New England Chowderheads goaltender Rachel Vallarelli talks about creating opportunities for the next generation of lacrosse players, how she landed on a PBLA roster, her long background in the sport -- including field and box, college and pro, as well as the coaching she has done -- the growth of the game itself, supporting your goaltending teammates, plus making a full-time living in lacrosse. Plus, of course, she answers six non-lacrosse-related fire questions in rapid fire format.

What does it actually take to get a new sports league started up? On this episode you'll hear everything from assembling all the players that turned up for the first PBLA season, working with the venues that are hosting the games in 2022-23, finding training camps and letting some teams practice against one another, and the behind-the-scenes game operations facet of game night. Plus, there's talk of rivalries starting up, games that just took place, those that will happen this weekend, other details in between, and, of course, the fun rapid fire segment that closes out the episode.

With just one week to go until the first-ever game of the new league, Professional Box Lacrosse Association Chief Player Performance Officer Russ Buller talks about getting the athletes -- from all nine teams -- ready to be at peak performance level, both for their first game and throughout the season. He discusses strength, conditioning, lifestyles, and personalizing prep on a per-player basis. He also talks about utilizing a software program to keep track of and stay in contact with the PBLA players. Buller has previously worked for Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres and Tulane University and at the IMG Academy.