Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Andrew Baxter - Head Coach at Fairfield University  00:58 The Journey For Coach Baxter -Growing up in Rochester NY -8th grade  -Reconnecting with past mentors -Transferring schools in college -Springfield legends coaching in college now -Coach Bugby  -Connecting to the coaching world -Experiences at Colgate  -Favorite camps from back in the day -The 5 years at Drexel -The beginning of building the pairs offense 29:46 Coaching With Old Teammate Nick Myers at Ohio State and Transitioning to Yale -The support from the wife -Taking a step professionally  -Learning to build a program -Coaching with Nick Myers -Learning to be thoughtful -Evaluating options for a time by stepping away from the game -Being reached out to by Coach Shay at Yale -First few years at Yale -Why Andy Shay is successful -Developing men  -Less is more -Players accountability  41:49 Building Culture  -Worrying about the "how" instead of the "what" -It means something to get through practices -What the little things in practice should look like  -How well you mobilize your team is an indicator of the structure of the program -Using the film to address the "what" -Managing change  -Utilizing the mental side of the game -Recruiting culture-Working on culture 52:50 Style of Play Philosophy  -Building on fluidity on two way play -Want to play fast  -Breaking down the 6v6 play in the league  -Really playing two way middies -The evolution of it all 58:18 Defensive Philosophy  -Finishing your play  -Going from on ball to off ball and visa versa -Transitioning roles within a possession  -Efficiency is key  -Practicing communication  -Teaching decision making -Using rules within drills to encourage things  -Parameter scrimmages 1:07:08 Offensive Philosophy -Early offense -Take advantage of two way middies -Very simple -Focusing on ball movement  -Operating a lot out of the 22 set  -2 man game -Why 2 man game is effective  1:11:41 Player Development Philosophy  -Using individual periods -Using small groups and station work -Individual skill development is key -Starting with an individual experience in the spring  -Teaching dodging -The footwork of different dodges -Teaching shooting  1:22:53 Recruiting Philosophy -School recruits itself -New facilities  -Looking for core principles -Talking to their advocates -Skilled athletic attackmen as the unicorn  -Playing both ways in the midfield -Face-off guys  -Multi-sport athletes-Recruiting box players and Canadians  -What you note in recruiting  -Evaluating IQ

Jake Elliott - Analyst for Saskatchewan Rush and All Time Box Lacrosse Voice NLL Preview Part 3 - West Division 00:30 Calgary Roughnecks  -Defending NLL Champions  -Suspension of Dane Doby  -Jesse King and his insertion  -Offensive personnel  -Christian Delbianco  -Game 5 of the Minto Cup 2 Years ago  -Tyler Pace and his thoughtfulness of the game -Curtis Dickson -Dane Doby  16:50 Saskatchewan Rush  -Mark Mathews as the Mail Man  -Mark Mathews peculiar stick  -Derek Keenan and his coaching influence -The ever evolving offensive scheme -The Whitby system  30:18 Colorado Mammoth -Pat Coyle as a great Head Coach -Dillon Ward and building around him  -Big strong defensive mindset  -Some of the young guns -Spread thin in the early part of season  -Reaching the 10-11 mark offensively  34:30 San Diego Seals -Getting Austin Staats -Getting Austin Staats back from injury  -Missing some key assets  -Still up in the air as a team  -The "Rumble on the Runway" -Picking up Jeremy Noble  -Connor Fields 43:02 Vancouver Warriors -Second year with new ownership -The depth is coming back  -Competing in a tough western division  -Trending towards the future -Important draft picks coming down the pike

Jake Elliott - Analyst for Saskatchewan Rush and All Time Box Lacrosse Voice NLL Preview Part 2 - North Division 00:30 Halifax Thunderbirds  -The former Rochester Knighthawks  -Cody Jamison  -Shut down defensemen  -Cody Hossack and how he's improving  -NCAA players impact  -Cody Jamison's shooting  09:15 Buffalo Bandits  -Hammered in the offseason -Injuries plaquing them  -Still in the mix -Dane Smith -Matt Vinc  -Corey Small  -Josh Byrne and his versatility  -Chris Clutier and his impact 18:23 Toronto Rock -Bouncing back from a disappointing year  -Playing in transition mode -Tom Schreiber  -The areas where Schreiber will develop  -Dan Dawson and his swim move  -Latrell Harris  27:27 Rochester Knighthawks -Expansion team  -Good mix of personnel -Holden Cattoni  -Shawn Evans as a competitor

Jake Elliott - Analyst for Saskatchewan Rush and All Time Box Lacrosse Voice NLL Preview Part 1 - East Division 02:27 The Realignment and Expansion of the NLL -Halifax moving Rochester called the Expansion  -New Rochester Knighthawks replacing the moved team -Second year for Philadelphia and San Diego -Three different divisions  -New playoff format  07:02 Georgia Swarm  -Lyle Thompson  -Randy Staats  -Ted Williams  -Shane Jackson  -Established returning goaltender  -What makes Lyle Thompson so impressive  -The underrated Randy Staats and his game 15:28 New England Black Wolves  -2 road wins to start the year -The goaltending situation  -The offensive personnel  -The production in transition  -Andrew Kew and his rookie year  -Callum Crawford -"The Crowbar" 22:45 Philadelphia Wings  -Fixing things from a disappointing year last year -New goaltending  -Playing in a tough division  -Recovering from injuries -Matt Rambo  -Blaze Riorden 26:48 New York Riptide -Expansion year -Concerning acts on the team  -Looking for Americans  -College players from the NCAA

Michael Cummings - All American, All Ivy, 2x National Championship Games, All-Pro & Wall Street Bond Broker  01:19 Run in the Late 80's at Cornell-Recruiting class -The personnel of the older players -Close eyes shooting method -A dream year in 87' -The 88' year against Syracuse  -Game vs North Carolina in 88' -Timmy Goldstien  -Paul Schmoller -Playing for Richy Moran  14:42 Becoming a Bond Broker In New York  -Relationships from Cornell -Following the crowd  -Working as a Bond Broker  16:58 Playing Indoor With the New York Saints  -Meeting Tom Towers -The who's who of Long Island  -Changing as a player playing box -Hitting goalies in the head  -National Championship National Anthem Story  20:51 The Evolution Into How Mike Got to Where He's at Today -Making all pro team as a rookie -Coming close to the USA team -Maryland and John Tillman  -Penn State  -Duke  -Hoftsra  -Working through self esteem problems  -Becoming accepted by people at any cost  -Loosing control  -Living the split life -Self esteem as a driver in life -Using the strength from God -Tapping into dormant confidence  -Urging people into not making the same mistakes -Selling real estate in Mexico -The saving grace of lacrosse mcummings29@mac.com

Mike Murphy - Penn Head Coach and 2019 Head Coach Of The Year 00:59 Coach Murphy's Coaching Journey -It's about the people and the passion we share -Becoming friends with Andy Towers -Coach Benedict  -1 v the whole team GB drill -Playing for Duke  -The experience of coaching at Brown in 92' -Going along with Dom Starsia to Virginia  -Bounce passes-Deep zone ride  -Making the move to Penn 15:45 The Leadership and What Made the 12 Game Winning Streak Happen Last Season  -The senior group  -The balance of leadership and skill -The athletic fluency basketball brings to special players -The toughness of the team 19:39 Developing Culture To Build On Last Year -Not trying to replicate the last year  -The team will be a little different  -Style will likely stay similar -The use of collaboration  -The off-field commitment  -Recruiting your culture 24:43 Style of Play at Penn -Playing with pace-Spacing is key  -Defining space -Engaging all 6 players -Spacing between dodgers and defender -Playing 2 way middies  -Running zone defense 33:47 Player Development Philosophy  -Fluency piece  -More dynamic drills for players to react to  -The credit to the coaches vs the player -V hold vs Crosscheck defense  38:21 Defensive Philosophy  -Physical  -Technical  -Tactical -Key of connectivity  -The concept of fluency  42:51 Recruiting Defensemen  -Evaluating defensemen  -Change of direction vs agility  -Being able to react  -Off-ball piece of recruiting  -Evaluating IQ or game sense  -Stick skill piece  -Canadians and Box Lacrosse  -Finding the right fit  -Criteria: good student, good player, good kid -Flexible to see if they fit in to the scheme  -The role at 2 man game at Penn -Recruiting defensive mentality  -Style of play for short stick defensemen  -The positions within positions for attackmen  -Evaluating attackmen  1:00:06 New Rules -The dive is still being perfected -The shot clock  -The sub box helped  -New recruiting rules -The advantages for the players for the new recruiting rules -The advantages the coaches are getting with recruiting rules -Prospect day in June  1:05:00 Importance of Advocates and Informers for College Coaches -Using different sources -Character references are important  -More time to evaluate with the new schedule  -The use of film to evaluate players

Ryan Polley - Head Coach at Boston University  01:02 Coach Polly's Coaching Journey  -Starting in high school -Introduction to lacrosse at Malvern  -The competition of other sports -Playing two years of basketball in college -Trying lacrosse -The decision to coach girls lacrosse and start a program  -Moving into the accounting world while coaching  -Leaving it all on the table to go to Yale  -Making the transition to Boston  -The experience of learning shooting space  12:30 Mentors and Stories Learned Along the Way -Coach Polly's Mother as a mentor  -The introduction to coaching  -Learning from coaches  -Learning how to do a career and coach -Learning from Andy Shay  -Learning about the life outside of lacrosse -Understanding recruiting philosophy  -Climbing out of the hole at Yale 21:50 Creating and Evolving the Culture at BU -The timing of everything  -The process of getting the job at BU  -Studying the blueprint of other club teams that had transitioned to D1 -Recruiting like a mad house at first  -Needing senior leadership at first  -Non-negotiables learned from Coach Polley's Mom -Time of collecting reflections after the Loyola game  -Accountability -Motor Hard Work  -Compete -Family  -Instilling accountability  -Reading books  -The cycle of leadership styles 33:19 Instilling Quality Control In a Culture -Starts with the assistants -Listening to the players opinions -Open dialog with the other coaches 35:53 Difference Between Hard Work and Motor -Hard work happens over a length of time  -Motor is in the moment  -Bringing a good attitude to a 6 am lift 37:01 Player Development Philosophy  -Part whole philosophy  -The first week of the year  -Working on skill development in smaller numbers  -Laying down a foundation of individual skills before complete team work  -Live vs scripted time during practice -Working on decision making in drills -The development of athletic IQ from Basketball 45:19 Offensive Philosophy  -Up Tempo-Free flowing  -The difference when you don't have a dominant player -More sharing of the ball -Taking the opportunities that arise -Playing 6v6 during the week -Using West Genny  -Using 4v4 and 5v5 drills 50:55 Defensive Philosophy  -Personnel based  -Best year was a "slide when you need to" year  -The use of the automatic slide defenses -Searching for an identity  -Balancing sliding early and being able to rotate efficiently 55:49 Playing in the Patriot League  -The coaches in the conference -Murderers row of a conference  -The parity of the Patriot League  -The changing of the guard  -The importance of being a 1 or 2 seed  59:57 Recruiting  -Starts with the transfers -Commitment to academics -Athleticism  -Stick skills-Toughness -Character -How to tell if a dodger is really breaking a defender down  -Judging IQ  -Assessing off-ball play -On ball vs off-ball play for defensemen  -Recruiting Canadians

Greg Cannella - Head Coach at UMass and Very Decorated D1 Men's Lacrosse Coach  00:56 Coach Cannella's Journey  -Following suit to his Dad  -Older brothers as big mentors  -Tony Seamen as a high school coach  -Starting at University of Maryland  -Learning to play within a system  -Making the transition to UMass  08:46 UMass Playing Days  -The personnel of the team  -The "White" defense  -Some of the less known players who people should -"The Hill" -Stories of playing on The Hill -Throwing oranges while playing Syracuse  17:01 Making to Move To Coaching  -Starting at Stoney Brook  -Learning to want to coach  -Growing the grass roots of the program  -Learning the nuances of coaching  -Jumping at the job at UMass  -Coaching some great players -1993 UMass vs Yale game 22:10 Becoming a New Head Coach In 1995 at UMass -Sitting down and analyzing roster to configure a plan  -Run and gun team  -Playing disciplined on defense  -Scripting portions of games -The effect on recruiting to be a slower paced team  -The change to becoming more of a fast paced team  -Progressing to becoming more aggressive on defense -The use of no rules drills  -"Snidely look" -Breaking the 10 man ride  33:53 2006 Team and the Run They Made -Started with Doc Schneider -Jack Reed on defense -Facing off with a pole  -Contributions from other players they hadn't before  -The ups and downs from the year  -Playing Cornell in the first round  -Playing Hofstra in the Quarter Final in overtime  -Playing the great group of the Maryland team  -Going to the National Championship -Why Virginia was so good that year  -The model of leadership of that team  -Not drinking during the season  47:11 Where  UMass is at With Building Team Culture  -Ever evolving  -Willingness to find people to be apart of it -The team embraces itself  -Being able to use the dining facilities to bring in the young guys  -Fostering an inclusive group 51:14 Player Development  -Shooting  -Off-ball play  -Focusing on footwork and technique  -Footwork is key defensively  -The use of small groups and individual practices -Use of speed training  -How do skills translate -Teaching decision making  -Allowing players to play with what they are taught in a free environment  -The translation of basketball  -Translation from wrestling  -How Box Lacrosse helps  1:05:37 Recruiting at UMass -Quality character  -Toughness is a key -Speed is a key  -Size is negotiable  -Attack: be able to play off the ball  -Defense: Agility, strength, and meanness  -Ability to be apart of a group -Doc decides the goalies  -The theme of working hard -Watching video of recruits -Seeing the good and the bad in live showcases

Colleen Magarity - Runs HHH Lacrosse, Former Colorado Coach, 3x National Champion and All American, WPLL Player  PART 2 01:11 Controlling What You Can Control -Story of a 22' -Can't get anxious  -Do your role the best you can  -Things to control in a game  -Being happy for your teammates if they are getting recruited a lot  -Good recruiters see how good your are on your worst day 05:53 Getting Expert Level Coaching  -Being taught what it will be like at the next level -Don't be complacent with just being good in high school if your committed -Understanding the why portion of the game  -Celebrating little things  -Learning to move without the ball  -Using film  -Having an advocate  -Finding an advocate  15:40 Getting Great at Being You -Every players x factor  -Know your own role and do it well -Positions within positions  -Tendencies of left handed players  -Positions within attacker position -Positions within midfield position  -What coaches are looking for within goalies  24:10 Highlight Videos -Getting more and more important  -Timing -Diversity of clips  -Show off ball as well as on ball clips  -Having quality film  -Using highlights not just plays -The competition in highlight videos  -The use of stats -Don't doctor your shots  30:15 Emailing coaches-When to start -22's should start -21's should be emailing a lot  -When to email and when not to  -Using highlights in emails to coaches 34:54 Campus Visits  -Visiting campus before getting recruited  -Putting the cart before the horse -Do's and Don'ts on campus visits  -Parents role  -Prepare speaking about yourself -Don't talk about playing time  -Don't jump into scholarships until they bring it up -Be respectful to your parents  -Don't throw other coaches under the bus 41:18 NCAA Rules -September 1st of junior year is an important date to know  -Different programs official visits procedures -Official: Paid by the institution (allowed 5 of them) -Unofficial: Paid for by the athletes parents (allowed unlimited) -Family decisions  -Evaluation periods  -Dead periods  -June, July and 3 weeks in November to be evaluated  -Advice on talking to coaches  48:34 Scholarships  -3 different types *Financial aid  *Merit aid  *Athletic aid  -Can you stack financial aid and athletic aid? -12.0 scholarships to divide amongst the team  -The importance of getting anything  -Negotiation and its place in the process -The ability to earn more later-Signing NLI  59:01 Timelines for Class of 2021 -In the thick of it all  -Middle ground is starting to find homes -Schools are never done -D1 & D3 are starting their process -2021's recruiting by D1 schools in the coming summer -What to do as a 2021 coming January  -The options to re-class  -Use of a PG year  1:10:19 Knowing If Your Good Enough -Are you competing against top talent? -Self reflection  -Ask your coaches -Using JM3 Video assessments  1:11:56 How Do you Know Your Being Recruited? -General interest is common early in the process -Phone calls are a big indicator  -Getting on campus gives a personal connection  -The small grey area -Don't watch how many times they watch your video 1:15:13 Finding a Good Lacrosse Club Where Your From -Travel to play with another club  -Find a spot that works for you -If a place is full ask for a recommendation of another  -Find an advocate  -Just go crush it at camp 1:17:10 Is Division 1 Really for You? -Know what the grind of D1 is like  -You have to love lacrosse -Its a job  -Can you work off your butt off for 4 years? -Division 3's role

Seth Tierney - Head Coach at Hofstra University and Team USA Coach  01:16 Team USA Experiences -Working alongside some great coaches -The feel of a USA vs Canada game  -Working with Coach Danowski  -The process of being selected again  -Preparing for a Gold Medal Game  -Not overcoaching  -The personnel of the team  -Wanting to be coached 20:19 Hopkins Days in Late 80's and Early 90's -Being recruited by Bill Tierney -The late 80's games  -Playing against the Gaits in 89 Championship -Coach Zimmerman's impact  -Dave Pietramala as a player -The players of the era  -Opening up "The Crease" Lacrosse Themed Bar -Coaching with Coach Pietramala at Hopkins  32:47 Philosophy of the Style of Play of Early 2000's Hopkins Teams  -Getting the most out of your top ingredients  -People like Kyle Harrison  -The understanding of the game from these teams  -The thoughts on jump shooting  -Paul Rabil and how he learned from Kyle Harrison  -The feeding role Paul Rabil played -The transition to Hofstra  43:15 The Influence of Nick and the Colleluori Family  -The introduction to the Hofstra team  -Working with Joe Amplo  -Meeting Nick  -The road for Michael -The fabric of that family 48:41 The Evolution as a Coach at Hofstra  -Where to start? -Picking up what Coach Danowski started -The alumni and their impact on the program  -Playing in the CAA -Turning into a true lacrosse school 54:10 Thoughts on This Season  -Odd injuries last season  -Hunger from last season -Solid fall and continued work now  -Special connection to the women's program  56:32 Balance of Being a Dad Coach  -"Go get a mirror and a picture of your son/daughter" -Ironing out communication lines-Coaching Ryan  59:13 Offensive Philosophy  -New offensive coaching  -Allowing freedom for coaches ideas -Playing loose  -Coach Mac and his stories -Evolution of offense  -Playing against the Bill Tierney defense -The things that will never change  -Lengthening recoveries for defenses -Starts with recruiting  -Getting close to poles to make them essentially a short stick  -The physical post up game -The level of offensive talent in the PLL 1:10:36 Evaluating Character In Recruiting -The issue of taking chances on question marks -The aspect and use of technology  -The use of advocates -Trying to understand the whole person  -How to evaluate in person  -How to evaluate while watching and recruiting  1:16:01 Recruiting Attackman  -Looking for people who react well when they have a man on them  -Playing other sports? -Is he a leader on the field? -Fitting his styles with other guys on the roster -Recruiting Canadians  1:21:24 Recruiting Defensemen  -Evaluating size and athleticism  -Evaluating IQ  -Watching them talk with their stick and hands  -Changes in recruiting defensemen in the shot clock era -Importance in clearing ability in goalies and defensemen  -The shift in recruiting two way players