Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. US Lacrosse issued the recommendations for its final stage in the Return to Play guidance developed for the lacrosse community. A free webinar this morning at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern) will help educate the lacrosse community about risks associated with the sport.
2. Major League Lacrosse appears ready to announce its plans for the 2020 season.
Tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/D2b2YSmL38
— Major League Lacrosse (@MLL_Lacrosse) July 2, 2020
3. Steve Stenersen, CEO of US Lacrosse, writes that now is the time to show moral courage to help combat racism in our sport.
4. A look inside some of the support US Lacrosse offered the sport in 2019.
5. UMass-Dartmouth announced it was cutting its NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse program, one of eight sports cut by the university. The school said that the cuts were not related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but came about as the school reprioritizes resources. The women’s lacrosse program will remain. Men's lacrosse players Charlie Gamache told South Coast Today, "I feel lost is a good word to describe it."
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Ohio State alum Gabby Capuzzi is returning to the Buckeyes as the associate head coach for the school’s women’s lacrosse program. Capuzzi, who had been at Navy the last six seasons, fills the opening when Kristen Carr left for a position at Johns Hopkins.
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Inside Lacrosse with a feature on Loyola assistant, Team Canada and WPLL star Dana Dobbie, one of the true ambassadors for the sport.
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World Lacrosse has awarded over $190,000 to international country federations to help support the growth of the sport.
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Russian-born Kira Accttella has found a home with the Stony Brook women's lacrosse program.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Coaching is a little easier when you have the best players in the world. Team USA assistant coach Joe Spallina breaks down film from the U.S. women's team exhibition against the WPLL Select team at last year's President's Cup, featuring Olympic trial rules.
.@USAWLax assistant @JoeSpallina walks through how his team rebounded from a @prowomenslax goal, set up a motion offense and finished on the other end at @IWLCA President's Cup.
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) July 1, 2020
Watch #CoachesOnCall via @LaxSportsNet: https://t.co/tpQnLRltGr pic.twitter.com/qObwhpO9Ou
WHAT’S ON TAP
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There will be no Dialed In on Friday as US Lacrosse offices will be closed for the holiday weekend. We'll be back with the next edition of Dialed In on Monday, July 6.