Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 22 - Joe Spallina

Joe Spallina 00:32 Intro to Joe Spallina and His Philosophy on Skill -Coach Spallina backround -College coaching -Youth coaching -Team USA -Stoney Brook Women's lacrosse -Love the game -Skill work in practice -Play fast -Mechanics -Avoiding self inflicted wounds -Possession drills 10:32 Shooting -Teaching proper shooting -Step down shooting drills -Mental side of shooting -Practicing where you shoot from in games -Learning how to swing hard -Form and mechanics -Form shooting vs deceptive shooting and its evolution -Low high wind up -Behind the back feeding 23:31 Physicality in Dodging -More of it in a high level offense -Contact shooting drills -Pass first -Girls playing box lacrosse -The benefits of box lacrosse 31:50 Being Different By Learning From Everything -Professional Development -Watching press conferences -Quest to being better 33:55 Theory of Girls Playing With a Boys Stick -Low success rate with a bad stick -Boys use girls sticks so why not the other way around? -Helps with learning curve -Jamie using a girls stick 38:57 Two Man Game -MLL stats -Progression in the women's game -Big/big vs big/little -2 man from box translating into the women's game -Pass down pick down vs up picks both boys and girls -Teaches IQ -Opens the play up -Picking your own man 48:51 How Much Youth Players are Playing for Coach Spallina? -Younger = more time -Month of August is a dead period -September is individual -2 days a week in October and a few weekends -November - few tournaments -Season starts with box in the winter -Summer practice schedule -MLL style rosters -October-June: 3 days a week -Multi sport athletes 1:03:02 Development Models -Summer tradition of Box Lacrosse in Canada -Play a lot of lacrosse -High quality environment -Shooting goalies -Backyard lacrosse -Pick up games in practice -Development from pick up games -Solution to not being able to play for a great team -Different IQ's