British Lacrosse men’s and women’s teams will compete at the inaugural USA Lacrosse Experience against Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the USA in Indianapolis, USA from 11-13 October.
As part of the international portion of the event, which aims to showcase the best of the Olympic sixes version of lacrosse to fans of all ages and abilities, British Lacrosse will compete in a round robin competition against the three international teams over the three-day event.
The competition will showcase the new sixes discipline that will be used in the LA28 Olympics; Sixes Lacrosse is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field, with fewer players, a condensed game length, and a 30-second shot clock.
The USA Lacrosse Experience will mark the first competition for the British Lacrosse men’s and women’s teams since the conclusion of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Both men’s and women’s teams for the competition will be selected in due course from the wider 2024/2025 British Lacrosse squads announced earlier this month.
LA 2028, the next edition of the Olympic Games will feature lacrosse for the first time in 80 years since the 1948 London Olympics; lacrosse has been showcased in the Olympics four times before (1908, 1928, 1932, 1948) with teams from Great Britain taking part in three of those four editions (1908, 1928, 1948).
The next Olympics in 2028 will be the first edition of the event to feature women’s lacrosse after the previous occasions only allowed the men’s teams to compete.
In the most recent official international Sixes Lacrosse competition at The World Games 2022, Great Britain finished in fourth place in both the men’s and women’s sixes competitions with the men narrowly missing a medal after falling to Japan 19-18 in overtime in an epic bronze medal game.
In addition to the international competition featuring British Lacrosse teams, the USA Lacrosse Experience will feature a festival-type atmosphere with King & Queen of the Park events for players of all ages utilising small-sided formats along with educational and training opportunities for players, and officials all located within walking distance of each other in the downtown Indy area.
National team athletes will interact with the youth players competing in the King & Queen of the Park, including offering individual skill sessions included in the registration.
All international games during the USA Lacrosse Experience will be played at Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium on the campus of Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI).
Games will be played on Friday 11 October (9am - 7:30pm) and Saturday 12 October (4pm - 9pm) with the full game schedule being announced at a later date.
To purchase tickets for the event, click HERE and for more information about the King & Queen of the Park events, click HERE.