Partnership // July 18, 2024

3Step Sports Partners With Next Level Lacrosse

ANDOVER, Mass. (July 18, 2024) – 3STEP Sports, the nation’s largest and most impactful youth sports club and event operator, has partnered with Next Level Lacrosse to create a new girls club program in Washington D.C. under 3STEP’s M&D Lacrosse club banner. Existing Next Level Lacrosse girls club programing will now operate under the new M&D DC brand. M&D DC will join the larger M&D Lacrosse club network in the MidAtlantic and Florida. Next Level Lacrosse will continue to operate its boys programming under the Next Level brand.

“This partnership will unlock new opportunities and resources for our girls players, while maintaining the leadership, organization, and professional consistency our athletes have come to trust from Next Level,” said Dave Mitchell, owner of Next Level Lacrosse. “Our coaches will work directly with M&D staff to implement best practices to reinforce fundamentals and implement innovative game strategies. Our teams will continue to thrive at the lower and middle school levels, and perhaps most notably, the partnership will provide our high school players with an unmatched platform to succeed in the college recruiting process.”

“Dave and Boh have built a great lacrosse program serving both girls and boys lacrosse players,” said 3STEP Chief Sport Officer, Greg Waldbaum. “Incorporating their girls club into the highly reputable M&D club brand will improve the athlete experience and strengthen our stalwart partnership that already exists with Next Level Lacrosse in the Alliance Lacrosse League.”

ABOUT 3STEP SPORTS

3STEP SPORTS LLC is the industry leader for youth sports clubs and events in the country, impacting 1.3+ million athletes from all 50 states across nine different sports. As the leading and most dependable platform for all athletes to live out their passions, 3STEP has reimagined youth sports by providing access to top–tier coaching, nationally–ranked events, best–in–class facilities and premier media content to all athletes.