How the NLL Season Works: Schedule, Playoffs and the NLL Cup
Jul 10, 2026 / · 8 min read · NLL colorado-mammoth pro-lacrosse box-lacrosse boulder-county colorado ·Box lacrosse packs a full professional season into fewer games than most sports play in a single month. The National Lacrosse League runs on an 18-game regular season — short enough that no losing streak goes unnoticed, tight enough that every winter home game at Ball Arena matters for the playoff bracket that closes …
Read MoreLacrosse Positions: Attack, Midfield, Defense, Goalie
Jul 10, 2026 / · 9 min read · youth middle-school high-school field-lacrosse boulder-county colorado boys girls ·The first time you watch a lacrosse game, ten players per side are moving at full speed with no obvious pattern. Within a few minutes of understanding the positions — who stays where, who can go anywhere, and what each role is responsible for — the action snaps into focus. USA Lacrosse governs the sport at every level …
Read MorePLL 2026 Season Preview for Colorado Lacrosse Fans
For Boulder County lacrosse families, the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is the easiest way to watch the best outdoor players in the world — and in 2026 there are more reasons than ever to follow along from the Front Range. Colorado has its own team in the Denver Outlaws, a Colorado-grown star starring elsewhere in the …
Read MoreOne goal. After a season that put the Front Range's pro lacrosse team back among the best in the world, the Colorado Mammoth's 2025-26 campaign ended on a single overtime goal — a 13-12 loss to the San Diego Seals in the National Lacrosse League quarterfinals on April 25, 2026. For Boulder County fans who made the …
Read MoreSummer Lacrosse Camps Near Boulder: 2026 Guide
School's out, the spring CHSAA season is over, and your player still wants to pick up a stick three times a week. Summer is when Boulder County's lacrosse families start hunting for camps — and the search window is short, because the good ones fill up fast. This guide walks through the kinds of camps available near …
Read MoreWhen the National Lacrosse League handed out its end-of-season hardware in May 2026, an unusual amount of it traveled to Denver. The Colorado Mammoth — the Front Range's pro box lacrosse team, a half-hour down US-36 from Boulder — collected three of the league's marquee honors: Coach of the Year, GM of the Year for the …
Read MoreHigh School Lacrosse Recruiting: A Colorado Guide
A Boulder County sophomore drops a highlight clip into a college coach's inbox, hears nothing back, and assumes the door is closed. It isn't — they're just early in a process that rewards patience and planning over panic. College lacrosse recruiting runs on a multi-year timeline, and Colorado players who understand how …
Read MoreBoulder Valley Youth Lacrosse: Ages 6 to 14
Getting a kid started in lacrosse in Boulder County usually begins with one confused question from a parent: which program, for what age, and when do I sign up? The answer depends almost entirely on how old your child is, because youth lacrosse is organized into age bands that determine team, level, and season. This …
Read MoreYour kid signed up for lacrosse, and three days later the coach's email lands: "Players need to show up with their own gear." If you've never played, that sentence is intimidating — lacrosse has more equipment than soccer and different rules for boys and girls. This guide breaks down exactly what a beginner needs, what …
Read MorePrinceton Wins 2026 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
Eleven unanswered goals across one half of lacrosse turned a tight title game into a coronation. On May 25 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Princeton beat Notre Dame 16-9 to win the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship — the Tigers' first national title since 2001 and the seventh in program history. For …
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