Phil-lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Brodie Merrill - Decorated NLL and MLL Defensemen 02:32 Growing Up and Lacrosse Journey for Brodie -Physical education teachers for parents -Migrating west to Ontario from Quebec -Orangeville and playing lacrosse there -Turning to lacrosse in such a unique environment -How these small programs create such good players -Shane Sanderson as one of Brodies first coaches -Falling short in the 2000 Minto Cup -Journey to Salisbury 15:28 First Picking Up a Pole -Established stick skills before -U19 Team in 1999 had no poles and he stepped up -Gave experience and learned from other defensemen -Doesn't take long and is much easier to learn with a shorter stick first -Randy Staats and Jeff Teat using a pole 22:11 Playing for Coach Urick at Georgetown -Moral compass -Demanded respect without a lot of yelling or demeaning -Father figure of the program 24:38 Professional Career -Close calls for the final 4 in college -Winning cam easy in Baltimore first year in MLL -Players that he played with on tha