US Lacrosse is pleased to announce the publication of Our Game: The Character and Culture of Lacrosse, authored by John Yeager. Lacrosse is one of the nation's fastest-growing sports, but with that growth comes a challenge. How does lacrosse maintain the traditions and culture that have made it such an important part of the lives of the participants? This book is a step towards addressing that challenge.

US Lacrosse is launching the Campaign for Excellence, a comprehensive blueprint of the sport's culture that can be easily accessed and implemented by lacrosse program administrators so that the core values and traditions of lacrosse are always an important component of the lacrosse experience.

Writes US Lacrosse Executive Director Steve Stenersen in the foreword: "This book is a fundamental component of the Campaign for Excellence. John Yeager has gone to great lengths to uncover and clarify, through research, interviews and commentary, the heart and soul of our game."

The book provides anecdotes and insight from scores of leaders within the lacrosse community and serves as a valuable tool for anyone coaching the sport or administering a lacrosse program.

Yeager is the director of the Center for Character Excellence at The Culver Academies in Culver, Ind., and also serves as a consultant to many schools and organizations that address the nature of character and sport. He has played and coached lacrosse at the secondary school, college, club and professional levels. In 1996, he was inducted into the New England Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Our Game: The Character and Culture of Lacrosse is available online through the US Lacrosse Store.

US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the national governing body for men's and women's lacrosse.