Away from lacrosse, I like to go to the movies, head out to a long dinner with friends, take my chances at playing the guitar, drink coffee, and go on a hike that ends with wine tasting. I've played practically every sport under the sun, my favorites as a kid were basketball and soccer, then lacrosse took over...right about at the moment the timeline below starts.
Amateur
1997
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- Played in first rec lacrosse game
2001
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- Made varsity as a freshman, Watkins Mill High School
2002-2004
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- 3x WCAC Champion, 2x All-American at DeMatha High School
2005
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- #4 ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse
2004-2008
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- 2x NCAA Division 1 National Champion, 4x All-American (3x First-Team), McLaughlin Award winner for Nation’s Top Midfielder, Johns Hopkins University
Professional
2008
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- #1 pick in Major League Lacrosse Draft, Boston Cannons
- #2 pick in National Lacrosse League Draft, San Jose Stealth
2009
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- Major League Lacrosse Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year
2010
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- Major League Lacrosse Champion, Offensive Player of the Year, Boston Cannons
- National Lacrosse League Champion, Washington Stealth
- Major League Lacrosse and Guinness Book of World Records, Fastest Shot Winner, 111 MPH
2011
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- Sets the Guinness Book of World Record for Fastest
Lacrosse Shot, recorded at 111 MPH
2012
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- Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
- Most Valuable Player
2015
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- Traded from the Boston Cannons to the New York Lizards
- Major League Lacrosse Champion, Championship Weekend MVP, New York Lizards
2019
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- Drafted to Atlas Lacrosse Club, Premier Lacrosse League
- Competes in 13th Pro All-Star Game with the Premier Lacrosse League
2021
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- Traded from Atlas Lacrosse Club to the Cannons Lacrosse Club
2021
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- 2021 PLL First-Team All-Pro and All-Star Selection
International
2010
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- Gold Medal & World Champion, Team USA
- Best Midfielder in the World
- World’s Most Valuable Player
2014
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- Silver Medal, Team USA
- Best Midfielder in the World
2018
![](https://paulrabil.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Team-USA-2018_Intl-480x600.jpg)
- Gold Medal & World Champion, Team USA
Business
2018
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- Announces the Premier Lacrosse League
- Named Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and player for Atlas Lacrosse Club
2019
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- Announced NBC Sports Partnership
2020
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- Launches the Championship Series, amidst a global pandemic
2021
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- Officially Retires from Professional Lacrosse, named President of the PLL
- Awarded Sports Business Journals 40 Under 40 (Co-founder/President of the PLL; 40 under 40; etc…)
2022
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- Launches new initiative, Goals For Greatness, committing to putting lacrosse goals in all 50
states, every year
2022
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- Premieres his ESPN Films feature documentary, FATE OF A SPORT, at the Tribeca Film Festival
2022
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- Announces a new PLL media rights partnership with ESPN
2023
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- Hosts the inaugural Street Lacrosse series with investors Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman
2023
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- Plays a supporting role in helping get lacrosse back into the Olympics for the first time since
1908
2023
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- Brings the men’s and women’s PLL All-Stars to Japan for an exhibition against the Japanese
National Team
2023
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- Announces the release date of his new book, The Way of the Champion
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