International Lacrosse Federation

PRESIDENT'S WELCOME MESSAGE
I am very pleased on behalf of the International Lacrosse Federation to welcome you to our official Website. This Website represents the voice of the ILF and provides much interesting relevant and current information concerning the ILF and the broadening world of International Lacrosse.

The ILF, since it's inception has achieved great success in developing Lacrosse which is now firmly established in Europe, Asia, the Pacific Region, North America and South America. The role of the ILF is to continue with the promotion and development of the sport and it does this through various sub-committees all of which are mentioned in this Website.

Those sub-committees,Constitution,Competition,Awards, Development, Marketing, Technical, Officials and Promotion carry out the duties of the ILF, being directed by the ILF delegates who meet annually.

We welcome your interest in Lacrosse and this Website.

Peter Hobbs, President

Mission
Founded in 1974, the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) is the governing body of men's lacrosse.

The ILF has as its mission to promote and develop the game of lacrosse throughout the world, to establish rules and regulations for international competition, and conduct world championships.

Membership
The ILF is comprised of 14 full member Nations and 6 affiliate member Nations.

The 14 full member Nations include: Australia; Canada; Czech Republic; England; Germany; Ireland; Iroquois Nationals; Japan; Korea; New Zealand; Scotland; Sweden; United States; and, Wales. The affiliate member Nations include: Argentina; Denmark; Hong Kong; Finland; Italy; and, Tonga.

Transition Board
At the IFWLA and ILF meetings last summer it was agreed that the Transition Board would identify people to serve on the first Board of the new international organisation and to act as Chairs of the newly established Committees.