Hello again, it's THURSDAY!On this week's episode of Outside the 8 with the Courageous Lauren Benner we cover a lot. Lauren is from Annapolis, was a goalie at University of Virginia and after playing a fifth year at Denver University and being an assistant coach at DU and Louisville. She is now living in Denver, coaching at Valor Christian High School, running girls youth lacrosse across the state, and officiating high school and college level games. She brings so much passion for the sport, steadfastness through adversity, and has many great ideas to keep consistent growth of the game.Here's a few highlights:1. We discuss the benefits of playing three sports in high school and how that sets athletes up for college, and how she knew she wanted to play lacrosse.2. We talk about how she decided to be the one in the cage, and how her red shirt year was one of the best decisions she could have made. 3. Lauren explains her love for Denver and Colorado life, bringing her east coast knowledge of lacrosse a little further west. 4. We dive into the loss of her teammate Yeardley Love during their senior season, and also highlight the important work of the One Love Foundation.5. Lauren discusses the impact she wants to have on the girls she coaches and we relish in the fact that we didn't grow up with the pressures of social media, and what that means for younger people today.6. We talk about her coaching experience at the college and high school level, the differences and surprises.7. A breakdown of Colorado youth lacrosse, and growing the game locally so there is more community surrounding the sport.8. What it's like to be an official, the training process and she mentions how you can get involved officiating your local lacrosse leagues.As always, thanks for listening. Rate, Review and Subscribe. Check out LaxAllStars for more podcasts and stay tuned for future episodes!Host: Cassie BrunelleGuest: Lauren Benner (UVA 2010)Music: "Relaxx" by Benny Salz

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