Lacrosse Australia

Lacrosse Australia
Official website

Sport	Lacrosse
Jurisdiction	Australia
Abbreviation	LA
Affiliation	World Lacrosse
Affiliation date	1974
Regional affiliation	Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria
Chairperson	Abbie Burgess^[1]
www.lacrosse.com.au

Lacrosse Australia (LA) is the governing body for the sport of Lacrosse in Australia.

History

Lacrosse in Australia has a rich and celebrated history, beginning with the arrival of Canadian Lambton Mount to Ballarat during the gold rush of 1853.^[2] The year 1876 is seen as the official year that lacrosse was established in Australia.^[3] By the time of federation in 1974, lacrosse was being played in every state in Australia.^[2]

Up until 2007, men's and women's lacrosse were administered by separate governing bodies: Lacrosse Australia and Women's Lacrosse Australia.^[3] These organisations merged in 2008 to form the Australian Lacrosse Association (ALA).^[4] In 2021, the ALA rebranded as Lacrosse Australia and remains the single governing body for all formats of lacrosse in Australia.^[5]

Structure

The national body has six state member associations:

Lacrosse Victoria
Lacrosse South Australia
Lacrosse Western Australia
Queensland Lacrosse Association
Lacrosse New South Wales
Lacrosse Tasmania

References

^ "Meet the Team". lacrosse.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Lacrosse Australia Story". lacrosse.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "This is Lacrosse Australia" (PDF). 2008worldlax.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN'S LACROSSE IN AUSTRALIA" (PDF). lambtonmountlacrosse.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Lacrosse Australia - New Identity". lacrosse.com.au. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2024.