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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Fundamentals: Premier Lacrosse League co-founder and CMO Paul Rabil

  • PLL co-founder Paul Rabil joins Fundamentals on Thursday, June 11th.
  • The episode will begin at 12:10pm ET on Thursday, streamed live on this page.

Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals with Ian Thomas, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

Today we will be joined by Paul Rabil, the co-founder and CMO of Premier Lacrosse League.

Paul will join to discuss the strategy and logistics around PLL’s single-location quarantined tournament, set to run from July 25th to August 9th, along with how the league is positioned heading into its second season of play.

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