Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. You won’t find a nicer, friendlier or more liked person in the sport than Trevor Baptiste. The USA gold medalist shared a powerful story from his youth about being black.
Trevor Baptiste said he was assaulted by a police officer when he was 17.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) June 4, 2020
This is his story, in his own words.https://t.co/pnnoXOv3QA
2. Lacrosse legends Gary and Paul Gait launched Gait Lacrosse late last year. The company is launching in a big way through US Lacrosse as a sponsor of the U.S. women’s team, the 2021 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship and a multi-year presence at the US Lacrosse National Convention.
.@gaitlaxofficial has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with @USLacrosse that will make it an official partner/equipment supplier of @USAWLax, among other things.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) June 3, 2020
Head to usa_wlax on Instagram to enter to win a Gait lacrosse stick.https://t.co/8vw0Z12Hk1
3. World Lacrosse announced that it is pushing back the next men’s world championship until 2023 and it will be played in Los Angeles.
4. The New York Riptide had its inaugural season cut short due to COVID-19 and now the National Lacrosse League franchise announced its entire coaching, including head coach Regy Thorpe, and lacrosse operations staff would be replaced.
5. The 2021 college lacrosse season is likely to be very different from business as usual. The CAA unveiled a unique scheduling format for next year.
6. Paul Ohanian summarizes the US Lacrosse Return to Play webinar from earlier in the week.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Redwoods LC head coach Nat St. Laurent shares his journey with Inside Lacrosse’s Kyle Devitte.
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US Lacrosse addressed the sport risk levels listed in the NFHS return to play guidelines.
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One time Maryland lacrosse commit Michael O’Connell will instead play basketball at Stanford.
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Former Delaware player Maura McNutt on serving as an RN in Philadelphia during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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A good listen from Inside Lacrosse with Tari Kandemiri and Amari Pollard on the Shooting Space podcast as the duo discusses the challenges facing black women and lacrosse players.
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Maria Auth graduated from Penn State in May, but will head back for graduate school and another year on the Nittany Lions lacrosse team.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Chris Schiller, an assistant coach on the U.S. women's team, was last week's guest on LSN's Coaches on Call.
.@USAMLax indoor assistant Chris Schiller (@sthernselectlax) walks through his team's defense.
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) June 3, 2020
The U.S. unit aims to force @IrqLax stat Cody Jamieson into a low-percentage shot against goalie Gowah Abrams.
Watch #CoachesOnCall on @Laxsportsnet: https://t.co/eM8Vzqp3PW pic.twitter.com/GAmFzGjIdU
WHAT’S ON TAP
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US Lacrosse kicks off its Leadership Series panel of webinars today at 4 pm (Eastern). Representatives from Little League, USA Hockey and US Youth Soccer will join US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen. Free registration is available.