Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

In this podcast, Jamie talks to Cornell Head Coach Connor Buczek about his lacrosse journey, his mentors along the way, his playing career at Cornell, playing proferssionally and coaching at Cornell simultaneously, the biggest evolution in his game, how he develops his players at Cornell, Jeff Teat, the Cornell offense and his offensive philosophies, 2 man game, the Cornell culture, how they develop leaders at Cornell, and recruiting.

In this Flying Solo podcast, Jamie discusses the concept of fundamentals. He goes through several traditional skill fundamentals and then expands upon what he believes offensive fundamentals should be - getting to your natural side, shot selection, ball movement, deception, handling pressure, dodging physically, turning corners, power/accuracy, seeing the field, 2man games, and draw and dump.

In this podcast, Jamie talks to Hall of Fame coach Jack Emmer about his lacrosse journey, his first coaching job at Cortland, moving on to Washington & Lee , the "armadillo", coaching at Army, assistant coaches he worked with along the way, the current state of the game of lacrosse, rules that have helped speed up the game and rules he wishes would change, the face-off, shot clock, being a color commentator for the Army-Syracuse game in 2010, pressing out/pressuring on defense, and what he's up to now.

In this podcast, Jamie talks to University of Virginia Offensive Coordinator Sean Kirwan about NBA basketball, offensive and defensive strategies that translate to lacrosse, the PLL Lacrosse Championships, the Whipsnakes, Zed Williams, Brad Smith, how the PLL teams evolved & improved over the season, their progressions & off ball play, MLL Lacrosse, recruiting during COVID, and what he looks for in recruits!

In this "Flying Solo" podcast, Jamie begins by reviewing on ball 2man game, and his paradigm shift as it relates to Hangup 2man game. He then dives into discussing the advantages of off ball 2man game, how ball movement and swing passes are key, and why the best 2man games happen when you pick while the ball is in the air. Enjoy!

In this podcast, Jamie talks to goalie coach Damon Wilson about the "7 things he learned from interviewing every PLL goalie". 1. The "Give me the Ball" mindset shift 2. One possession at a time 3. Physical hacks to reset at halftime 4. Practice mindset vs Game mindset 5. The weight room matters 6. Everyone is going to have a slump-how to get out of a slump 7. Everyone is eager to help

In this solo podcast, Jamie discusses the advantages of 2man games, including Assisted shot % ,Stick to the middle %, Addition by Subtraction, and that the 3man game is even better. Keys are pick angle, shoulder to shoulder, mixing up hard picks and slip picks, and swing picks. He dives into engaging 2 defenders in a switching situation, the pocket, Re-Picks, Swing Picks, Longs picking for shorts, Seal Picks, come over the pick hard/shoot. Enjoy!

In this podcast, Jamie talks to Ted Suihkonen, Director of Player Development/Skill Specialist in the KHL for the club HC Lokomotiv. During his time there, the club has had 13 players drafted in the NHL, 2 MHL A Championships and 2 Junior World Cup Championships. They discuss Suihkonen's Player First mentality, how he is able to unlock & expand the minds of players, how he creates practice environments where the skills are the solutions, the importance of video, the importance of setting up a skill, how you can teach IQ, communication and more! A must listen for any coach interested in developing his players to their fullest potential!

In this podcast, Jamie talks with Head Coach of Harvard Gerry Byrne. They discuss their 3x game in Southbend, the PLL, Billy Joel Concert, Recruiting and much more!

I remember the first time I heard the word…..1991 a description from Mike Waldvogel on how he envisioned the Yale offense You hear about probing in basketball, probing a zone, drawing them out etc As coaches we have heard or used this term…”Guys, let’s probe the defense” What does Probing even mean? -Slowing down… you can’t probe at full speed, -Look through your man… when you’re probing your probing the entire defense -make the defense stare at you -ID how they’re sliding, what their doing or saying, what’s open -In and out draw the defense out, make the slides go away -Probing is re-dodging -Sometimes it’s Posting up: In a dangerous part of the field, where you can fake and feed… you might have to sit there for a minute -Maybe you can draw the Andy Shay Sucker Double -Probing is controlling players with non verbal communication -Posture, physicality, fakes -It’s when you’re operating on the Island -It’s drawing and dumping -Probing is hard to slide to, and hard to 2nd slide to -Probing is much easier and more effective on your Natural Side -Probing gaps on Zone offense and EMO -Probing in 2man games -Engaging two defenders, sitting in the pocket -Dodging poles and shorts... Can you probe too much? Yes! A feel for just moving the ball is just as important as probing Definition of Probing: "Inquiring closely into something, searching..” -Searching… that’s taking in information, not just blurting out…. -Think about a Probe, think about CSI, sometimes Interrogators ask questions or make statements to deceive… to see how you react -Probing isn’t just blurting things out -Probing to me is a form of fluency…. Which is why most players don’t Probe Why don’t players probe? We can talk about probing and then nobody does it! I could argue probing is one of the most important skills a player could learn… seriously….. Is probing difficult? I think most coaches love players that can “Probe” but then Everybody talks about “Running by someone” -We practice 1v1’s ad nauseam Box players probe…. Why? Basketball players probe Attackmen probe more than midfielders How do you teach probing You can’t!, you can present it, you can explain it, but Probing requires a comfort level with contact and seeing through your man, reading and controlling the defense You can rep probing in structure, -you can rep redodges, staircase dodging, 3 step dodging…. All of that is probing The key is doing it in context, in the context of other defenders and teammates In this podcast, Jamie talks about the concept of probing - slowing down, looking through your man, identifying how your opponent is sliding, controlling players with non verbal communication, operating on the island, drawing and dumping, and much more. He also discusses why players don't probe and how box players probe. He concludes talking about how you can teach this important concept. Enjoy!