Safeguarding: the policies the governing bodies publish.

Why this page names policies only

A short summary of a safeguarding policy could mislead someone who needs to act on it. So this page names each policy, gives its date and status as far as the research for this site confirmed them, and leaves the content to the documents themselves.

World Lacrosse

• Safeguarding Policy. Owned by World Lacrosse's Sport Department. Its header is dated 5 June 2024, and the file on World Lacrosse's site is named "Safeguarding_Policy_Final-Nov25". The research did not establish which of the two dates marks the current text.
• What it draws on. The policy cites the IOC consensus statements on sexual harassment and abuse in sport (2006) and on harassment and abuse in sport (2016).
• Background checks. It requires background checks for coaches, officials, staff and relevant event volunteers.
• Training. World Lacrosse's health and safety page links an online safeguarding course.

United States: USA Lacrosse

• Athlete protection page. USA Lacrosse's athlete protection page (read 23 October 2026) names an Athlete Protection and Safety Policy, dated 2023 by its file name, and Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP), dated 2026 by its file name. It names reporting to the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
• Coaches. USA Lacrosse's Bronze coach certification, required of all active coach members, includes a background check and abuse prevention training, alongside cardiac care, concussion awareness, cultural competency and an annual rules test.
• Background screening policy. A search summary says USA Lacrosse's background screening and training policy was last revised on 15 March 2021 and that its programme requires background screening of coach members. The document was not opened, so the date and the current version are unconfirmed.

Canada: Lacrosse Canada

A search summary of Lacrosse Canada's Safe Sport page says that from 1 April 2025 the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) is administered for federally funded national sport organisations through the Canadian Safe Sport Program, and that Lacrosse Canada publishes a Safe Sport Suite of Policies. The page was not opened, so this is unconfirmed.

Who runs the programme: two versions. Lacrosse Canada's pages were reported, in the same search summary, to name Sport Integrity Canada in one place and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport in another as the administrator of the Canadian Safe Sport Program. Neither version could be checked.

Britain

• British Lacrosse. A Safeguarding Policy dated February 2022 by its file name was seen in a search result. It was not opened, so its contents and whether it is current are unconfirmed.
• Lacrosse Scotland. Lacrosse Scotland publishes child protection and safeguarding pages, seen in a search result and not opened.
• England Lacrosse. No safeguarding document was found on England Lacrosse's own site. The only description of its policies found came from a club website, which this site does not use as a source for a governing body's rules.

Not covered

The research for this site did not find safeguarding policies from Lacrosse Australia or other national bodies, so none is named here. How coaches are certified and how young players come into the game is on how people learn, and the age stages for contact are on youth contact and checking rules.