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8/18 PLL Happy Hour: Trevor Baptiste on the State of the Face-Off
Aug 18, 2023
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Coming off an MVP-winning season, Trevor Baptiste joined the PLL Happy Hour Podcast with Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown to discuss the new :32 shot clock rule and the ripple effects its had on the face-off position this season. Editor's Note: Due to technical difficulties, this podcast is being released late. It was recorded prior the Week 8 action at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md.
8/17 How Recruiting Works with Yale's Andy Shay
Aug 17, 2023
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Yale head coach Andy Shay joins for the fourth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" As opposed to the "How do you evaluate?" and "How do you communicate?" formats that Foy used with Navy's Joe Amplo, Ohio State's Nick Myers and Virginia's Lars Tiffany, Foy starts by asking Shay how his recruiting has evolved since he arrived in New Haven ahead of the 2004 season. They move through culture-building, admissions standards, emphasizing athletic potential and handling success. They end with how the Yale staff is approaching the Class of 2025; the role that highlight videos and athlete outreach plays, how they build their list and much more.
8/15 How Recruiting Works with Virginia's Lars Tiffany
Aug 15, 2023
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Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?" In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing with Virginia head coach Lars Tiffany. From comments like "At Virginia, we don't lose a lot," to "No. 1 recruits don't come for 30% [of a full scholarship]," Tiffany's candor is on full display. He discusses how unique his summer was, spending two weeks in June in San Diego with the Haudenosaunee Nationals and replacing longtime assistant Sean Kirwan with former Lehigh coach Kevin Cassese, his tendency to track player production, how they juggle players more interested in UVA than the staff is in them and much, much more.
8/10 How Recruiting Works with Ohio State's Nick Myers
Aug 10, 2023
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Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?" In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing with Ohio State head coach Nick Myers. On the eve of his team's trip to Italy, Myers joins to discuss when and how his staff starts to identify the talent in a class, how they balance evaluation vs. communication, how he tries to get to know a prospect and what he thinks is appropriate when the conversation turns to finances, including NIL opportunities.
8/9 Shooting Space with AU Pro's Nicole Levy
Aug 09, 2023
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As the 2023 AU Pro season comes to a close, Official Lax Girl, a.k.a. Tari Kandemiri, talks to Nicole Levy about her time at Syracuse, how she advocated for herself and created an opportunity to play pro, and what it's like suiting up for Athletes Unlimited.
8/8 How Recruiting Works with Navy's Joe Amplo
Aug 08, 2023
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Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?" In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, starting with Navy head coach Joe Amplo. Given the service academy's ability to begin contacting prospective student-athletes on July 1 (as opposed to Sept. 1, like the rest of his colleagues) and his commitments to Team USA in June, Amplo had a unique summer. He talks about his staff's composition, distribution of responsibility and style of evaluating.
7/19 Rules Committee Review with VMI's James Purpura
Jul 19, 2023
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On the eve of the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel's ruling on the Men's Lacrosse Rules Committee's proposal from June, committee member and VMI head coach James Purpura joins IL's Terry Foy to discuss how the committee made the decisions it did regarding replay review and what may come next.
7/14 Mid-Summer Tailgate: Fraught Nature of Breaking Lacrosse News, World Championship Recap
Jul 14, 2023
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It's been six weeks since IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello turned on the microphones, and they're back with an unusual topic (spurred by recent events on Twitter): the fraught nature of breaking lacrosse news. A part on Inside Lacrosse media strategy and a short-lived dabble for Ossello, the duo discusses what they think is the appropriate approach to breaking news. They then pivot to recapping the 2023 World Lacrosse Men's Championship, where Ossello called 19 games and Foy was on-site for seven days. They discuss the U.S. gold medal win over Canada, Austin Staats' star turn, the Japanese team's emergence as a medal contender and an ugly moment at the end of the Japan-England game.
6/21 World Championship Preview: Is Canada the Favorite?
Jun 21, 2023
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On the eve of the beginning of the 2023 World Lacrosse Men's Championship, IL's Matt Kinnear, Kevin Brown and Terry Foy discuss the overriding storyline — what to expect from the United States vs. Canada. The action begins June 21 at 7 p.m. PT, and the question that guides the conversation: Is Canada the favorite? In addition to diving deep into the Americans vs. the Canucks, they analyze the Haudenosaunee, then isolate the meat of the tournament field, including Australia, England, Japan, Israel, Germany, the Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Italy and more.
6/9 PLL Happy Hour: Season Predictions and Hot Takes
Jun 09, 2023
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IL's Kevin Brown and Terry Foy give their season outlooks, plus break down Week 1 and what's to come for Week 2 of the PLL season.
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