Phi-Lacreosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 24 - Johns Hopkins Head Coach Dave Pietramala

Dave Pietramala Head Coach Johns Hopkins 00:32 Coach Pietramala's Journey -Started playing in 11th grade -Baseball guy growing up -Tough path of entry into lacrosse -West Point lacrosse camp with a long stick -Busy career but not a long one -Made a choice to want to move to become a coach -All time great high school teammate 06:54 1989 Syracuse vs. Johns Hopkins Game -First time of lacrosse pageantry -One of the best personnel teams in Syracuse -Creativity and skill vs fundamentals -Matchups -Everything you could want in a sports game -Never watched the last minute of that game 11:52 Learning From Coach Bill Tierney -Hall of fame coaches -Fred Smith -Coaching players that may think they are hard to coach -Wanting to cover the best attackman -Coach Tierney's matchups and strategy lessons -It is all about the people -"Part of the whole" -Slide and recover philosophy -Different ways to communicate 20:02 Would Coach Pietramala still play the way he used to? -Not as many checking defenders anymore -Coaching changed first -Change in sticks -Become a lost art -Not knowing v hold as much makes players loose depth 27:08 Coach Pietramala's Coaching Journey -Fundamentals are critical -Opportunity to coach in 5th year of college -Thinking outside the box -Learning to recruit -Keeping things simple 35:26 Developing Culture -Constant change -Develop good men, students, and then players -Put them in a position to be successful -Making practice the best part of the players day -Changed the calendar year -Coming to grips with young people asking "Why?" -Mentor program -Having fun -Weekly schedule break down -Nothing but film on Thursdays in the season -Substituting being very prepared for being fresh -"A leaders job is to inspire his men and inspire hope and trust" -Inspirational leadership -Creating a culture statement -Helping brothers -Being "thoughtful" 58:04 Dave Huntley -Lacrosse nerd -Use his knowledge to help people -Knew him from Hopkins as an Alum and a players dad -Great ambassador for the sport -Knew enough about everything -Confident in himself and believed in his players 1:02:52 New Rules -Excited to allow officials do what they are there to do instead of time keeping -Shot clock provides more consistency -Landing zone for the dive -Big rule change is the change of the size of the box -Riding strategy -Riding is personnel driven -Flow into things -Efficiency on shots on goal 1:11:40 What Coach Pietramala is Looking For in a Recruit -Character, integrity, and work ethic are non negotiable -New rules gives more time to learn abut players -Find a way to find the right guys -Find guys who can play inside the box and between the lines -Pieces of the puzzle -Toughness and IQ 1:17:23 Box Players -Great understanding of their game -Being able to do things under duress -Picking and 2 man game is important -Toughness that comes with it -Understanding how to move a goalie and deception -Level of competitiveness -So good on loose balls and around the goal 1:26:04 Advice to Parents and Players on Being a College Lacrosse Player -Nurture the love for the game -In an era where players are burned out -Competitiveness -Don't be afraid to play other sports -Keep it fresh and fun