Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Host Jamie Munro talks to PLL Archers Coach Chris Bates about 3:15 Bates' lacrosse journey 20:00 Pairs Offense 27:05 The NCAA today - players like Michael Sowers 31:00 Bates' Assistant Coaches over the years 34:00 Coaching high school vs coaching college 38:05 The PLL 44:45 Coaching in the PLL and coaching players like Tom Schriber

Jamie Munro and Andy Towers discuss the NCAA Division I lacrosse landscape and AT's top 20 teams! Recorded Feb 19, 2020 3:43 #20 UMass 4:35 #19 Army 7:00 #18 Marist 7:30 #17 Richmond 9:00 #16 Penn 12:15 #15 Villanova 13:25 #14 Johns Hopkins 15:35 #13 Air Force 18:15 #12 Denver 19:45 #11 Duke 21:10 #10 Loyola 22:30 #9 Maryland 26:08 #8 Georgetown 27:55 #7 North Carolina 29:07 #6 Notre Dame 30:53 #5 Cornell 32:00 #4 Syracuse 32:45 #3 Yale 34:10 #2 Penn State 36:05 #1 Virginia Other notable teams - Princeton, Brown, Harvard, St Joes. AT also shares his picks for next weeks games!

Colleen Magarity & Jamie Munro discuss the latest news in the sport of women's lacrosse. 4:00 Michigan - USC game 17:25 Maryland - Florida game 21:30 Recruiting for high school players and their spring season 26:15 1v1's 33:00 Shooting and outside shots 36:16 Guest Hannah Nielson from Michigan joins the show

Welcome to the brand new Inside the 8 podcast, where your hosts Colleen Magarity and Jamie Munro will discuss NCAA Division 1 Women’s Lacrosse news. You will hear their thoughts on the most recent college games, top players, and college coaches. This week's podcast features UMass Associate Head Coach Jana Drummond. They also discuss the Colorado-Florida game, Michigan-Jacksonville and Syracuse-Stony Brook.

2020 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Season with Andy Towers Week 1 Results

Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Episode 70 with Amherst College Head Coach John Thompson 2:00 - Coach Thompson’s Background 5:00 - Playing days at Brown under Pete Lasagna and Scott Nelson - Springfield College, Brown, Colby, Amherst 15:30 Letting players into his life 19:35 Sports Psychology background - Recognizing excellence, positive reinforcement - Each of his players gets a scouting reports on being a leader 27:35 Describing barriers to success, Science of Confidence 28:40 Creating a Practice Plan that makes players think so when they get into a game they don’t have to think 37:38 Executing & Decision Making - Empowering players to make decisions - As long as a player’s decision supports the team’s mission, then its supported. Never talk about a players’ bad decisions 40:00 Infectious positivity, Infectious enthusiasm 44:44 Duct Tape Parenting 50:50 It pays to be a Winner - Attaching rewards & consequences to drills 52:42 Creating practices that have meaningful reps and limiting empty reps 54:20 Recruiting Philosophy 55:00 Coaching Philosophy 59:05 Recruiting Timeline for Amherst

NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse 2020 Preview Andrew Towers & Jamie Munro Discuss their top 20 teams heading into the 2020 Season 3:25 #20 Princeton 4:50 #19 Princeton 5:49 #18 Army 6:35 #17 Towson 8:25 #16 Loyola 9:48 #15 Georgetown 10:55 #14 Denver 12:20 #13 Hopkins 14:05 #12 High Point 16:40 #11 Ohio State 19:00 #10 Duke 21:57 #9 North Carolina 24:30 #8 Notre Dame 27:50 #7 Cornell 30:50 #6 Syracuse 33:45 #5 Pennsylvania 38:00 #4 Maryland 41:05 #3 Yale 45:12 #2 Penn State 49:55 #1 Virginia

Jim Stagnitta Podcast Coach Stagnitta 3:50 What Coach Stags did after winning 1st ever PLL Championship 4:05 Coach Stagnitta’s lacrosse journey - the high school years - the college years at the University of Pennsylvania - playing under two different coaches Charlie Coker and Coach Tony Seaman - After college and getting into college coaching 22:18 Getting Head Coaching job at Washington & Lee at age 27 - How Coach Stags grew as a coach and other mentors 26:00 MVP Lacrosse Camps 27:23 Coach Stagnittas Assistant Coaches over the years - Timmy Downs - Lars Tiffany - Jim Rogalski - John Burgess - Greg Carroll 30:45 Moving to Rutgers from W&L - Early struggles & setbacks - Reset - Focusing on things that are important 44:00 Entrepreneurs/Camp Business - looks for a void, and a way to help people - High end experience - Details 53:30 Coaching in the Pro Ranks - Denver Outlaws Head Coach - Florida Launch - Charlotte - PLL Whip Snakes - coaching in the PLL 1:08:06 MVP Development Group - Corporate & Pro - Complete Athlete 360 - HS & College teams - holistic approach - Helping create culture - effective communication - Manage changed - helping leaders reach goals Coaches now have to be more like CEO’s - MVP Development Group helps leader communicate & resource their people, help leaders need to create trust, 1:19 New Business coming this summer - Recruiting is Later - Created 2 events Spotlight 88 Invitational- For Rising 8th/9th graders - PLL players & college coaches coaching - 2 1/2 day camp of high level skills and concepts at Towson Univ taught by college coaches.

Brian Voelker Podcast Coach Voelker’s Lacrosse Journey 3:30 Coach Voelker’s playing days at Gilman 7:40 Voelker’s playing days at Johns Hopkins - playing for Coach Zimmerman - playing for Coach Tony Seaman - playing with Dave Pietramala 12:32 Take-away checking and the difference in defenders today 21:20 Coaching with Coach Tierney at Princeton and winning the National Championship 24:35 Returning to Hopkins as Assistant Coach, Becoming a Head Coach with the Bayhawks 26:50 Becoming Head Coach at University of Pennsylvania 27:10 Drexel Years 28:52 Culture at Drexel 30:00 Drexel Assistant Coaches Durkin & Boyle 33:03 Coach Voelker’s Defensive Philosophy - V-Hold vs Cross Check Hold - Crease slide vs Coma - Single invert - man vs zone - Defending 2 man game 47:00 Drexel’s Offensive Philosophy - BC/Canada connection - Reid Bowering 55:25 Keys to not giving up Transition 57:44 Recruiting - college coaches & pickup basketball on the recruiting trail - Less Fall recruiting events so athletes can play other sports

Lars Tiffany - National Champion University of Virginia Head Coach Lars Tiffany  01:23 Playing as a D1 Head Coach  -Playing to enjoy the game -Time machine  -Building empathy for the players we coach  -Playing with old teammates  -Personnel from the team -Learning communication  -Decentralized command  -Playing pick up lacrosse to stay with the game  11:00 Playing Small Sided Games -Two times a week -Practice plan breakdown  -Breading decision making  -"Skills are a solution" -Learning to implement solutions  14:35 Building the Culture in 2020 Coming Off the National Championship -Can't be identical from last year  -Playing opponents more prepared for them  -Can't play the underdog role  -Reading as a team  -This years book: The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday -The concept of hunger  -Staying humble  23:00 Playing at Virginia This Year  -Playing slower in 2019 than expected -Learning to balance possessions -Using shot clock as a metric measuring device -Playing fast with Coach Kirwin  -Living through droughts and excepting turnovers  -Bringing the schematic concept of managing games like football -Giving power back to the players -Playing fast requires good goaltending and face-off play 35:14 Defense Philosophy -Freedom to double to players backs  -Allowing players to go outside the script -Freedom to slide -Defending the Yale rollback offense  -Using the medicine of the game  -Training heavy on Sundays off  -Being physically ready for it  -What about the COMA slide is advantageous for  -Playing the invert behind with the COMA slide 48:16 Riding Philosophy and Scheme -Nature vs Nurture of it all -The personnel of the attackmen  -The mentality the attackmen have -Pouncing on the sideline to sideline passes  -The Munro drill or the Coquitlam drill -Notre Dame riding drill 55:56 Recruiting Philosophy and Tendencies -Change has come in defensemen  -Recruiting defensemen for game day traits -Seeing communication skills in defensemen  -Offensive talent is still seen early  -Narrowing down the focus -Making the process more personal -Evaluating the 2021 class -Being patient