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š FCL Weekly Thought: 02/28/25
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Matt Dunn & Deemer Class
February 28, 2025
Happy Friday, and welcome to all new subscribers! If you were forwarded this email, you can subscribe here to get on our list moving forward.
We take pride in the free content we share with our audience, but weāve realized that not everyone is aware of everything we offer. In todayās edition, our Director of Media, Adam Lamberti, highlights what weāve been up to lately.
With content spread across multiple platforms, we want to make sure our subscribers stay up to date on our latest newsletters, videos, and resources. We appreciate you being hereāenjoy! āļø
Matt & Deemer
šØ NEW EVENT: If you are a menās 2026 or 2027 looking to play college lacrosse, we have our D3 showcase launching this June. Check it out here.
This Week at a Glance:
šļø FCL Podcast:
Episode 5 of FCLās In-Season Podcast (with special guest Sam King)
š Online Community Highlights:
š§ Newsletters & Blogs:
WEEKLY THOUGHT
š What is FCL Up To This Spring?
Hey all, Adam Lamberti here, Director of Media for First Class Lacrosse. While Iāve been helping Deemer and Matt tie together the newsletter every week, Iām pumped to have the keys to writing the Weekly Thought this week.
š„ NCAA Lacrosse Coverage
Iām only 24, but I still vividly remember heading to M&T Bank Stadium for the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic, spending Saturdays at Homewood Field, and eagerly waiting for my copy of Inside Lacrosse to arrive at my parentsā house.
Back in middle school, I spent hours rewatching highlights from Lacrosse Film Room on YouTubeāincluding this classic below.
Lacrosse Film Room was the best. Back then, he was the only one consistently posting college lacrosse clips on YouTube, and I couldnāt get enough.
But what if Lacrosse Film Room hadnāt posted about John Kluh?
I might have never heard of him, never seen this clip, and never spent countless hours in my backyard trying to replicate his move.
Thatās why our whole team is passionate about putting out as much college lacrosse coverage as we canāboth menās and womenās. I remember how much these videos shaped me as an aspiring college player, and I hope our content does the same for the next generation.
We even brought back the OG Film Room Matchup series, highlighting battles like Bobby Van Buren vs. McCabe Millon in 2025!
š§ āOn the Runā Newsletter
Like I said earlier, I couldnāt get enough of Inside Lacrosseāfirst the magazines delivered to my door, then later the write-ups and highlights on their website.
With so much talent in the game today and more video coverage than ever, starting a newsletter to recap the weekend felt like a no-brainer. Hereās what Iāll be covering each week:
The Headliner: The storyline that stole the show this weekend.
Supporting Cast: The things that weren't maybe the star of the weekend, but still important.
Quick Hits: The weekend's standout plays, hustle moments, and everything in between.
On the Rise: Spotlighting players and teams who are setting themselves up for big things ahead.
Plus a final section that changes week to week.
A new On the Run drops every Tuesday at 12pm, so be sure to subscribe to have in your inbox and read previous weeks below.
š§ āCoaches Cornerā Newsletter
Deemer and Matt are offering a newsletter of their own every other Sunday.
Each edition of Coaches Corner includes:
Coach Spotlight: A quote from a coach
Some Outside Inspiration: An outside book/newsletter
A Trip to the Principles Office: A lesson on a specific principle
A Webinar Freebie: A drill freebie from our Circle community
This free newsletter supplements what we already have going at our Menās and Womenās coaches communities on Circle.
š Online Communities
On Circle, we hold monthly webinars with college coaches and share their drills, tips and advice with community members as well as access to a film room, discussion boards, recruiting resources, additional drills and more.
Check out our menās community here and womenās here.
šļø In-Season Podcast
In the fall and winter, we hosted these coaches on our podcast:
Now that the spring season has started up, the focus has shifted to covering more of what is going on in the game right now as Stephen, Matt and Deemer drop a new episode every Friday morning.
Todayās episode included:
Harvard's Sam King Joins: Playing in the Ivy League, what makes him such a dynamic attackman, and last weeks win over Syracuse
Parent Perspective: How to navigate your child being cut
GPU's: Games, Players, and Units that stood out to us last weekend
Deep Dive: Zone offense / defense
College Lacrosse Preview: Ivy League vs ACC, Notre Dame vs Maryland
Episode 5 is now live, listen on wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube!
ā Adam Lamberti
IN THE COMMUNITY
In addition to our coaches communities, we are making a big push in content for players & parents including our recruiting resources space in Circle. If you are looking for guidance in the recruiting process check out our community.
We are building out our recruiting resources space in Circle for parents and players to better understand the recruiting landscape.
High Schools on Our Circle Community
We are pumped to have McDonogh, Taft and Somers on our Circle community!
Coaches, we still have all the great content for you as well with over 100 drills from top college coaches, full webinar recordings, a film breakdown library and more.
Weāre thrilled to highlight 3 high school staffs that have trusted our online coaching communities for their development this year!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Want to train with us? Check out all options here. See a selected few highlights below.
Best In Class Fall Showcase
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Our free content on social media is core to who we are as a business. We love sharing content that you love seeing. Check out Richmondās Lucas Littlejohn present a target, Syracuseās Emma Ward with a beautiful hitch (and a tutorial below of how to hitch like Emma)!
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