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No, Bill Belichick hasn't left the New England Patriots to coach lacrosse at UMass Amherst. His daughter, Amanda, was announced as the university's new assistant coach for women's lacrosse on Wednesday.
The newest Coach Belichick has been quite active in the New England lacrosse scene since her 2007 graduation from Wesleyan University, where she co-captained the lacrosse team and set university records for scoring as an attack. Prior to her joining UMass Amherst, she was the head lacrosse coach at Choate Rosemary Hall, a well-known preparatory school in Connecticut. In addition, Belichick has coached at several lacrosse and sports camps, as well as coaching several girls lacrosse club programs.
The elder Belichick's love for the sport of lacrosse is well documented. The Patriots coach also played lacrosse at Wesleyan, eventually becoming captain of the team during his senior season. His son, Stephen, is a junior defenseman on the Rutger's men's lacrosse team, and also played at The Rivers School, a secondary school in Weston known for their strong lacrosse programs.
UMass Amherst won the Atlantic 10 championship and made the women's lacrosse Division I tournament in May. In the first round of the tournament, they fell to the #1 seed, Northwestern. The Minutewomen have a rich lacrosse history themselves, winning the very first NCAA championship in women's lacrosse in 1982. Several of the team's current players play with their national teams as well, making the team Amanda Belichick will help head coach Alexis Venechanos helm experienced at high level play.
Given the family's love for the sport, could the elder Belichick introducing lacrosse as a conditioning tool for his Patriots be that far off? Lacrosse supporters can only hope.
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