Phil-lacrosse-ophy Podcast

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 Recru

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 & Pr

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 recruitin

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

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 l

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

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  -Look

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

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

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  -Run

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  -Need

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 c

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 -Gettin

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

Mike Boyle - Founder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning  02:41 What the Complete Youth Training System is All About  -How do you train a kid? -It's easy to talk about something when your skins not in the game  -Inventing NFL combine training  -NHL fastest skater competition  -The worry of getting hurt  -Timing shorter segments  -Record. Rank. Publish. -Different measurements  -Using the "flying 10" -The difference of being faster  -Using data to improve athletically -Only competing against the timer  -Factoring in body weight  -Focusing on power outputs -Velocity based training  -Correlation between competing against players and injuries  -Low quantity, High quality -"Minimum effective dose" 28:25 Exercises and Walk Through  -Roll out/stretch  -Speed drills/dynamic warm up  -Ployometreics and med ball throws  -Jump and or Hop  -Repeat 3 times  -Warm up sprints  -Timed sprints  -Timing  -3 minutes of sprints  -Efficiency is key -Elite female numbers  -The effectiveness of 20 yard movements  35:31 Agil

Colleen Magarity - Runs HHH Lacrosse, Former Colorado Coach, 3x National Champion and All American, WPLL Player 01:07 "Recruiting is a Crapshoot"-Why the fall is especially bad -The disparity between teams -You can't control much as a player-Impact of referees -Being assertive  06:39 How Do You Choose a Club?-Gut feeling with the coaching staff -Versatility is key -Playing in the right tournaments -Have the right connections to colleges-Major tournaments to be in -Staying the course of development over time -The importance of advocacy and how it works-Debunking advocate myths  15:14 Managing Assertiveness In a Club -Capitalizing on opportunities you do get -Focus on the little things and let the bigger things unfold-The importance of "right now"-Second waves of interest  17:59 Old School vs New School Club Lacrosse-Different styles of play being introduced-The translation from high school to college -The importance of IQ-The occurrence of zone defenses-Recruiting middies vs defensemen -Development in lacrosse

Ty Xanders - Inside Lacrosse's Director of Recruiting & High School Content  01:01 Class of 2021 Recruiting -Focused on this summer-first class through the entire cycle of the new rules-Best thing that could happen for the sport-Numbers of recruits breakdown -5 stars setting the process-Always surprising -Service academies advantage -Breakdown of different schools  07:43 Schools Leading the Way-Air Force - 10-Johns Hopkins, Brown, Maryland - 9-Changes in class sizes from the past -Differences for IVY Leagues -Sizes of recruiting classes-Total spots available for D1 players- 800-1,000-Spots available everywhere 13:05 Evaluating Rosters and Getting to Know Kids in the Process as a Player-Seeing a player multiple times -Developing a strategy -Smaller sample size-More talent than ever-Fall is more important than it has been -How it changes in the comping spring -The slow of recruiting during the season -Timeline to keep in mind for 2021's 21:45 What The Changes Will Do To Schools at the Bottom of the Food Chain -