Battles & Breakdowns

In Episode 5 of Crease Monsters, we’re breaking down the hottest headlines in lacrosse: the return of the game to the 2028 Olympics, Duke vs. Notre Dame heating up, and a fresh West Coast Cup recap. Plus, Parker’s challenge of the week is here — the 30-second Dot Drill.

What’s inside:

• Challenge of the week: 30-second Dot Drill
• Lacrosse is officially in the 2028 Olympics
• Matchup spotlight: Duke vs Notre Dame
• West Coast Cup delivered 50 teams and 110 games

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Creators & Guests

• Parker Bottcher - Host

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey. I'm Parker Blockcher, and this is Crease
Monsters, the podcast where wetalk all things lacrosse about
epic highlights, year reviews,game predictions, and, of
course, some special guests.Whether you're stringing up a
new pocket, gearing up for gameday, or just chilling between
practices, this is your go tospot for all things the Frost.

(00:21):
If you haven't already, hit thatfollow button wherever you're
listening, and let's get intoit.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Welcome back to. Let's get into it. First off, we
will be talking about armormesh. Armor mesh is a new type
of mesh. There is the boxversion, and then there's the
field version.
I have field one in my face offstick and box one in my player
stick. Love everything about armmesh cradling with one arm, it
goes down to the bottom of yourpocket. When you're cradling

(00:49):
with two arms, it stays in themiddle of your pocket. When
you're going to shoot, it goesup to the high part of the
pocket. And it doesn't need ashooter, so that's kinda nice.
Quick challenge of the week.Thirty second dot drill. Tape or
chalk five small dots onto awall as many clean hits as you
can in thirty seconds. Nocradles. Just catch and pop.

(01:09):
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your story. Tag at CreaseMonsters and use the hashtag
Crease Monsters challenge. Also,swag giveaway coming soon. Make
sure you're following us onInstagram so you can catch the
details.
Next, we will be talking aboutthat we are in the twenty twenty

(01:30):
eight Olympics. Yep. That's it.Lacrosse is in the twenty twenty
eight Olympics. It's been a longtime since we've been in the
Olympics.
It'll be the sixes format, whichis very fun to play and watch.
Because right after a goal, thegoalie clears it out. I'll go
all the way up the end foranother goal. Super fun. I've
played it before.
I played a whole tournament init. It was a really fun

(01:52):
tournament. But away from that,we will go collagen and all that
was starting up. For all thoseplayers that are watching this,
good luck, and there will besome stat breakdowns and some
game prediction. I think therewill be some fun games to watch.
One matchup we need to look outfor is this duke versus Notre

(02:13):
Dame. That's always a game towatch. So many great stars. You
have to be on the lookout forthat. This last weekend, the
West Coast Cup delivered around50 teams and a 110 games.
Great lacrosse, good food, andstrong atmosphere. Congrats to
all the brackets. Lots ofquality play and ton of smiles

(02:34):
around the fields. My teamwalked away u 11 tier one gold.
It was a fun tournament withsome great games.
Don't forget the thirty seconddodge drill. Post it and tag at
Crease Monsters. Use hashtagCrease Monsters challenge, and
keep an eye out for the swaggiveaway.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
Alright. That's it for this episode. Thanks for
hanging out.

Speaker 2 (02:56):
And if you liked this episode, hit that follow button
so you don't miss what's comingout next. You can catch extra
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Speaker 1 (03:03):
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YouTube, and just search atCrease Monsters. Until next
time, share it, save it, stringit up. We are just getting
started.

Speaker 2 (09:12):
Hello, and welcome back to Crease Monsters, the
podcast where we talk all thingslacrosse. From epic highlights,
gear reviews, stat breakdowns,and even some special guests.
Let's get into it. Alright. Forour gear review today, we will
be talking about ArmourMesh.

(09:32):
I've been using ArmourMesh nowfor around one year. I've been
using Arm Rush for a year now. Ilove everything about it. I love
how when you're cradling withone arm, it goes down to the
bottom of the pocket. And thenwhen you're cradling with two
arms, it goes up to two, the midpocket, and it goes up to the

(09:59):
high pocket when you're going toshoot.
That's what I love about itbecause it's not just one set
pocket. It's every pocket.Alright. Next, we have a
reminder that we are in thetwenty twenty eight Olympics. It
is the sixes format, and I'veplayed sixes before, and it's

(10:21):
very fun.
I think it'll be fun to watch.And if it's in California, so
that's kind of far away fromwhere I live. But it's gonna be
cool to watch on TV.

Speaker 1 (10:38):
Next,

Speaker 2 (10:42):
a reminder that college is starting up. It's a
great time of the year becausethere's gonna be a lot more. A
reminder that college and NLO isstarting out. So that's gonna be
some fun stuff to watch. And wehave we're gonna have some epic

(11:05):
game predictions.
Like, I think a good game towatch would be Notre Dame and
Duke. So that's gonna be fun towatch if they play each other
this season. Then we could haveAnd we have some epic

(11:39):
highlights, gear reviews, statbreakdowns, and of course, some
special guests. Let's get intoit. First off, we will be
talking about armor mesh.
Armor mesh is a new type ofmesh. There is the box version
and then there's the fieldversion. I love both of those. I
have field one in my face offstick and box one in my player

(12:03):
stick. I love everything aboutarm mesh because when you're
cradling with one arm, it goesdown to the bottom of your
pocket.
When you're cradling with twoarms, it stays in the middle of
your pocket. When you're goingto shoot, it goes up to the high
part of the pocket. And itdoesn't need a shooter, so
that's kinda nice. Next, we willbe talking about how reminder

(12:35):
that we are in the twenty twentyeight Olympics. Yep.
That's it. Lacrosse is in thetwenty twenty eight Olympics.
It's been a long time sincewe've been in the Olympics.
It'll be the sixes format, whichis very fun to play and watch.
Because right after a goal, itgoes the goalie clears it out.

(12:56):
I'll go all the way up the endfor another goal. Super fun.
I've played it before. I playeda whole tournament in it, and I
popped off in it. It was areally fun tournament.
But away from that, we will goon to how collagen and all that
starting up. For all thoseplayers that are watching this,

(13:17):
good luck, and there will besome stat breakdowns, and there
will be some game predictions. Ithink some fun games are gonna I
think there will be some fungames to watch. I think one
matchup I think we need to lookout for if this goes up on the

(13:41):
schedule is Duke versus NotreDame. That is always a game to
watch.
Duke versus Notre Dame. That'salways a game to watch. So many
great stars. You have to be onthe lookout for that. Next.

(14:09):
Alright. That's a wrap fortoday's episode. Share it, save
it, string it up. We're justgetting started.