Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 6 - Notre Dame Head Coach Kevin Corrigan

Kevin Corrigan 00:27 Intro -Coach Corrigan's coaching journey -Coach Corrigan's biggest influences -Notre Dame defense philosophy -Riding and clearing and mentality of riding -Use of video in developing players -Recruiting 03:26 Coach Corrigan's Coaching Journey -30 years expierence -High school coach in Charlottesville -Assistant coach at Notre Dame -Randolph Macon College -Assistant Coach at Virginia -Back to Notre Dame -Always learning -Starting programs then vs. now -Growth of the game 07:59 Coach Corrigan's Biggest Influences -Coach Corrigan's Father -Watch any and all college sports practices -Coach Corrigan's son Will -Jim Addams -Bruce Arena -Egoless Clarity -End of the year tactics -Constant learning -Reading is key -Good to great -The Captain Class by Sam Walker 25:40 Notre Dame Defense Philosophy -Do no harm to yourself -Be fundamental -Defense can be controlled better from year to year -Evolution of Notre Dame Defense -Keep it simple -On the field decisions -Don't have to outsmart, but have to out execute -V hold philosophy 34:59 Riding and Clearing -It is a mindset -Work really hard at it -Ball pressure is single biggest key to riding 37:47 Using Film for Individual Player Development -Team film almost everyday for 15-25 minutes -Watching other teams -Use more film study for individual players -Only way to really know what happened 41:48 Recruiting -New rules -Kids can go out and play instead of having to perform -Opportunity to get better for longer -More development focus -Sandlot model is key -Multi sport athletes -Pickup game mentality needs to come back -You have until Sophomore year now to just get better -Advocates are needed but not everything -Development is the biggest thing