Cal Ripken, a Baltimore-area native and youth sports trailblazer, will be the keynote speaker for the 2009 US Lacrosse National Convention, sponsored by adidas. The convention will be held in Baltimore, Md. at the Baltimore Convention Center, January 16-18, 2009. The annual convention is the largest educational and networking opportunity for lacrosse coaches and officials in the world.

Registration for the 2009 US Lacrosse National Convention will be open on US Lacrosse’s web site, www.uslacrosse.org, on Monday, September 15.