Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast
Jamie Munro
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Mar 4, 2019 • 46min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast In Season Edition with Andy Towers - Week 4
In Season with Andy Towers Week 4
01:02 Towson vs Loyola Mid Week Game
06:38 Richmond vs Duke
08:58 Carolina vs Denver
11:11 Syracuse vs Virginia Barnburner
15:07 Notre Dame vs Maryland
17:45 Upcoming Denver vs Notre Dame game
18:28 AXIA Time Ivy League Review
20:00 Princeton vs Johns Hopkins
22:16 Penn vs Penn State
26:17 Cornell vs Albany
29:04 Yale vs UMass
34:02 AXIA Time Player of the Week
-Story about the good old times
Jamie: Jonathan Donville - Cornell
Andy: Luke McCaleb - Brown
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42:30 Next Weeks Games
-Denver vs Notre Dame
-Rutgers vs Princeton
-Syracuse vs Hopkins
-Maryland vs Albany
-Army vs Lehigh
-Penn vs Villanova
-Holy Crosse vs Bucknell
-Cornell vs Penn State

Feb 26, 2019 • 52min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast In Season Edition with Andy Towers - Week 3
In Season with Andy Towers Week 3
01:24 Ohio Stats vs Bucknell
05:33 Carolina vs Hopkins and the Rain
11:51 Richmond over Notre Dame
14:52 Navy vs Maryland
16:29 Rutgers vs Loyola
20:58 Syracuse vs Army
22:45 Georgetown vs Towson
25:08 AXIA Time Ivy League Review
-Memory from Brown vs Princeton game in 1991
-Invention of subbing through the midline
31:10 Cornell and Jeff Teat and game vs Hobart
35:03 Duke vs Penn
37:22 Princeton vs Virginia Barn Burner
40:15 Brown vs Stoney Brook
43:32 Yale vs Penn State
47:27 AXIA Time Ivy League Player of the Week
-Jamie: Jeff Teat - Cornell
Andy: TD Ierlan
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48:48 Next Weeks Games
-Towson vs Loyola
-Carolina vs Denver
-Syracuse vs Virginia
-Princeton vs Hopkins
-Penn State vs Penn
-Yale vs UMass
-Cornell vs Albany
-Notre Dame vs Maryland

Feb 26, 2019 • 1h 20min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 33 - Paul Carcaterra of ESPN
Paul Carcaterra of ESPN
01:25 Yorktown
-"The farm"
-Charlie Murphy Class of 1934
-His story and how he brought lacrosse to Yorktown
-The lacrosse community
-Similar to how the Thompsons and Natives do it
-Different times
-Kids are getting their lacrosse "fix" by playing structured lacrosse
-Using pickup games to try new things and work on things
12:42 Arriving at Syracuse and Playing with Casey Powell
-Yorktown friends
-Roy Simmons Jr. as a coach
-Never being burnt out
-How disciplined the team was
-2 first team all Americans a year on a line
-Casey Powell
-Versatile player
-Powell brothers playing in the backyard
31:45 How Paul Got Into Broadcasting
-Did not study broadcasting in college or Grad school
-Friend suggested him
-First game was Navy vs Army in 2004
-Started studying it because of the rush
-Auditioned and worked with Joe Beninati
-College media guides
-Working other sports
-Interesting all different kinds of fans
-Cutting hair and interviewing people
-Utah interview
-Cutting Dave Pietramala last week
-8 more this year
43:43 Maverick Showtime Backstory and Updates
-The early stages with equipment and apparel
-Acquisition by Bauer Hockey
-Great success story
-Together with Cascade
-Starting Maverick Showtime
-Small numbers
-Never changing the model
-Seeing young players
50:50 The Olympics
-Interesting how it will look
-What are the rules going to be?
-The globalization of the sport
-Provides validity to the game
-Potential rules to make for a good hybrid
-Obtain funding from the countries
56:00 The PLL
-Paul Rabil as a great player and sport contributor
-What they have done in so fast
-Provides good competition
-Challenge and opportunity for the traveling model
-Athletes power and branding
-Denver Pioneer Classic
1:02:42 The Golden Age of Lacrosse and the Beginning of the Season
-Shot clock makes it interesting for the normal fan
-20 seconds to clear the ball is huge
-More up and down
-Shrinking the boxes
-The dive
-Controversial calls so far
1:10:40 Pat Spencer and Jeff Teat
-Comparison to Mikey Powell and Lyle Thompson
-Hanging out with Pat Spencer
-Different style and backround on Pat Spencer
-Jeff Teat as a box player
-Not able to be tolerated being shut off
-John Traveras
-Unreal attack group this year
The Overtime Podcast with Paul Carcaterra

Feb 20, 2019 • 60min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast In season Edition with Andy Towers - Week 2
In Season with Andy Towers Week 2
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00:30 Intro
-Vacation Andy is on
02:01 High Point Knocking of Virginia and Events Leading Up to the Game
-Games leading up to the game for both teams
-Playing mid week games
-Asher Nolting
-Face off game
08:18 Duke vs Denver Game
-Come back effort
-Change at the cafe off x
-Denver broken down by each side of the ball
-Nakeie Montgomery and his impact in the future
-Duke defensively
13:48 Army Win Over Rutgers
-Breakdown of Army's team
-Rutgers team and their hump
-Army team deserves more credit
16:43 OSU vs UMass
-Back and forth game
-Hard to win at UMass
-Practices at OSU
18:42 Syracuse vs Albany
-Surprising game
-Complete switch for Syracuse from last week
-Not as impressed with Albany
-Missing Conor Fields
-Tehoka's role
25:01 Penn State vs Stoney Brook
-Penn State putting up insane numbers
-In terms of optics the only team that stands with Penn State may be Loyola
26:23 Pat Spencer and Loyola
-Built as a perfect attackman
-Pat Spencer is special
-Supporting roles
-Deceptive feeding
29:44 Thoughts on Hopkins
-Lack of athleticism offensively
-Not drawing slides
33:24 Ivy League Review and AXIA Time Player of the Week
-How the Air Gate happened
-Penn playing a zone vs Syracuse
-1988 Cornell and Penn in the final 4
-AXIA Time and their background
36:40 Brown vs Quinnipiac
37:30 Dartmouth vs BU
38:16 Penn vs Maryland
40:15 Princeton vs Monmouth
41:35 Harvard vs North Carolina
44:26 Yale vs Villanova upset
48:03 AXIA Ivy League Player of the Week
-Ryan Graff @ Harvard - Jamie's Pick
-Kyle Gallagher @ Penn - Andy's Pick
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50:30 Upcoming Week
-Games coming up
-Penn State at Yale
-Virginia vs Princeton
-Colgate vs Maryland
-Carolina vs Hopkins
-Hobart vs Cornell
-Duke vs Penn
-Richmond vs Notre Dame
-Maryland vs Navy
-Georgetown vs Towson
-Loyola at Rutgers
-Albany vs Drexel
-Syracuse vs Army

Feb 18, 2019 • 1h 22min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 32 - Navy Head Coach Ricky Sowell
Ricky Sowell Navy Head Coach
00:30 Intro
-Coach Sowell's resume
-Days spent between Jamie and Coach Sowell
-RV stop in Annapolis
03:07 Coach Sowell's Journey
-Grew up in upstate New York
-3 Sport Athlete (Football, Basketball, Baseball) growing up
-How he started playing lacrosse
-Playing with a "shlong" (short - long stick)
-Moving around positions
-Being in shape and focusing on fundamentals
-Football influence
-Journey in college
-Playing at Washington College
-Got into coaching by helping at Washington
-Journey coaching
-Coach Dave Urick and his impact
-Players coach
25:05 Coaching at Dartmouth, St. Johns, Stoney Brook
-Dartmouth was a graveyard for coaches at the time
-New facilities had an impact
-Experienced all big 5 moments in a mans life in one year
-Recruits at that time
-The persistence at St. Johns
-Different AD's at St. Johns
-Network at Stoney Brook
-Opportunity to coach at USNA
36:16 Coaching at the Naval Academy
-Being apart of something special
-How impressive it is to go to an institution like that and compete at a high level
-1 of 3 people who has taken 3 teams to the NCAA tournament
-1 of very few to win tournament games with multiple programs
-Winning the NCAA tournament in 2016 vs Yale
-Taking advantage of time you do get
-Players from the 2016 team
47:47 141 Set and How it Plays into Coach Sowell's Offensive Philosophy
-Fundamentals
-Concepts more than set ways
-Shot selection is key
-Ability to dodge from all spots on the field
-Attacking the middle of the field
-Using 141 to get into other sets
-Emphasis on 2 man game
-"Slide" dodging
57:28 Ways Coach Sowell Sharpens his Saw
-Talking with coaches
-Knowing the greats helps and picking their brains
-Learning from box lacrosse
-Learning from everyone
-Getting stuff done and having fun
-Learning from your players and their reactions
1:06:46 Recruiting and Becoming What Coaches are Looking for
-Multi sport athletes
-Work ethic
-Being an athlete
-Showcases are not the end all be all
-New rules help
-Learning from outside resources
-Leveraging pick up games

Feb 13, 2019 • 1h 31min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast In Season Edition with Andy Towers - Week 1
In Season with Andy Towers Week 1
"Speed Pig" Preseason Top 20 Teams Breakdown
01:27 #20 Syracuse and game vs Colgate
05:15 #19 University of Michigan and gams vs Cleveland State
08:36 Teams receiving votes and Hofstra
09:58 #18 Colgate and scrimmage vs Deleware and game vs Syracuse
13:40 #17 Johns Hopkins and game vs Towson
16:55 #16 Georgetown and win vs Sacred Heart
19:08 #15 Albany and face off questions
22:45 #14 North Carolina bouncing back from last year
26:12 #13 High Point and coach Torpey and the difference makers
32:25 #12 Ohio State and game vs BU and coming game
37:52 #11 Virginia and their personnel
41:47 #10 Duke and their potential
45:25 #9 Notre Dame and their consistency and personnel
50:37 #8 Rutgers and their sustainability
55:02 #7 Towson and their mentality
56:59 #6 Denver and their consistency
1:00:03 #5 Cornell and Jeff Teat
1:06:06 #4 Penn State and their past and future and Jeff Tambroni
1:12:52 #3 Maryland and Coach John Tillman
1:16:23 #2 Loyola and coaching staff and personnel
1:23:00 #1 Yale and Andy Shay

Feb 8, 2019 • 47min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast In Season Edition with Andy Towers - Preseason
In Season with Andy Towers Preseason
00:30 Intro and Journey
-Background on Coach Towers
-Growing up
-Howard Benedict
-Coaching career journey
-Time commitment of coaching
-Beers on the bus
11:29 The Trip Move
-On and off the ball
-Stepping into their recovery
-Using it in other sports
-Offensive trip in the NLL now
-Getting defender to open up hips
18:35 PLL
-Comradery of the coaches
-Aspects of the excitement
-Paul Rabil
-Leveraging social media
-Traveling model
25:01 Thoughts Going into the Year
-Year of the attackman
-Top 5 teams
-UVA potential
-RV trip across 11 programs
-Commonality among these different programs
-Hospitality and commitment to building culture
-Bill Belichick and his coaching tree
-Gerry Byrne and his openness
-Shot clock impact
-Legal crosscheck holds
-Reffing the dive
-Size of the box

Feb 5, 2019 • 53min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Ep. 31 - PLL Player and Face-off Academy Coach Greg Gurenlian
Greg Gurenlian
00:30 Some of the Best Seasons for Greg (2015)
-Dark age of face offs
-Try to cut cheating out
-Rules changed in favor
-Able to keep ball in the back of the stick
-Equalized in 2016 with new class of guys
05:58 Greg Gurenlian's Journey
-Started playing because it was the cool thing to do
-Frustrating as an athlete
-Facing off for varsity team Jr. year
-Physical presence
-205 camp
-Gained 40 pounds at Penn State
-Face off and man up
-Changing from an injury
-Stand up to one knee down
15:14 Becoming a Strength Coach and How it Helps
-Olympic level strength coach
-Biomechanics are important
-Consistency
-Role of deception
22:02 Best Face off Guys
-Who he learned from
-What he learned from these guys
-Different generations of players
24:26 Best Face Off Guys in D1 Lacrosse in 2019
-Break down of some of the best players
-Big 10
-ACC
-A lot of talent coming in
26:30 Face Off Academy
-Inside Lacrosse forums
-How to videos on youtube
-Hub for face off guys
-String of clinics over the summer
-Snowball after that
-Learning to market
34:14 Advice to High School Players / Coaches on Face Offs
-Depends on personnel
-In game adjustments
-Hungry young assistant
-Wing play
-Add face offs in practice
-Let face off guys be apart of practice
42:20 Recruiting
-Easier to evaluate
-Two schools of thought for college coaches
-Depends on the school
-Not simple equation
50:49 PLL
-Missing brotherhood
-Better face off mechanics
-Being on TV

Jan 24, 2019 • 1h 3min
Phi - Lacrosse - Ophy Podcast Ep. 30 - Inside Lacrosse's Terry Foy
Terry Foy Publisher at Inside Lacrosse
00:31 Intro and Role as Publisher
-Who is Terry Foy?
-Turning roles
-Started at Inside Lacrosse in 2007 at lowest level
-The process of working his way up
-Content
-Running events
-Data development
-Laxpower
-Collecting data
07:25 Why it is a Golden Age of Lacrosse?
-Modern game and popularization in late 80's early 90's
-NFL Stadium final 4 era
-Recruiting rule legislation
-Utah adding lacrosse
-Recognition of the FIL by Olympics
-Formation of the PLL
-Combination of it all
13:45 Opinion on Possible Olympics Appearence and Rules
-Current rules are bad
-3 buckets of lacrosse now, box, field, and women's
-Satisfying the needs of everyone
-Leeway to allowing marketable sports
-Small rosters are of benefit
-Venue
-TV windows
-Player health and safety
-Scalability
-Rugby 7v7's
-Difference in the games
-Why box may not work
-Hypothetical rules
23:22 Impact Internationally if there is Olympic Lacrosse in 2028
-More funding from governments
-Associations will be able to be sturdier
-What these funds pay for
-68 Nations
26:46 Why PLL is Such a Big Deal?
-The amount of Wall Street investment
-Drawing attention from others
-Creating new fans
-WWE
-Following of different people
-Leveraging social marketing
33:02 New Rules
-Criticism addressing
-Progression of the shot clock
-Shrinking of the sub box
-Issue of being closer to one another
-Fewer fast breaks
-End of shot clock dives
-Telling of players
41:42 Riding With the New Rules
-More opportunities with more shots
-Fatigue
-Distribution of midfielders playing time
-More middies running
-More pressure on defense
48:41 What is the NCAA Transfer Portal?
-October 2018
-Website to help the process
-Way to express interest
-Changes power dynamic
52:34 Professionalization of Coaching
-College lacrosse coaches are very powerful stakeholders
-People are excited to share
-Bringing about change
-Pay scales
-More money in the game
-IMCLA impact
-Lacrosse Virtual Summit
-Golden era of digital media

Jan 16, 2019 • 1h 11min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 29 - Darris Kilgour
Darris Kilgour
00:30 Intro and Journey as a Player
-St. Catherines and won 2 Minto Cups
-5 Mann Cups with Six Nations
-Played and Coach Bandits
-Grew up in Tuscarora
-Played in Canada
-Learning humility early
03:04 Turning The Clock Back
-Personnel Darris played with in St. Catherines
-Becoming leaders
05:13 Organized Lacrosse vs backyard Lacrosse growing up
-Dad broke the game down and taught how to play the game
-Playing with guys that were older
-Becoming a good shooter in the backyard
-Learning the feel of the game
-Learning different ways to score
-Learning to shoot with tennis balls
-Learning to shoot a curveball
-Staats brothers curveballs best in the NLL
-Cody Jamieson
-Pass it down
12:10 Curveball explanation
14:00 Greatest Players Darris Played With and What He Took From Them
-Learning focus and toughness
-Learning how to score from John Tavares
-Pat Coyle intensity
-How Jamie and Darris met
-Talking lacrosse
-Athletics team Darris' son Kyler plays on
20:38 1992 Championship Game and Playing Majors / Pros
-Short side top corner shot
-Juniors to Majors
-Hitting the goalie in the head after missing his spot
-Goalie got married the next day
25:17 Memories From the Best
-Mann Cup memories
-Playing in dust
-Players involved in those championships
28:06 Shooting Philosophy
-Accuracy
-Deception
-Velocity
-The learning process of deception
-Used accuracy as a go to move
-Pointing your foot
-Shooting without a ball
-Using weight transfer to fool goalie
-The light bulb from shooting on a goalie a lot
37:30 Finishing Philosophy
-Setting up the goalie
-Reaching around far side
-Using shuffle to fool goalie
-Shooting jump shots
-Behind the back fake as a hesitation
-Victoria look back
49:16 2 Man Game
-Creating 2v1's
-Slip picks
-Seal pick
-Fight throughs are cue to cut
-Using video to identify things
-Swinging the ball and getting the ball from one side to another
-Defending a 2 man game
1:02:34 Best Box Lacrosse Player of All Time
-Casey Powell
-Couldn't pressure him the same
-Learned box lacrosse
-Learning to suck out other players to open up other players
1:05:00 Jeff Teat and Austin Staats
-Reminder of John Travares
-Did it the right way
-Made scoring look easy
-Involving others in the offense
-Off ball player
-18 Year old playing in the Mann Cup


