England Lacrosse are delighted to announce plans for a “Playground to Podium” pathway that will integrate the Olympic format of lacrosse 6s into the sport in England from “primary school playground to Olympic podium”.

This comes as we try to align our lacrosse 6s key objectives with the ones set out by World Lacrosse earlier in the year with the ultimate end goal being participation in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, USA.

England Lacrosse also sees this pathway as an integral way for lacrosse to continue its growth in England as we look to facilitate a more accessible and easier to play format of the game with increased opportunity for competition.

The pathway will also include the introduction of a “Summer Lax” programme which will have two branches to it: a formal tournament style format and a more relaxed turn up and play offering.

Under the proposed plans, a new National League would be introduced which would aim to, among other things, create a high-performance environment to identify, support, and develop future Olympic athletes.

Last week, we held a webinar attended by relevant people from the lacrosse community to begin a formal consultation process that aims to adapt and improve the plans for lacrosse 6s going forward.

The next stage of the process will be to hold further webinars with relevant stakeholder groups such as schools (state and independent), officials & coaches, regional associations, and universities/BUCS.

The initial consultation period will be completed by the end of September when we will be able to provide a further update on our “Playground to Podium” pathway.