Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Two straight Major League Lacrosse MVP awards and a National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year award in his first season EVER playing indoor lacrosse are pretty good credentials. That's why one prominent individual in the lacrosse world said of Tom Schreiber: "He's the best player in the world right now, case closed."

Yesterday, we released a sneak peak of the January 2018 cover of US Lacrosse Magazine, which begins hitting our members' mailboxes next week. Join today, and get the magazine delivered to your house while helping to support the healthy development of the sport.

"He's the best player in the world right now, case closed."

A sneak peek at the cover of our January edition, featuring @TomSchreiber26. Issue drops Dec. 28. pic.twitter.com/mCPAzjx4gE

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) December 20, 2017

2. ESPN aired a terrific piece yesterday on a big safety concern in the sport - commotio cordis, a type of sudden cardiac arrest caused by a blunt, but often relatively mild, blow to the area of the chest directly over the heart occurring during a precise moment of heart's cycle that can be life threatening.

US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen was featured in the piece, which highlighted the impact the Louis Acompora Foundation has had in making AEDs more widely available, and the work US Lacrosse and others are doing to solve the issue.

3. Pace of play, safety, recruiting and stick specs were under the microscope in 2017, a year that witnessed some groundbreaking legislation. US Lacrosse Magazine takes a look at the timeline of changes.

4. England announced its 23-man roster for the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse Men's World Championship yesterday. It includes five players from the 2014 world championship - including top offensive threats Sam Russell and Nick Watson - and Rutgers senior midfielder Christian Scarpello. England finished fifth in 2014, beating Germany, Israel and Scotland in its final three games of the competition.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The popular IWLCA “Behind the Whistle” blog features its top posts from 2017.

• College Crosse has announced its preseason NCAA Men's Division I poll, with Duke coming in at the No. 1 spot ahead of Albany, Maryland, Denver and Rutgers.

• Former UMass star Jim Connolly takes over as the head coach at Wellesley (Mass.) High School.

• The Columbus Business Journal highlights US Lacrosse Magazine calling Ohio a lacrosse hotbed.

• One-time Syracuse lacrosse commit Casey Rogers, the son of Syracuse assistant coach Lelan Rogers, has several BCS football offers.

• Great work by the Hobart men’s lacrosse team

  Our 4th annual Holiday Toy Drive teaming up w/ Ontario County’s Big Brother/Big Sister organization.  Proud of our men for their generosity and commitment to our community. Even had a suprise visit from St.Nick! #lead #merrychristmas! pic.twitter.com/8fyOYQHg1z

  — Greg Raymond (@CoachRaymond33) December 12, 2017

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Albany star Connor Fields didn't come from nowhere. The Lacrosse Network showcases some of his high school highlights from Bishop-Timon St. Jude (N.Y.) High School.

.@connorfields14 was good in high school #TBT pic.twitter.com/edfJ9lrDgj

— TLN (@LacrosseNetwork) December 19, 2017

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The NLL has three great games on Saturday, with defending league champion Georgia playing at 1-0 Colorado in the featured game of the week on Twitter (9 p.m. Eastern start). The other two game all feature 1-0 teams in the early going — Buffalo at Rochester and New England at Saskatchewan.

• Dialed In will take a brief break for the holidays. We'll be back on Tuesday, Dec. 26 with your daily canvas of the big news in the lacrosse world.

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