HISTORY OF THE NSCLA

The Association began with casual conversation between like-minded organizations that have met through the years at college exposure tournaments, games, and lacrosse events. During these meetings discussions naturally centered on the rapid growth of the game, and its impact on the state of recruiting tournaments.

We discovered that each of our groups face many of the same challenges, share the same core goals and understand the benefits of a cooperative lacrosse association and its direct positive impact on our athletes and their families.

In 2009 the founding members, for the first time, formally gathered at the National College Coaches Convention in Baltimore, MD then again at the 2010 US Lacrosse Convention. At the second meeting a board of directors was formed, setting in motion the establishment of the National Scholastic Club Lacrosse Association.

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NSCLA MISSION

Our mission is to provide a cooperative platform of scholastic age club lacrosse teams to engage in an elite level, spirited competition. It is our vision that this cooperation and association will help assure the quality of lacrosse tournaments in the US and Canada, while maintaining the highest level of play for our athletes.

The creation of a national organization that allowed for; the mutual benefits in managing more effectively our respective members clubs through common association; the further establishment of leagues, and conferences through a national governing body of member clubs; the creation of a highly competitive by skill, balanced competition by grade, format that gives the athletes the best possible playing and recruiting experience, and to bring together several 501-c3 organizations and pool their intellectual resources and numbers in seeking additions funding avenues that will continue to help provide opportunity for several lacrosse athletes in North America.

To provide and North American elite club model that allows for support in levels of competitive team divisions based on skill, talent and grade within the membership of the NSCLA. To support college coach owned team tournaments, camps, and clinics that are quality operated. To support NSCLA member’s youth tournaments and other sanctioned events that helps foster player’s, parents, and coach’s friendships while providing a high quality experience and atmosphere for our lacrosse athletes.

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