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Steve Stenersen: How US Lacrosse is Approaching Return to Play

Episode #20

Posted On: July 10, 2020 By : Jason Gewirtz

Photo by Brian Schneider

Lacrosse has been one of the few sports seeing steadily increased participation growth in recent years. But the coronavirus pandemic has had an outsized impact on US Lacrosse, the sport’s national governing body, as it has for many organizations. In this episode of the SportsTravel Podcast with SportsTravel Editor and Publisher Jason Gewirtz, longtime president and CEO Steve Stenersen discusses how the NGB has adjusted, why it’s taken a relatively cautious approach to return-to-play and the inherent pressures in getting kids back on the field of play, especially at privately run tournaments. We also delve into issues of systemic racism in the sport and how the NGB is approaching the issue, the sport’s chances in its push for the Olympic program and the status of the organization’s next LaxCon event and the Women’s World Championships scheduled for Maryland in 2021.

Among the topics discussed in this episode:

What does this photo of Steve Stenersen playing croquet have to do with this podcast? Listen in to find out!

Photo by Jason Gewirtz

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