Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 39 - Towson Head Coach Shawn Nadelen

Shawn Nadelen - Head Coach at Towson University 01:03 Switching Gears for the Next Go Around -Getting past the sting of this year -Upcoming recruiting -Family time 03:46 Coach Nadelen's Journey -Growing up in Rochester NY -His brothers influence -Getting recruited to Johns Hopkins -Learning defensive intricacies -Playing for Coach Pietramala -Coach Haas and his impact 18:24 Inside Look at Princeton at the End of Their Best Years and Others -Learning from that coaching staff -Three years of learning -Casey Powell at the time and the tough matchup -Being a player while your coaching -Learning from so many different head coaches -The impact Coach Dave Huntley had on Coach Nadelen 31:55 Coach Tony Seaman -The perspective he had -Learning how to work with young men -Some of his innovations 37:10 Learning Curve Derived from Players Coach Nadelen Played With -Learning from the older guys at the beginning of college -Offensive players telling you how to be a better defender -Learning off ball defense -Days all the way back to the Empire State Games 40:23 Defensive Philosophy -Running 3 different defenses (2 crease defenses and a zone) -Different theories on how to play -V-holds vs no v-holds 46:22 Player Development -Investing in player development is going to pay the biggest dividends -Different models to support more of it -Position specific work -The two way street between plans and players 54:00 The Use of Film -Assuring there is video of every practice, and that it gets watched -Challenge of teaching guys how to watch film -Film review of yourself as well as opponents -Learning THE game and YOUR game -Breaking down goalies -The scout teams use of film -Noticing the need to dodge physically in film 1:04:41 Recruiting -No drastic changes in how to recruit with shot clock era -Identifying lacrosse IQ -Trying to be more dynamic at the midfield 1:12:15 Evaluating Lacrosse IQ in Defensemen -Bring it up in conversation with coaches and recruits -Asking the right questions to figure out IQ before making decisions -Off ball movements -Ability to process changes with every pass -Communication is key