Denver, CO - AILA President, Johnny Mouradian, was selected as the recipient of the International Development Award in recognition of all the hard work and dedication he has put into the sport of lacrosse. He was recognized during the half time of the Canada versus Iroquois semi-final match of the FIL World Games in Denver, Colorado. 

The International Development Award was presented to Mouradian for his contribution to international lacrosse for the development of indoor lacrosse in Europe, Canada, and the United States and is the first time it has been awarded for Indoor Lacrosse programs.

You can see a full list of those who have been honored with the award prior to Mouradian here.

Mouradian is the current Director of Team Canada, the Head Coach at Bryn Athyn College and was the GM of the Philadelphia Wings. He has won nine Professional World Indoor Championships in various roles with Buffalo (1992, 1993 & 1996), Toronto (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005), & Washington Stealth (2010). Johnny has been inducted into several lacrosse hall of fames including the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2001) as a player on the 1978 Canadian National Team that defeated the United States in overtime to win the gold medal in the World Games in Stockton, England, Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1998), Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame (2000), Lakeport High School Hall of Fame (2003), National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame, St. Catherines, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (2008) and Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2009) in the Field Player category.

As GM of the Canadian National Indoor Lacrosse Team, he won three World Indoor Championships and was GM of the 2010 Canadian National Field Team. Currently, he is the Director of the Canadian National Indoor Lacrosse Program preparing for the World Indoor Championships in 2015.

In 2010, Mouradian created American Indoor Lacrosse Association to provide programs and services to educate, share and develop indoor lacrosse in the United States using his In|Crosse system.

About AILA: American Indoor Lacrosse Association’s Integrated Programs provide In|Crosse education and training, AILA’s proprietary system that leverages the integration and convergence of the indoor version of lacrosse with the field game.  AILA’s integrated programs contribute significantly to the building blocks of lacrosse literacy by teaching cutting edge bio-mechanics, principles, strategies and tactics of indoor lacrosse.  AILA’s Programs  take advantage of the several features - small goals (4’x 4’9), 30 second shot clock, five on five lacrosse, players learn to play offense and defense, to name a few.  The In|Crosse Platform is the integration and convergence of the knowledge and skills to the field game. www.ailacrosse.net