Phil-lacrosse-ophy Podcast

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