Professional PLL
06:00 PM
Jul 19
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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Great read from retiring Johns Hopkins coach Janine Tucker — with advice and past stories — in this week’s IWLCA Behind the Whistle blog.
2. The NCAA gender equity report showed disparities in the difference of support for women’s lacrosse athletes in the NCAA championships versus participants in the men’s championships. USA Lacrosse CEO Marc Riccio shares some ideas of how a bigger event could benefit everyone.
3. A month away from the start of the season, Jack Goods with his predictions for the 2021-22 National Lacrosse League’s return to the floor.
4. Dr. Daniel Herman, lead investigator of a three-year study that examined the effect of protective headgear use on concussion incidence in female high school players, provided the first detailed presentation of the research findings during the 2021 USA Lacrosse Sports Medicine Symposium, presented by MedStar Health. A video of his presentation is available.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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The holiday gift guide is out with our November print edition.
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Longtime Long Island lacrosse supporter James Howell died earlier this week. His funeral will be held this morning.
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Shane Knobloch is one of the new additions to the U.S. U21 men’s training camp roster.
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Hofstra has promoted John Gorman to associate head coach for men’s lacrosse.
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Rhode Island is the preseason favorite in the MCLA’s Continental Lacrosse Conference Division II race.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The U.S. men’s U21 team will have a training camp at Ohio State this weekend. Here’s a look to some bonding time at their camp earlier this year.
We’re back to team bonding this weekend in Columbus. Figured we’d hit up #tbt to the last time we hung out with nature. pic.twitter.com/S8p96HX9K2
— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) November 4, 2021
WHAT’S ON TAP
Check back with USALaxMagazine.com this weekend for coverage from the U.S. U21 men's training camp.