Phil-lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Episode 70 with Amherst College Head Coach John Thompson 2:00 - Coach Thompson’s Background 5:00 - Playing days at Brown under Pete Lasagna and Scott Nelson - Springfield College, Brown, Colby, Amherst 15:30 Letting players into his life 19:35 Sports Psychology background - Recognizing excellence, positive reinforcement - Each of his players gets a scouting reports on being a leader 27:35 Describing barriers to success, Science of Confidence 28:40 Creating a Practice Plan that makes players think so when they get into a game they don’t have to think 37:38 Executing & Decision Making - Empowering players to make decisions - As long as a player’s decision supports the team’s mission, then its supported. Never talk about a players’ bad decisions 40:00 Infectious positivity, Infectious enthusiasm 44:44 Duct Tape Parenting 50:50 It pays to be a Winner - Attaching rewards & consequences to drills 52:42 Creating practices that have meaningful reps and limiting empty reps 54:20 Recru

NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse 2020 Preview Andrew Towers & Jamie Munro Discuss their top 20 teams heading into the 2020 Season 3:25 #20 Princeton 4:50 #19 Princeton 5:49 #18 Army 6:35 #17 Towson 8:25 #16 Loyola 9:48 #15 Georgetown 10:55 #14 Denver 12:20 #13 Hopkins 14:05 #12 High Point 16:40 #11 Ohio State 19:00 #10 Duke 21:57 #9 North Carolina 24:30 #8 Notre Dame 27:50 #7 Cornell 30:50 #6 Syracuse 33:45 #5 Pennsylvania 38:00 #4 Maryland 41:05 #3 Yale 45:12 #2 Penn State 49:55 #1 Virginia

Jim Stagnitta Podcast Coach Stagnitta 3:50 What Coach Stags did after winning 1st ever PLL Championship 4:05 Coach Stagnitta’s lacrosse journey - the high school years - the college years at the University of Pennsylvania - playing under two different coaches Charlie Coker and Coach Tony Seaman - After college and getting into college coaching 22:18 Getting Head Coaching job at Washington & Lee at age 27 - How Coach Stags grew as a coach and other mentors 26:00 MVP Lacrosse Camps 27:23 Coach Stagnittas Assistant Coaches over the years - Timmy Downs - Lars Tiffany - Jim Rogalski - John Burgess - Greg Carroll 30:45 Moving to Rutgers from W&L - Early struggles & setbacks - Reset - Focusing on things that are important 44:00 Entrepreneurs/Camp Business - looks for a void, and a way to help people - High end experience - Details 53:30 Coaching in the Pro Ranks - Denver Outlaws Head Coach - Florida Launch - Charlotte - PLL Whip Snakes - coaching in the PLL 1:08:06 MVP Development Group - Corporate & Pr

Brian Voelker Podcast Coach Voelker’s Lacrosse Journey 3:30 Coach Voelker’s playing days at Gilman 7:40 Voelker’s playing days at Johns Hopkins - playing for Coach Zimmerman - playing for Coach Tony Seaman - playing with Dave Pietramala 12:32 Take-away checking and the difference in defenders today 21:20 Coaching with Coach Tierney at Princeton and winning the National Championship 24:35 Returning to Hopkins as Assistant Coach, Becoming a Head Coach with the Bayhawks 26:50 Becoming Head Coach at University of Pennsylvania 27:10 Drexel Years 28:52 Culture at Drexel 30:00 Drexel Assistant Coaches Durkin & Boyle 33:03 Coach Voelker’s Defensive Philosophy - V-Hold vs Cross Check Hold - Crease slide vs Coma - Single invert - man vs zone - Defending 2 man game 47:00 Drexel’s Offensive Philosophy - BC/Canada connection - Reid Bowering 55:25 Keys to not giving up Transition 57:44 Recruiting - college coaches & pickup basketball on the recruiting trail - Less Fall recruitin

Lars Tiffany - National Champion University of Virginia Head Coach Lars Tiffany  01:23 Playing as a D1 Head Coach  -Playing to enjoy the game -Time machine  -Building empathy for the players we coach  -Playing with old teammates  -Personnel from the team -Learning communication  -Decentralized command  -Playing pick up lacrosse to stay with the game  11:00 Playing Small Sided Games -Two times a week -Practice plan breakdown  -Breading decision making  -"Skills are a solution" -Learning to implement solutions  14:35 Building the Culture in 2020 Coming Off the National Championship -Can't be identical from last year  -Playing opponents more prepared for them  -Can't play the underdog role  -Reading as a team  -This years book: The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday -The concept of hunger  -Staying humble  23:00 Playing at Virginia This Year  -Playing slower in 2019 than expected -Learning to balance possessions -Using shot clock as a metric measuring device -Playing fast with Coach Kirwin  -Living through

Andrew Baxter - Head Coach at Fairfield University  00:58 The Journey For Coach Baxter -Growing up in Rochester NY -8th grade  -Reconnecting with past mentors -Transferring schools in college -Springfield legends coaching in college now -Coach Bugby  -Connecting to the coaching world -Experiences at Colgate  -Favorite camps from back in the day -The 5 years at Drexel -The beginning of building the pairs offense 29:46 Coaching With Old Teammate Nick Myers at Ohio State and Transitioning to Yale -The support from the wife -Taking a step professionally  -Learning to build a program -Coaching with Nick Myers -Learning to be thoughtful -Evaluating options for a time by stepping away from the game -Being reached out to by Coach Shay at Yale -First few years at Yale -Why Andy Shay is successful -Developing men  -Less is more -Players accountability  41:49 Building Culture  -Worrying about the "how" instead of the "what" -It means something to get through practices -What the little things in practice should look l

Jake Elliott - Analyst for Saskatchewan Rush and All Time Box Lacrosse Voice NLL Preview Part 3 - West Division 00:30 Calgary Roughnecks  -Defending NLL Champions  -Suspension of Dane Doby  -Jesse King and his insertion  -Offensive personnel  -Christian Delbianco  -Game 5 of the Minto Cup 2 Years ago  -Tyler Pace and his thoughtfulness of the game -Curtis Dickson -Dane Doby  16:50 Saskatchewan Rush  -Mark Mathews as the Mail Man  -Mark Mathews peculiar stick  -Derek Keenan and his coaching influence -The ever evolving offensive scheme -The Whitby system  30:18 Colorado Mammoth -Pat Coyle as a great Head Coach -Dillon Ward and building around him  -Big strong defensive mindset  -Some of the young guns -Spread thin in the early part of season  -Reaching the 10-11 mark offensively  34:30 San Diego Seals -Getting Austin Staats -Getting Austin Staats back from injury  -Missing some key assets  -Still up in the air as a team  -The "Rumble on the Runway" -Picking up Jeremy Noble  -Connor Fields 43:02 Vancouver

Jake Elliott - Analyst for Saskatchewan Rush and All Time Box Lacrosse Voice NLL Preview Part 1 - East Division 02:27 The Realignment and Expansion of the NLL -Halifax moving Rochester called the Expansion  -New Rochester Knighthawks replacing the moved team -Second year for Philadelphia and San Diego -Three different divisions  -New playoff format  07:02 Georgia Swarm  -Lyle Thompson  -Randy Staats  -Ted Williams  -Shane Jackson  -Established returning goaltender  -What makes Lyle Thompson so impressive  -The underrated Randy Staats and his game 15:28 New England Black Wolves  -2 road wins to start the year -The goaltending situation  -The offensive personnel  -The production in transition  -Andrew Kew and his rookie year  -Callum Crawford -"The Crowbar" 22:45 Philadelphia Wings  -Fixing things from a disappointing year last year -New goaltending  -Playing in a tough division  -Recovering from injuries -Matt Rambo  -Blaze Riorden 26:48 New York Riptide -Expansion year -Concerning acts on the team  -Look

Jake Elliott - Analyst for Saskatchewan Rush and All Time Box Lacrosse Voice NLL Preview Part 2 - North Division 00:30 Halifax Thunderbirds  -The former Rochester Knighthawks  -Cody Jamison  -Shut down defensemen  -Cody Hossack and how he's improving  -NCAA players impact  -Cody Jamison's shooting  09:15 Buffalo Bandits  -Hammered in the offseason -Injuries plaquing them  -Still in the mix -Dane Smith -Matt Vinc  -Corey Small  -Josh Byrne and his versatility  -Chris Clutier and his impact 18:23 Toronto Rock -Bouncing back from a disappointing year  -Playing in transition mode -Tom Schreiber  -The areas where Schreiber will develop  -Dan Dawson and his swim move  -Latrell Harris  27:27 Rochester Knighthawks -Expansion team  -Good mix of personnel -Holden Cattoni  -Shawn Evans as a competitor

Michael Cummings - All American, All Ivy, 2x National Championship Games, All-Pro & Wall Street Bond Broker  01:19 Run in the Late 80's at Cornell-Recruiting class -The personnel of the older players -Close eyes shooting method -A dream year in 87' -The 88' year against Syracuse  -Game vs North Carolina in 88' -Timmy Goldstien  -Paul Schmoller -Playing for Richy Moran  14:42 Becoming a Bond Broker In New York  -Relationships from Cornell -Following the crowd  -Working as a Bond Broker  16:58 Playing Indoor With the New York Saints  -Meeting Tom Towers -The who's who of Long Island  -Changing as a player playing box -Hitting goalies in the head  -National Championship National Anthem Story  20:51 The Evolution Into How Mike Got to Where He's at Today -Making all pro team as a rookie -Coming close to the USA team -Maryland and John Tillman  -Penn State  -Duke  -Hoftsra  -Working through self esteem problems  -Becoming accepted by people at any cost  -Loosing control  -Living the split life -Self esteem as a

Mike Murphy - Penn Head Coach and 2019 Head Coach Of The Year 00:59 Coach Murphy's Coaching Journey -It's about the people and the passion we share -Becoming friends with Andy Towers -Coach Benedict  -1 v the whole team GB drill -Playing for Duke  -The experience of coaching at Brown in 92' -Going along with Dom Starsia to Virginia  -Bounce passes-Deep zone ride  -Making the move to Penn 15:45 The Leadership and What Made the 12 Game Winning Streak Happen Last Season  -The senior group  -The balance of leadership and skill -The athletic fluency basketball brings to special players -The toughness of the team 19:39 Developing Culture To Build On Last Year -Not trying to replicate the last year  -The team will be a little different  -Style will likely stay similar -The use of collaboration  -The off-field commitment  -Recruiting your culture 24:43 Style of Play at Penn -Playing with pace-Spacing is key  -Defining space -Engaging all 6 players -Spacing between dodgers and defender -Playing 2 way middies  -Run

Ryan Polley - Head Coach at Boston University  01:02 Coach Polly's Coaching Journey  -Starting in high school -Introduction to lacrosse at Malvern  -The competition of other sports -Playing two years of basketball in college -Trying lacrosse -The decision to coach girls lacrosse and start a program  -Moving into the accounting world while coaching  -Leaving it all on the table to go to Yale  -Making the transition to Boston  -The experience of learning shooting space  12:30 Mentors and Stories Learned Along the Way -Coach Polly's Mother as a mentor  -The introduction to coaching  -Learning from coaches  -Learning how to do a career and coach -Learning from Andy Shay  -Learning about the life outside of lacrosse -Understanding recruiting philosophy  -Climbing out of the hole at Yale 21:50 Creating and Evolving the Culture at BU -The timing of everything  -The process of getting the job at BU  -Studying the blueprint of other club teams that had transitioned to D1 -Recruiting like a mad house at first  -Need

Greg Cannella - Head Coach at UMass and Very Decorated D1 Men's Lacrosse Coach  00:56 Coach Cannella's Journey  -Following suit to his Dad  -Older brothers as big mentors  -Tony Seamen as a high school coach  -Starting at University of Maryland  -Learning to play within a system  -Making the transition to UMass  08:46 UMass Playing Days  -The personnel of the team  -The "White" defense  -Some of the less known players who people should -"The Hill" -Stories of playing on The Hill -Throwing oranges while playing Syracuse  17:01 Making to Move To Coaching  -Starting at Stoney Brook  -Learning to want to coach  -Growing the grass roots of the program  -Learning the nuances of coaching  -Jumping at the job at UMass  -Coaching some great players -1993 UMass vs Yale game 22:10 Becoming a New Head Coach In 1995 at UMass -Sitting down and analyzing roster to configure a plan  -Run and gun team  -Playing disciplined on defense  -Scripting portions of games -The effect on recruiting to be a slower paced team  -The c

Colleen Magarity - Runs HHH Lacrosse, Former Colorado Coach, 3x National Champion and All American, WPLL Player  PART 2 01:11 Controlling What You Can Control -Story of a 22' -Can't get anxious  -Do your role the best you can  -Things to control in a game  -Being happy for your teammates if they are getting recruited a lot  -Good recruiters see how good your are on your worst day 05:53 Getting Expert Level Coaching  -Being taught what it will be like at the next level -Don't be complacent with just being good in high school if your committed -Understanding the why portion of the game  -Celebrating little things  -Learning to move without the ball  -Using film  -Having an advocate  -Finding an advocate  15:40 Getting Great at Being You -Every players x factor  -Know your own role and do it well -Positions within positions  -Tendencies of left handed players  -Positions within attacker position -Positions within midfield position  -What coaches are looking for within goalies  24:10 Highlight Videos -Gettin

Seth Tierney - Head Coach at Hofstra University and Team USA Coach  01:16 Team USA Experiences -Working alongside some great coaches -The feel of a USA vs Canada game  -Working with Coach Danowski  -The process of being selected again  -Preparing for a Gold Medal Game  -Not overcoaching  -The personnel of the team  -Wanting to be coached 20:19 Hopkins Days in Late 80's and Early 90's -Being recruited by Bill Tierney -The late 80's games  -Playing against the Gaits in 89 Championship -Coach Zimmerman's impact  -Dave Pietramala as a player -The players of the era  -Opening up "The Crease" Lacrosse Themed Bar -Coaching with Coach Pietramala at Hopkins  32:47 Philosophy of the Style of Play of Early 2000's Hopkins Teams  -Getting the most out of your top ingredients  -People like Kyle Harrison  -The understanding of the game from these teams  -The thoughts on jump shooting  -Paul Rabil and how he learned from Kyle Harrison  -The feeding role Paul Rabil played -The transition to Hofstra  43:15 The Influence of

Mike Boyle - Founder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning  02:41 What the Complete Youth Training System is All About  -How do you train a kid? -It's easy to talk about something when your skins not in the game  -Inventing NFL combine training  -NHL fastest skater competition  -The worry of getting hurt  -Timing shorter segments  -Record. Rank. Publish. -Different measurements  -Using the "flying 10" -The difference of being faster  -Using data to improve athletically -Only competing against the timer  -Factoring in body weight  -Focusing on power outputs -Velocity based training  -Correlation between competing against players and injuries  -Low quantity, High quality -"Minimum effective dose" 28:25 Exercises and Walk Through  -Roll out/stretch  -Speed drills/dynamic warm up  -Ployometreics and med ball throws  -Jump and or Hop  -Repeat 3 times  -Warm up sprints  -Timed sprints  -Timing  -3 minutes of sprints  -Efficiency is key -Elite female numbers  -The effectiveness of 20 yard movements  35:31 Agil

Colleen Magarity - Runs HHH Lacrosse, Former Colorado Coach, 3x National Champion and All American, WPLL Player 01:07 "Recruiting is a Crapshoot"-Why the fall is especially bad -The disparity between teams -You can't control much as a player-Impact of referees -Being assertive  06:39 How Do You Choose a Club?-Gut feeling with the coaching staff -Versatility is key -Playing in the right tournaments -Have the right connections to colleges-Major tournaments to be in -Staying the course of development over time -The importance of advocacy and how it works-Debunking advocate myths  15:14 Managing Assertiveness In a Club -Capitalizing on opportunities you do get -Focus on the little things and let the bigger things unfold-The importance of "right now"-Second waves of interest  17:59 Old School vs New School Club Lacrosse-Different styles of play being introduced-The translation from high school to college -The importance of IQ-The occurrence of zone defenses-Recruiting middies vs defensemen -Development in lacrosse

Ty Xanders - Inside Lacrosse's Director of Recruiting & High School Content  01:01 Class of 2021 Recruiting -Focused on this summer-first class through the entire cycle of the new rules-Best thing that could happen for the sport-Numbers of recruits breakdown -5 stars setting the process-Always surprising -Service academies advantage -Breakdown of different schools  07:43 Schools Leading the Way-Air Force - 10-Johns Hopkins, Brown, Maryland - 9-Changes in class sizes from the past -Differences for IVY Leagues -Sizes of recruiting classes-Total spots available for D1 players- 800-1,000-Spots available everywhere 13:05 Evaluating Rosters and Getting to Know Kids in the Process as a Player-Seeing a player multiple times -Developing a strategy -Smaller sample size-More talent than ever-Fall is more important than it has been -How it changes in the comping spring -The slow of recruiting during the season -Timeline to keep in mind for 2021's 21:45 What The Changes Will Do To Schools at the Bottom of the Food Chain -

Ryan Moran - Head Coach at UMBC  00:57 Coach Moran's Coaching Tree and Journey -A ton of family coaches at good schools  -Legendary St. Anthony's game  -Playing for all the different coaches at Maryland  -Playing for coach Cottle -Making Biggie Proud  -Wanting to stay integrated with a team  -Coaching at N.A.P.S. -Coaching at Navy  -Coaching at Maryland  -2011 Maryland team  -Two years at Loyola  -Coaching Pat Spencer as a freshman  17:28 State of the Union at UMBC -Coaching staff breakdown  -Off the field success leading to on the field success 19:35 Culture Building at UMBC -Test on each piece of the puzzle -If you take care of it off the field it'll translate on the field -Internal leadership -"Recruiting solutions not problems" -How to empower internal leadership -Empowering leadership to quality control on the field 26:36 Philosophy on Player Development and Decision Making -Starts with recruiting  -Having someone who is versatile  -Adaptability is key  -Need to be able to play every spot  -Using off

Chip Davis - Head Lacrosse Coach and Admissions Director at Deerfield Academy  01:42 Boarding Schools Overview -Scale of transformation  -One stop shopping -Microcosm of the world  -Transformative  -Personal responsibility  -Roles of adults for kids  07:07 How Boarding School Teaches Kids With Parents  -Partnership with parents  -Understanding and supporting the mission  -Part in the curriculum  -Sense of team  10:42 Why Boarding Schools as Lacrosse Players  -Different narratives across the sport for players  -Seeing what things look like in 9th/10th grade -Repeat year as a family decision  -Not just male students  -Academic misconceptions  -Expansive curriculum  15:56 College Coaches Perceptions of Boarding Schools -More rigorously prepared for college  -Mix of players -Allowing time to progress  -Brings and instills buy in  -Explore while your there -Composition of the roster 20:21 Rob Panell and The Late Bloomer Story  -Late bloomer story  -Athleticism change  -Serious injuries  -Middle school boardin