Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The IWLCA announced yesterday that Dallas, Texas will host the 2021 IWLCA Presidents Cup and IWLCA Debut on November 19-22. This will be the first IWLCA event hosted in the state of Texas and the first time the Presidents Cup will be held outside the state of Florida.
NEWS - Dallas To Host 2021 IWLCA Presidents Cup and Debut: https://t.co/8yFBXYhkDG @IWLCArecruiting @elitetour pic.twitter.com/ledKv1ud0t
— IWLCA (@IWLCA) December 2, 2020
2. In light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, US Lacrosse offers recommendations in support of risk mitigation during organized indoor lacrosse activities, including formal Box Lacrosse tournaments.
As the winter months approach and the weather gets colder, we acknowledge that indoor activities will become more prevalent.
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) December 2, 2020
In light of the ongoing pandemic, we offer risk-mitigation recommendations for box lacrosse.
MORE: https://t.co/r9SRRsCvUo pic.twitter.com/ShcoEC1lLd
3. JT Giles-Harris, Terry Lindsay and Joe Robertson will serve as captains for the Duke men’s lacrosse team in 2021. Giles-Harris and Lindsay were both senior captains last spring during the COVID-19 shortened season and have returned for a fifth year. Robertson, a senior attackman who’s registered 119 points in two seasons of play, missed all of last season after suffering a knee injury during the preseason.
Duke earned the top spot in our Early 2021 Rankings, released back in September.
Now introducing, our 2021 Captains!
— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) December 2, 2020
: Terry Lindsay
: @RoeJobertson
: @King_Giles7#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/eEBKJIijyd
4. The #laxdad love continues. Jon Weiner, more commonly known as Stugotz in his role as co-host on ESPN’s The Dan Le Batard Show, announced yesterday that the LeBatard Show & Friends podcast was launching a new series highlighting lax dads. The first guest is Matt Hasselback.
Weiner, who was featured in our Life After Lax series in April of 2018, cited the All-NFL Lax Dad team list compiled by our Matt Hamilton and Eli Manning’s now viral tweet as inspiration for the podcast.
It all started with an innocent tweet from @EliManning.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) December 3, 2020
Then came the All-NFL #LaxDad Team.
Now, it’s a podcast hosted by @Stugotz790 from @LeBatardShow.
What’s next? https://t.co/L6k3nrcsIL
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Erin McDonnell, head coach for St. Mary's College of Maryland, shares what she’s learned about coaching during the pandemic in the latest IWLCA Behind the Whistle Blog.
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Lacrosse All Stars ranks the top ten jerseys in the men’s college game.
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Inside Lacrosse’s write up on their No. 1 ranked incoming freshman Brennan O’Neill and why the Duke attackman is “incomparable.”
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The Ontario Human Rights Commission will meet with Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, the Ontario Lacrosse Association, and the Canadian Lacrosse Association to discuss ways to address systemic racism against Indigenous lacrosse players.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Matt Kavanagh undoubtedly raised the heart rates of Redwoods fans on this give-and-go goal against the Whipsnakes in the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series semifinals. The PLL, with the help of Whoop, show what Kavanagh’s BPMs were during the sequence.
Absolute missile from @_mgk5 #Whooplive @whoop pic.twitter.com/PQQ4Vis4xt
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) December 2, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Patrick Stevens profiles University of Richmond men's lacrosse player Richie Connell, who burst onto the scene for the Spiders last season.