Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

In this podcast, recorded 1/19/21, Jamie talks to legendary Salisbury Coach Jim Berkman, who has led the Seagulls to 12 NCAA National Championships. They discuss what Fall 2020 looked like at Salisbury, how he is approaching practices with such a veteran group of players back, getting by your man vs running by your man, what makes a great defenseman, the defensive midfielder position, recruiting at Salisbury and recruiting during the pandemic.

In this podcast, recorded 1/14/21, Jamie talks to longtime Johns Hopkins Coach Dave Pietramala about his twin son's commitment to North Carolina, what it was like going through the recruiting process with them, what he' been up to since leaving Hopkins, his new venture with Legendary Sports Group, how he's been taking advantage of this opportunity to create new relationships, learn and grow. They also discuss former JHU and current PLL defenseman Tucker Durkin and the 1989 NCAA Championship, Defense, 2 Man Game, and more!

In this podcast, recorded 1/11/21, Jamie talks to longtime track coach and author of "Feed the Cats" Tony Holler about how to make your team faster! Some ideas they discuss are - Do high quality work with maximum focus over the least amount of time possible, Prioritize rest, recovery, and growth; never underestimate the power of being happy and healthy, people naturally are good at what they like and are OBSESSED with what they love, “Record, Rank, and Publish” to feed the competitive nature of your fast-twitch athletes, and Never grind.

In this podcast, recorded 1/8/21, Jamie talks to Marist Head Coach Keegan Wilkinson about his lacrosse journey, his mentors, the resources that have helped him on his journey, how he has built such a great culture at Marist, the Marist Lacrosse brand, his offensive philosophy & how it has evolved, becoming a Defensive Coordinator and what he learned from studying the game from that perspective, and what he is looking for in recruits.

In this podcast, Jamie talks lacrosse with 3x All-American & former Hopkins Offensive Coordinator Bobby Benson. They discuss Benson's lacrosse journey, the coaches he played for and worked with, how Hopkins became one of the top teams in offensive efficiency for several years, the principals they focused on to achieve that, picking principals, invert motion, manipulating matchups, man-up looks, zone offense, player development, and recruiting.

In this podcast, Jamie discusses what he learned from Dom Starsia. Starsia is the former head coach of the University of Virginia men's lacrosse program, with whom he won four NCAA national championships, in 1999, 2003, 2006, and 2011. Prior to his stint at Virginia, Starsia was the Head Coach at Brown University, where Jamie played for him from 1985-1989.

In this podcast, Jamie talks to Northwestern Women's Lacrosse Assistant Coach Scott Hiller. They discuss his lacrosse journey, the decision to move to Chicago so his wife, Kelly Amonte Hiller, could take the Northwestern job, how changes in women's lacrosse rules and stick technology have changed the game, his offensive philosophy at Northwestern, how Northwestern has integrated 2 man game into their offense, pick up games and free play, and much more!

In this Flying Solo podcast, Jamie talks about the Give and Go, and why he believes it's the best play in sports. He contends that you can tell a lot about a player's IQ if they do give and gos, how sandlot games teach players to look for it, and which sandlot games are the best learning environment for give and gos. He also discusses opportunities for the give and go in 2 man game, transition, EMO and zone offense. Enjoy!

In this podcast, Jamie talks to Head Rutger Coach Brian Brecht about how the Fall at Rutgers is going, his lacrosse journey, the coaches he's had a chance to play for and coach with, Rutgers Lacrosse and how he has built the culture there, his lacrosse philosophies on defense, offense and transition, Adam Charlambides and Jules Heningburg, player development & fundamentals, 1v1 defense and defending the 2man game, and what he's looking for in recruits, position by position.

In this solo podcast, Jamie dives deep into the free play model for lacrosse development. He discusses the impact that pickup sports has had on his own journey, and compares learning a sport to learning a language. He talks about concepts such as fluency and under-loading, as well as the many advantages of free play. He even gets into the different types of games you can play depending on the number of players you have, net sizes, the important rules to put in place, and everything you need to get started playing your own pickup games and taking your game to the next level!