Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. USA Lacrosse launched the second-annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week with Pick Up & Play clinics for children ages 6-14 at 25 sites across the country this weekend.
Our friends at @eg_lax are having a great time at their Pick Up & Play clinic. #CelebrateLacrosse pic.twitter.com/jszPhxa26e
— USA Lacrosse (@USA_Lacrosse) November 5, 2022
Thanks to everyone who came out today for the pick up and play clinic at DASH! We loved having you and hope you had as much fun as we did! @USA_Lacrosse pic.twitter.com/58sB8t5pI5
— Duchesne Athletics (@DuchesneSports) November 5, 2022
We had a ball hosting @USA_Lacrosse Pick Up & Play Clinic in North Salem NY to kick off #celebratelacrosseweek Tons of action, competition and fun! Parents, coaches, players and alumni all contributed to a great day on the field. pic.twitter.com/3QKrPAdNig
— Michael Bonelli (@mikebonelli) November 5, 2022
Giving them something to cheer about. That’s what this is all about.
— USA Lacrosse (@USA_Lacrosse) November 6, 2022
Having a blast in North Salem, N.Y. pic.twitter.com/cmq4YGrKyQ
What a turnout at the Pick Up & Play clinic in New Concord, Ohio.
— USA Lacrosse (@USA_Lacrosse) November 6, 2022
Stay tuned for more coverage from National #CelebrateLacrosse Week. pic.twitter.com/Nt168evFPf
The next generation of lacrosse players is growing in Ohama, Nebraska.
— USA Lacrosse (@USA_Lacrosse) November 6, 2022
Awesome clinic at @DuchesneSports. pic.twitter.com/CsAm4nleeh
Another 40-plus clinics are scheduled to take place in the coming days. To learn more, visit usalacrosse.com/celebratelacrosse.
2. It’s National Lacrosse League training camp season and all eyes are on the Las Vegas Desert Dogs.
Vegas went north of the border to open camp. The expansion team trained Oakville, Ontario, over the weekend and will be back in Canada for a pair of exhibition games against San Diego and Halifax this week.
POV: You’re at the first-ever Desert Dogs practice
— Las Vegas Desert Dogs (@vegasdesertdogs) November 5, 2022
The boys are buzzin’ in Toronto for our inaugural training camp #PacksAllHere pic.twitter.com/CJTDQ0T7NM
Shawn Williams is bringing the to the Dogs’ first camp @51_Willy mic’d up #PacksAllHere pic.twitter.com/LDORCH6YD1
— Las Vegas Desert Dogs (@vegasdesertdogs) November 5, 2022
“We get better tomorrow as a team”
— Las Vegas Desert Dogs (@vegasdesertdogs) November 5, 2022
Breaking it down with the Dogs for the first time #PacksAllHere pic.twitter.com/0pilrBq9WP
3. The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team commemorated its undefeated NCAA championship season with a ring ceremony Saturday.
22-0 National Champions @uncwlax this is a new level of BLING!!! Congrats. pic.twitter.com/3I7pzilso2
— Bubba Cunningham (@BubbaUNC) November 6, 2022
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) November 6, 2022
Look whose national championship rings came in! pic.twitter.com/8mmikU5cvF
It’s all in the details pic.twitter.com/13QjIXlE20
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) November 6, 2022
‘Undefeated National Champion’ has such a nice to it pic.twitter.com/275Dg2tRWZ
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) November 6, 2022
'CAUSE I GOT A REALLY BIG TEAM
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) November 7, 2022
Y'all know how the rest of it goes ` pic.twitter.com/gD46w1tUEn
4. Nine Princeton men’s lacrosse players have entered the NCAA transfer portal for 2024, Inside Lacrosse’s Ty Xanders reported Friday.
Among them are All-Americans Sam English, Jake Stevens and Beau Pederson, as well as U.S. U21 team standout Alex Slusher. They will be graduate transfers after finishing their Princeton careers this spring. English and Slusher will have two years of eligibility remaining.
5. Paul Gait was involved in an accident on that required surgery, Gait Lacrosse said in a statement Friday. The National Lacrosse Hall of Famer and Gait Lacrosse founder “will need some time, but will be back in the game soon,” the company stated.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Beth Ann Mayer reports on Gardner-Webb’s unconventional decision to hand the reins of its women’s lacrosse program to 23-year-old Maddie Martin and how recently retired Janine Tucker came on board as an executive coach — a full-circle moment for Tucker.
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Our “Give & Go” interview with Delaware defenseman Owen Grant.
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Florida Lacrosse News’ Lee Roggenburg on his 45-year journey in the sport.
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SHAPE America on its partnership with USA Lacrosse to update the physical educational curriculum, “Lacrosse in Schools.” The curriculum now supports grades K-12, aligns with SHAPE America’s national standards and integrates culture with social and emotional learning.
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How Holy Cross’ Matthew Sluka, one of the top quarterbacks in FCS football, nearly opted to play college lacrosse instead.
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How the greatest Olympian in history, 23-time gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps, nearly arrived at the same fate.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Buffalo Bandits player Frank Brown’s appearance on “One Bills Live” to speak about what lacrosse means to the Indigenous people of North America.
"We play the game for those that cannot. It's supposed to be healing for our community and to bring joy." @Browniee_83 | #LetsGoBandits
— Buffalo Bandits (@NLLBandits) November 4, 2022
WHAT’S ON TAP
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“Fall Ball Focus” with Delaware men’s lacrosse.
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Brooklyn Walker-Welch’s advice on becoming a great help defender.
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Our Holiday Gift Guide for lacrosse families.