Coach the next generation of athlete on the England Lacrosse Aspire Programme!

The England Lacrosse Aspire Programme (previously Talent Pathway) is looking for enthusiastic and committed coaches to apply for the next 2025/2026 Aspire cycle and help propel the next generation of athletes to the very top.

Taking place from April 2025 to February 2026, this year’s Aspire Programme is seeking competent coaches who hold an England Lacrosse coaching certificate to inspire the stars of the future across the under-13/under-14 and Regional Aspire training weekends throughout the next year.

The England Lacrosse Aspire Programme is welcoming applications from any and all coaching backgrounds and all we ask is that you hold an England Lacrosse coaching certificate and up to date DBS, safeguarding, and first aid awards as well as an insatiable appetite for delivering top-class training and support to our young athletes.

With Aspire sessions all over the country, from the north west to the south west, there’s bound to be a place for you to help coach potential future England players and have a hand in their development.

The Aspire Programme doesn’t just look for brilliant lacrosse players; it wants exceptional young sports people with the strength, speed, agility, and resolve to fly high - whether or not they’ve played lacrosse before.

Through top-class holistic training and support covering tactics, technique, strength, conditioning, physiotherapy, nutrition, and more, Aspire will teach them everything they need to be the best they can be

If you’re interested in applying to be a coach on the England Lacrosse Aspire Programme, please complete to relevant form below and a member of our team will be in touch.

If you want to read more about the England Lacrosse Aspire Programme, click HERE.

England Lacrosse Aspire Programme seeking next generation of athletes

 The England Lacrosse Aspire Programme (previously Talent Pathway) is seeking the next generation of athletes to become a part of our under-13 and under-14 girls talent pool.

The Aspire Programme doesn’t just look for brilliant lacrosse players; it wants exceptional young sports people with the strength, speed, agility, and resolve to fly high - whether or not they’ve played lacrosse before.

Through top-class holistic training and support covering tactics, technique, strength, conditioning, physiotherapy, nutrition, and more, Aspire will teach them everything they need to be the best they can be.

So, if you’re a school or club who’s got a rising star, on or off the field, set them on a path from your sports field to our national team. 

To nominate one or more of your young athletes, simply complete the online form below before Friday 31 January.

After this date, formal registration for the England Lacrosse Aspire Programme will open before seven County Academy assessment weekends held at venues all over the country on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April 2025.

The County Academy assessment weekends will split the nominated athletes into seven group covering the following geographic areas: North west, Oxford/Buckinghamshire/Berkshire, Wiltshire/Hampshire, Worcestershire/Gloucestershire, Surrey/Sussex/Kent, Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire, London.

Please note, to be involved, players must be in year 8 or year 9 at the time of the assessment weekends.

At the County Academy assessment weekends, Aspire assesses nominated 12, 13 and 14-year-old athletes and if they think they have potential, they’ll invite them to join the Aspire programme at Regional Academy level. 

 For more information about the nomination process or the England Lacrosse Aspire Programme more generally, click HERE.

 Assessments for girls in year 10 and above (age 15+) will be held in the summer of 2025 with more information to follow later this year.

If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to email the team at aspire@englandlacrosse.co.uk 

Download the Aspire Programme Nomination Form HERE and upload it by clicking the button below.