BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse has announced its 2008 Sportsmanship Grant recipients. US Lacrosse, in conjunction with the Positive Coaching Alliance, has provided grants to 15 organizations, the most in the program’s history. The grants will financially assist these organizations in educating their lacrosse coaches, officials, athletes and fans in honoring the game. Grants were awarded to programs in 14 states.

US Lacrosse has collaborated for over seven years with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a Stanford University (California) based program. US Lacrosse and PCA have partnered in a nationwide endeavor to make lacrosse a positive, character-building experience for every athlete and to make the experience a more successful one for coaches, parents, fans and officials.

"US Lacrosse is proud to provide the resources necessary to promote positive coaching and sportsmanship for lacrosse organizations across the country," said Joshua Christian, managing director of programs and services. "It is our hope that these partnership grants will serve as the foundation for establishing and maintaining a healthy lacrosse environment."

Grant winners will receive their grant in December and have until March 15, 2008 to utilize their award.

PCA Grant Winners:
Coventry Youth Lacrosse – Spring City, Pa.
Allentown Upper Freehold Athletic Association – Allentown, N.J.
Pittsford Community Lacrosse, Inc – Rochester, N.Y.
Wyckoff Lacrosse – Wyckoff, N.J.
Illinois Girls Lacrosse Association – Clarendon Hills, Ill.
Connecticut Lacrosse Foundation – Cheshire, Conn.
Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association – Sausalito, Calif.
Indiana High School Women’s Lacrosse Association – Carmel, Ind.
Milwaukee Area Youth Lacrosse Association & Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation – Milwaukee, Wi.
CBAA Lightning Lacrosse – Doylestown, Pa.
Great Falls Lacrosse – Great Falls, Va.
South Florida Chapter of US Lacrosse – Boynton Beach, Fla.
Rhode Island Lacrosse – Barrington, R.I.
Triad Youth Lacrosse Association – Greensboro, N.C.
Magnolia United Lacrosse Club – Seattle, Wash.

About Positive Coaching Alliance
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is transforming youth sports so sports can transform youth. Through partnership with more than 1,100 youth sports organizations, leagues, schools and cities nationwide, PCA has conducted 5,000-plus workshops for youth sports coaches, parents, organizational leaders and athletes. To learn more about PCA, please visit www.positivecoach.org.

About US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the national governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse. US Lacrosse has more than 200,000 members around the country. For more information on US Lacrosse, please visit www.uslacrosse.org.