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Qatar is FIL’s 58th Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) announces that Qatar is officially its 58th member nation. Qatar was approved, as was Greece (57th member), via [...]
Greece Becomes FIL’s 57th Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) announces that Greece has been approved to become its 57th member nation in a May 2017 postal vote [...]
Jim Scherr Named First Federation of International Lacrosse CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO—Jim Scherr, former CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, has been named as the first CEO of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The [...]
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Israel to Host 2018 FIL Men’s Lacrosse World Championship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Stan Cockerton, President of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) is delighted to officially confirm that Israel is the host nation for the 2018 FIL Men’s Lacrosse World Championship. [...]
FIL Announces Two New Men’s Lacrosse Committee Chairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has announced the appointment of two long-time organization leaders to committee chair positions. Tom Sutton of Eden, New York, has been named Chair [...]
Dick Pepper Named Referee In Chief for 2020 Men’s U19s
TORONTO, ONTARIO — The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) formally announces that Richard (Dick) Pepper has been named Referee in Chief for the 2020 FIL U19 Men’s World Lacrosse Championship. Ireland Lacrosse will host the [...]
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Officiating Leadership Team Named for 2017 World Cup
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has announced the appointment of four outstanding individuals to the Women’s Officiating Leadership Team ahead of the FIL Rathbones Women’s World [...]
FIL Rathbones 2017 Women’s World Cup Schedule Released
Toronto, Ontario — The Official FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup playing schedule is now available. The 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup will take place between 12-22 July 2017 at Surrey Sports Park. [...]
Final Individual Statistics
(Edinburgh, Scotland) Again, many thanks to Chip Rogers of the U19 Lacrosse World Championship team for providing these statistics. […]
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WILC 2015 Results
Check out all the results from the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship below or on the Results Page. […]
Canada wins 4th straight WILC gold
#LMLive: Canada Takes Gold Again at WILC by Neil Stevens | LaxMagazine.com (republished with permission) (SYRACUSE, N.Y.) Canada’s world dominance in box lacrosse continues. A 12-8 victory over the Iroquois Nationals on Sunday earned [...]
WILC 2015 Awards
(ONONDAGA NATION) During play at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, the FIL Awards Committee were busy at work. […]
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Qatar is FIL’s 58th Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) announces that Qatar is officially its 58th member nation. Qatar was approved, as was Greece (57th member), via a postal vote of federation [...]
Greece Becomes FIL’s 57th Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) announces that Greece has been approved to become its 57th member nation in a May 2017 postal vote of federation members. [...]
Inaugural BCH FIL Youth Development Clinic To Be Held at World Cup
The Federation of International Lacrosse will be hosting the inaugural Balls • Cockerton • Hayes (BCH) Youth Development Clinic during the FIL Rathbones 2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup on 19 & 20 July in Guilford, England. The [...]
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China becomes full member of FIL
TORONTO, ONTARIO – The China Lacrosse Association (CLA) has received full membership status in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). […]
China’s U19 Men Came Together as a Team in Coquitlam
Tim Morgan, FIL Communications, asked China Lacrosse leadership for a brief walkthrough of their preparations for and eventual finish at the 2016 FIL U19 Men’s Lacrosse World Championship. Edwin Yu, [...]
Mike Elefante receives 2016 FIL Development Award
(COQUITLAM, BC) Mike Elefante received the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) 2016 International Lacrosse Development Committee Award (ILDC) on Saturday, July 16, 2016. […]
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Qatar is FIL’s 58th Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) announces that Qatar is officially its 58th member nation. Qatar was approved, as was Greece (57th member), via a postal vote of federation [...]
Greece Becomes FIL’s 57th Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO—The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) announces that Greece has been approved to become its 57th member nation in a May 2017 postal vote of federation members. [...]
Jim Scherr Named First Federation of International Lacrosse CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ONTARIO—Jim Scherr, former CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, has been named as the first CEO of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The FIL, formed in 2008 as [...]
