Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 12 - High Point Head Coach Jon Torpey

Jon Torpey - High Point Head Coach 00:31 Background on Coach Torpey -Calvert Hall Alum -Went to Ohio State -First coaching an Denison -Moved on to Goucher College with Kyle Hannon -University at Denver with Jamie himself -Dartmouth -Started up High Point Lacrosse program -What it's like at High Point University 02:47 Mentors for Coach Torpey -Parents and family -All of the coaches he played for and coached with -How to find mentors and leverage their knowledge -Learning from the rest of the coaching staff -Using technology -The learning part of being a coach 10:51 Pressure Defense and the Shot Clock -Playing with the new rules -Could the rules change? -Figuring out a style for each team to use 14:05 New Rules and the Transition Game -Unsure exactly how it will change the transition game for teams -Unsure how they will affect things until teams get a chance to start playing -20 second clearing clock will help the ride -2 way middies or will the substitution game stay similar -Far less riding in the MLL -Riding works better earlier in the season and against lower level teams -Sub games while reading transition 22:03 The Dive -High Point guys are fired up -Opens up a lot of real estate underneath -Defense will have to get their hands on their man sooner -Goalies don't know yet how to play it 23:29 Building a Culture -Finding an identity -Buy in from the parents -Finding players who won't waiver from the culture -Bought in group of people -The whole program from players to staff to even janitors are bought in -Turned an 0-6 start to a season to a regular season conference championship -Main goal is to make good people, then hopefully help you professionally, then lacrosse 31:43 Player Development -Addiction to helping people get better and seeing that -Keep the game simple -Technique work -Getting to the middle of the field on offense -Protect the middle of the field on defense 33:55 Advice to High School Players and Parents on Being Skilled enough -Use video -Great club programs -Find goof high school coaches -College prospect camps -Surround yourself with elite level people 35:42 How important is video to developing players and how to leverage it? -Filming practice and studying it -Absolutely need it -You might think one thing when it is really another thing -Different perspectives -One on one filming and then use it for instantaneous feedback -Use video as a way to lead -Great to use on an individual basis -Breaks down things to be crystal clear -Get someone who can break things down at a high level 42:06 The Year Ahead for High Point and Players -Asher Nolting, Tewaaraton Nominee as a freshman last year -Holes to fill from last year -Could have one of the best goalies in the country this year -Face off game is getting better -Midfield has a lot of depth -Hard riding attackman -Defensive midfield is deep and tested -Defensively will be interesting to see