Top Girls' High School Players Headed to USA Lacrosse for National Combine

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse will welcome 148 of the nation’s top high school girls’ lacrosse players to its national headquarters August 7-9 for its National Team Development Program (NTDP) National Combine. 

The 148 players, representing high schools from 20 states, were selected from 11 regional tryouts, a virtual application and returning USA Select team members. 

During the NTDP National Combine, athletes will be taken through elite level training of both individual and team skill development as well as sessions on strength and conditioning, recruitment, student athlete advisory, social emotional learning, and leadership training. 

From the national combine, USA Lacrosse will select 22 players each for the U16 and U18 USA Select teams that will compete against international competition at the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic from Oct. 13-15. 

USA Lacrosse has named Kristen Carr, Molly Ford Hutchinson, Megan Huether Nicotra, Caitlyn McFadden Phipps and Lauren Schwarzmann Skellchock as the girls’ coaches for the 2023 USA Select teams. Carr and Skellchock will coach the U18 team, Ford Hutchinson and Phipps will coach the U16 team and Huether Nicota will work with both teams

Since launching in 2019, the NTDP has helped serve as a pipeline to the U.S. National Team Program, providing athletes with exposure to players, coaches and training methods from the national team program. Each year, more than 1,500 boys and girls participate in the program. The recently named 42-player 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 Training Team that will compete next summer in Hong King, China in the World Lacrosse championship features 31 players who came through the NTDP.

The USA Lacrosse NTDP is sponsored by Cascade Maverik. STX, New Balance, Gatorade, Enovis, MedStar Health, NCSA, First Scout Productions, Stryker, Athletic Republic. 

Here’s the full list of players participating in this year’s national combine:

U16 Players

U18 Players