Phil-lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Minto Cup With Jake Elliot 01:17 Recap on Minto Cup -Two Blowouts early -Jeff Teat 14 point performance -Scoring records in the Minto Cup -Midget Level championships -Brampton Power Play got hot while Coquitlam got 49 penalty minutes in round robin -Okotoks vs Coquitlam in the play in game -Okotoks missing key players -Coquitlam makes the finals vs Brampton 08:06 The Finals Coquitlam Adanacs vs Brampton Excelsiors -Game 1 *40 minutes Brampton Controlled the game *Scored 4 straight goals to start the 3rd period to ride into win *Coquitlam scores with 2.7 seconds left in the game into an empty net -Sparks a lot of shoving and words -Jeff Teat gets escorted off the floor -Game called because only 2.7 seconds in a 2 goal game with constant shoving, crosschecking, etc. -Emotions got the best of many -Match penalty had been issued to both Jeff and Dan Teat with 3 game suspension -Teams agreed before Minto Cup Started that they would not appeal match penalties -Every person has the ri

Jake Elliot 00:29 Background on Jake Elliot -Voice of Jr. and Sr. A Thunder -Voice of WLA -Voice of Vancouver Stealth/ Lacrosse Club -Called more lacrosse games than anyone -Close to 3,000 games called 03:56 How does Jamie's son Colin (an American) find his way up to Coquitlam to play Box Lacrosse? -Jamie played for Boston Blazers while coaching at Yale -Started recruiting Canadians while coaching Denver -Email from Matt Brown started a lot -Started developing players like how Canadians play -Colin went up to St. Katherines to play Pee Wee -Went back West to play Intermediate at 17 -Culture, passion, love of the game around box lacrosse 10:17 Box Lacrosse and Field Lacrosse and their Differences -Two different sports -Different environment, rules, space, net size, etc. -Box players playing field vs field players playing box -Field is a 1v1 game -Box has more 2 man, passing and feeding, and picking game -Off ball game vs isolation game -2 handedness vs playing with one dominant hand -Future of the NLL

Joe Keegan 00:58 Run Down on Money Ball Lacrosse -Wrote the Boston Cannons post game press release -Wanted to bring a new voice -Basketball conversations regarding statistics -Find inefficiencies and efficiencies 03:21 Stats and Video -Trends -Use statistics to identify what to look at in the video 06:41 Lizards vs Rattlers Game and Conclusions on Rob Pannell -How does Pannell shoot in pick and roll vs in the dodge? -Shots taken off two man game showed higher percentages -Stats can highlight the nuances of a players game 10:32 Two Man Game vs Isolation -Two best actions in the MLL are 2 man games on righty wing and lefty wing -2 man game on righty wing is 33.2% -2 man game on lefty wing is 32.7% -Only other actions above 30% are 2 man at x, dodges on left wing, and 2 man up top -Most common actions are actually the worst -Over 3 years 4200 shots from up top -2700 dodges from x -Nothing else has made up more than 1000 looks -Short-stick communication on 2 man game is so critical 17:07 Rochester

Mike Mauboussin 01:25 Backround on Mike -Grew up in Ithaca NY -Soccer, Hockey, and Lacrosse player -Georgetown Lacrosse Alumni -Day job is in Finance as an analyst and strategist -Sports by the numbers -Technology contributions to data analysis 06:34 "The Basic Equation" and Lacrosse Analytics -Gather all data in D1 lacrosse and aggregate them -Average 31.7 possessions a game -Convert 32.7 of those possessions into goals -Average 10.3 goals per game -How to use these numbers to help your team win -Ground balls impact -Teams who win the ground ball battle by 4 or more win the game 70% of the time 11:18 Face-offs Impact -Teams who win a higher % of face-offs has low correlation to winning a game -Streaks are consistent with one player being better than another -Variance (difference between the best and the worst) -Rule changes impact variance 17:53 Impact of Canadians Statistically -Shooting percentage is higher -Average shooting % for Canadians is 34.2% -Average shooting % for Americans is 28

Mark Burnam 00:30 Intro and Background on Mark Burnam -Background on Mark Burnam -IMG Coach -Iraquois National Team Head Coach -14 Championship Rings -New York High School Lacrosse Champion -1983 Syracuse National Champion -2 Minto Cup Championships -2 Man Cup Championships -4 President Championships -1 Founders Championship -Story of crosschecking John Grant SR. in the teeth -Syracuse grad in 1985 14:38 Iroquois National Team and the World Games -Logistics of getting all the guys together -Roster talk -Scarcity of some positions -Scratches from the roster *Zed Williams * Zach Miller 20:14 Native American Players Impact -6 Nations breakdown by the numbers -Small amount of players to choose from -750,000 U.S Players -100,000 Canadian Players -1,500-2,000 Iroquois Players 25:42 How is it that such a small population of players, make up so many World Class Players? -Backyard lacrosse hasn't disappeared on the reservations -No helmets, no gloves, wooden sticks pick up games -Mindset

Kevin Corrigan 00:27 Intro -Coach Corrigan's coaching journey -Coach Corrigan's biggest influences -Notre Dame defense philosophy -Riding and clearing and mentality of riding -Use of video in developing players -Recruiting 03:26 Coach Corrigan's Coaching Journey -30 years expierence -High school coach in Charlottesville -Assistant coach at Notre Dame -Randolph Macon College -Assistant Coach at Virginia -Back to Notre Dame -Always learning -Starting programs then vs. now -Growth of the game 07:59 Coach Corrigan's Biggest Influences -Coach Corrigan's Father -Watch any and all college sports practices -Coach Corrigan's son Will -Jim Addams -Bruce Arena -Egoless Clarity -End of the year tactics -Constant learning -Reading is key -Good to great -The Captain Class by Sam Walker 25:40 Notre Dame Defense Philosophy -Do no harm to yourself -Be fundamental -Defense can be controlled better from year to year -Evolution of Notre Dame Defense -Keep it simple -On the field decisions -Don't have

Lars Tiffany 00:57 Coach Tiffany's path to where he is now -Native American ties -Lafayette School System -Played at Brown University under Dom Starsia -Love for the game -4 Years teaching/coaching in California -Wanted to be Veterinarian -College Lacrosse Coaching path -Jim Stagnita's and other fellow coaches impact 07: 46 Element of Playing Using Defensive Pressure -Mentality -Risk vs. Reward -10 man ride 09:58 Coach Tiffany's Biggest Influences as a Coach -Jim Stagnita - Lacrosse IQ -Dom Starsia - Leadership and Manhood 11:35 How to "Sharpen the Saw" (Continue Learning) -Attack team development -How to play fast -Team dynamic and bonding -Joe Amplo from Marquette -The want to be heard and understood -Study Film -Share information with other coaches -Always be listening 20:29 Defensive Philosophy -Team defense comes full circle -Man to man "own your matchup" idea vs. good help defense -Sliding unconventionally -Reading slides vs. hard fast rules -Give the players the tools to make t

Nick Myers Methods for Developing Leadership and Culture Within a Program: -Period of reflection -Evaluate your staff, captains, and all team members -Survey the team -Player to player AND player to staff -Leadership council communication -Look outward vs. looking inward -Collect Data -Formulate a plan Surveys: -Survey the players to get a full understanding -Use it as constructive feedback instead of complaining -See where there is places to work on -Exposes Blueprint of "The Buckeye Way" -Tim Kite (motivational speaker) came in and spoke -The development of what "The Buckeye Way" means -Core Values -All in -Do your job -Be not me -Outcome chasing -Chase your own goals Evaluating "The Buckeye Way" in Recruiting: -Developing a language -Use consistent evaluations -Look at post goal behaviors -How does the player give/take feedback from BOTH players and coaches? -Coach-ability is key -Player IQ -How to players perform when they aren't comfortable? -Toughness -Two Handed-ness Player Development:

Summer Planning: -Development vs. Exposure -Timeline -Developmental Mentality Middle School Age Group: -College Camps and Relationship Building -Worry about Development more than college exposure -Box Lacrosse and Pick up Games -Use your experts -Sandlot Model Box Lacrosse: -Build IQ and Skills -Teaching/Learning Environment -Touches Ratio -Goal/Goalie Sizes -Shooting Percentage Differences in Canadians vs. Americans -Box vs. Field training Recruiting Process: -Changes over time of recruiting timeline -Now vs Then -Competitiveness in recruiting -Digital/Remote Coaching Revolution -Empire State Games Showcases: -Exciting opportunities to do something special -College coaches love a compilation of great players -Team Play Jeopardy -Rules Every Tryout/Showcase Should Follow Showcase vs. Tryouts vs. Tournaments vs. a Money Grabs -Team Events -Individual Player Events -D3 Showcases -Advantages vs Disadvantages Relationships With Coaches: -Coaches have to know who you are -Contact Coache

Recruiting Check out the complete run down on how recruiting works and all the ins and outs of college lacrosse recruiting, with expert and JM3Sports owner, Jamie Munro. Learn all the logistics about the topic of recruiting and hear about completely tangible plan of attack to get yourself or even one of your players/kids recruited to your dream school. Making a dream come true starts with knowledge and a plan, and thats exactly what we have here!

The very first episode of the Phil-Lacrosse-Ophy Podcast with world class lacrosse mind and JM3Sports owner and analyst, Jamie Munro.