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

1. USA Lacrosse’s National Team Development Program returned with the Girls’ National Combine.

Approximately 150 of the nation’s top girls’ lacrosse players descended on Tierney Field for Day 1 of the Combine. U18 coach Lauren Schwarzmann opened camp with an inspiring speech.

Work hard.

Take advantage of the opportunity.

Enjoy the moment.

U18 coach Lauren Schwarzmann Skellchock opened NTDP Girls’ National Combine at @USA_Lacrosse headquarters this morning with an inspiring speech. pic.twitter.com/1R5FDRkcvp

— USA Lacrosse (@USA_Lacrosse) August 10, 2021

2. Duke men’s lacrosse welcomes back much of the core that helped the Blue Devils to the final four.

The team announced that Mike Adler, Nakeie Montgomery, Matt Chmil, Joe Robertson, Cameron Mule and Cameron Badour will return for a fifth season in 2022

3. Taylor Cummings takes us behind-the-scenes of the Athletes Unlimited Season in her latest piece.

Read more about the practices, team meals, training room hangouts and her appreciation for the fans.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Former Hofstra men’s lacrosse player and two-time Stanley Cup winning coach Jon Cooper will head the Canadian National Hockey Team.

• New Philadelphia Wings President Marc Zamarin believes that lacrosse can thrive in the City of Brotherly Love.

• A number of athletes from Massachusetts and Central New York will attend this week’s National Team Development Program Girls’ Combine and next week’s Boys’ Combine.

• Alyssa Treanor, sister of Syracuse coach Kayla Treanor, was named the head coach at Russell Sage College.

• Tuesday marked the one-year-away mark for the 2022 U21 World Lacrosse Championships in Limerick, Irelan.d

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The PLL returns to Albany this weekend, one of the best venues in the sport.

Albany weekend is special for a number of our players

We’re back this Friday. See you then.

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— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) August 10, 2021

Maryland coach John Tillman and Official Lax Girl leading their teams in Shootout for Soldiers last night.

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— Alexis Brandolini (@ajbrandolini) August 11, 2021

WHAT’S ON TAP

• More from the IWLCA blog "Behind the Whistle."

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