Your Membership
Coaches
LEAD EVERY SEASON
Coaches are the reason kids come back for another season. Whether you're picking up a whistle for the first time or you've run programs for years, USA Lacrosse membership includes everything you need to lead with confidence — insurance, background screening, certification, and practice tools built into the cost of membership, not layered on top of it.
Coverage for Coaches
Insurance and Compliance
USA Lacrosse membership automatically includes liability and accident coverage for coaching-related incidents. Every membership also includes a free criminal background check and SafeSport abuse prevention training — so you can coach at every level with the protection and confidence you need.
Complete Bronze Certification and that protection extends further, with Directors and Officers coverage against claims of discrimination or harassment tied to the judgment calls the job requires.
Interpretations and Updates
Lacrosse Rules
Rules change. Knowing them cold is part of coaching well. That's why USA Lacrosse keeps you in the loop on every rule change, every season.
USA Lacrosse writes and publishes youth guidebooks for ages 14 and under. We collaborate with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) on rules for high school boys' and girls' lacrosse, and we provide modifications for collegiate non-varsity (club) and post-collegiate women's lacrosse. We also publish the rules that govern box lacrosse.
Your membership includes:
- Free digital NFHS rule book to stay current on the rules of the game, plus discounted pricing on print rule books
- Annual Rules Interpretation sessions led by our National Interpreter
Continuous Learning
Certification & Education
Certification Built Into Your Membership
Your USA Lacrosse membership enrolls you directly in Bronze Certification — no separate cost, no separate sign-up. Bronze is the baseline for all active coach members and focuses on safety and risk management: background check, abuse prevention training, cardiac care, concussion awareness, cultural competency, and the annual rules test. Access your bronze courses in your member portal.
Want to keep growing as a coach? Add Silver, Gold, and Platinum certification whenever you're ready — moving from individual player development, to team concepts and culture, to advanced planning and practice design. Our vision is simple: every lacrosse team coached by a USA Lacrosse-certified coach.
USA Lacrosse offers several options for coaches to help advance their knowledge and skill set.
Online Curated Coaching Pathways. Expert-led tiered course pathways with drills, tips and instruction for new coaches all the way to advanced career coaches found in your e-learning portal.
Athlete Development. What's the best way to teach lacrosse? The Athlete Development Model [hyperlink] provides tips and best practices at each stage of development.
Speaker Series. USA Lacrosse brings together leading minds in the sport for special virtual sessions.
Practice, Solved
Drills and Practice Plans
It's 5:45. Practice starts at 6. You're still ten minutes from the field, coming straight from work, with no plan for tonight and a group of ten-year-olds. Mobile Coach is built for exactly that moment: open the app, pull a ready-made practice plan or drill sequence built by experienced coaches, and walk in ready.
It's included in your membership, available anytime, and built for every level — from a first-year volunteer running their first practice to a veteran coach who just wants one less thing to plan.
Find an Opening
Coaching Vacancies
Good coaching changes everything for a young player — but good coaches aren't always easy to find, and plenty of member programs are looking right now. USA Lacrosse's Coaching Vacancies connects you with programs nationwide that need someone like you. Search by location and find a team that's waiting for a coach.
Looking for an open coaching position? Search current openings across member programs nationwide.
Start Young
Junior Coach Pathway
You don't have to wait until you're an adult to start coaching. If you're between 14 and 18, Junior Coach Certification puts you on the sideline as a real coach — leading practices, teaching skills, and building the same credential pathway adult coaches use.
Steps to Get Started:
- Sign up for a USA Lacrosse membership with Coach as your participation type.
Note: Use your own email, not a parent's — you'll need it to log into the e-learning portal and get credit for the courses you complete. - Complete the boy's or girl's lacrosse coaches module .
- Explore optional courses to sharpen your skills.
- Check your local program's requirements. Every program is a little different — ask about registration, dues, or an on-field and/or classroom learning option before you get started.
Everything You Need
Now Get Started
You're on the front lines every practice and every game, and families look to you for answers. We provide the practice plans, certification, and parent-communication tools you need to show families their athlete is in good hands — so you can tell them confidently that every drill and every rule is backed by nationally standardized training and the sport's national governing body.
To get started access the member portal to:
- Become a USA Lacrosse member and indicate "coach" as your involvement type.
- If you're a current member of USA Lacrosse, simply login to your account and add "coach" to your involvement
- Complete your background check and complete abuse prevention training.
- Complete Bronze Certification.