons: consistent play, game footage, academic results and coach references all matter. None of that requires a big budget — it requires regular training and someone keeping track of a player's progress.
Our long-term ambition is to help Saint Lucian players understand this pathway early enough to prepare for it, rather than discovering it too late.
03 / Los Angeles 2028Lacrosse returns to the Olympics
Lacrosse is on the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, in the six-a-side Sixes format.
Lacrosse last featured as an Olympic medal sport more than a century ago. Its return at Los Angeles 2028 puts the game in front of a global audience again, in the faster, smaller-sided Sixes format designed for exactly that stage.
Sixes is well suited to emerging nations: smaller squads, a smaller field and shorter games mean a young programme can compete without the depth a full field team demands.
For the Caribbean, an Olympic spotlight means more attention, more development funding and more reason for young athletes to pick up a stick now.
Explore the official World Lacrosse Sixes rules ↗04 / Caribbean lacrosseJamaica builds toward the world stage
Jamaica has become one of the Caribbean's most visible lacrosse nations and is drawing the regional community together.
Jamaica's lacrosse community has grown from a small group of enthusiasts into a programme that competes internationally and hosts regional events, welcoming the Pan-American lacrosse community to Kingston.
Their progress shows what is possible in the Caribbean: local coaching, diaspora support and consistent youth participation build a national programme over time.
Saint Lucia is early in that same journey. Regional neighbours give us opponents, mentors and a shared standard to aim for.
