Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

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Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast with Stu Armstrong, The Talent Equation

I started listening to Talent Equation Podcasts several years ago and have found Stu Armstrong's guests to be some of the most impactful I've ever come across.  Since Stu and I both have a podcast, we sort of interviewed each other to set the stage and then just had what Stu called a "Coaches Jam Session" of sorts.

This is one of the few podcasts that I've done...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

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High Performance Thought Leader Erik Korum

In this podcast, I have a fascinating conversation with High Performance Thought Leader Dr. Erik Korem. Below is a quote from Erik High Performance:

Korem was the first High Performance coach in the USA and has spent his career working with college, pro, and olympic athletes.  Dr Korem has a PHD in how sleep...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

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2man Game Reads: No Switch The "D" Goes Under

One of the most important parts of great two man game is understanding how the defense is playing you and taking advantage of it.  The defense can switch, stay or double and if they stay, they can go under or over the pick.  Today we will focus on what to do if the defense goes under the pick on...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Michigan Head Coach Kevin Conry joined me for a podcast this week which will be posted later this weekend / early next week!  It was a great lacrosse conversation!  We chatted about summer recruiting, PLL Lacrosse, and then took a deep dive into how Michigan uses analytics and data to make the best possible decisions.  Coach Conry and I talk 2man games, defending 2man games, how he uses Free Play to encourage competitiveness and creativity,  and much more!

Coach Conry on College Lacrosse Recruiting

Below is a video excerpt from the podcast where we discuss the way the Wolverines use both in person and video to do their due diligence on players...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

Podcast This Week

Mike Murphy, Head Coach UPenn

In this podcast, I talk to Coach Murphy about how excited he is for the return of Penn Lacrosse after not competing since early 2020.  They had one of the best teams in the nation and were coming off a heartbreaking 2019 quarterfinal loss to eventual champion Yale. Penn was a top 10 team in 2020 before the pandemic set in, and he's poised to get the Quakers back up to the top of the rankings in 2022.

Despite the fact Penn couldn't compete in 2021, Murph was excited that his team made huge improvements in many areas of team and individual skills AND had fun.   The Penn staff creating a highly...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Pete Milliman, Head Coach Johns Hopkins

In the first podcast of season 4, I talk to Johns Hopkins Head Coach Pete Milliman about his lacrosse journey from growing up in Rochester, NY to becoming the head coach at Johns Hopkins last year. Milliman also discusses his offensive philosophies, what Hopkins likes to do on the defensive side of the ball, as well as what he looks for in recruits!

One of the most interesting parts of the conversation was before the podcast officially started when we were talking about Jeff Teat.  Coach Milliman described him as like a "Bounce back" that made the offense go by simply moving the ball to someone else as much or...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

 Chaos Offense

I love watching PLL games and i'm pumped about my favorite team The PLL Chaos winning their quarterfinal game vs Archers.  Head Coach Andy Towers has made a move to a full Canadian line up on offense with the exception of Mac O'Keefe, who plays like a Canadian and played Jr A Box Lacrosse in Orangeville, Ontario.  Simultaneously, AT has prioritized "Team first guys" which is creating the type of chemistry you need in order to come away with favorable results when the competition is at its highest and the margin for winning or losing is razor thin.   

Here's why I think AT's Canadian Line up combined with "Team first...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

Thank You Mikey Thompson!

For the last few months I have taken a sabbatical from writing this blog and I want to thank Christopher Newport Head Coach Mikey Thompson for filling in every Saturday and keeping the great content flowing!  Mikey brings an incredible perspective and thoughtfulness to JM3 Sports and his expertise in and passion for sports psychology and mindfulness has had a massive impact JM3 Athletes, and readers of this blog!  

Chase Fraser Insane Hard Pump / Face Dodge

Last night I was watching the Chaos - Archers game and I saw one of the most insane plays!  Chase Fraser caught a pass from Wes Berg with an approaching defender...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

DRILL | 4 Corner GBO

This drill is as simple as it gets! Ground Ball Offense (GBO) is one of the most fundamental parts of the game and this drill is a great way to rep moving the ball twice off the ground. Pick it up, move it, and move it again!

It is not only critical that the player scooping the GB moves it right away, but we need the two outlets to hustle into his vision and communicate. This allows us to facilitate the ball to the backside just as we do in 6 v 6 offense after drawing a slide.

Mindset Skill of the Week | Two Dogs 

"Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all of the time. When asked which...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis!

DRILL | 1 v 1 + Picker

This drill is one of the best ways I have found to teach 2 Man concepts! Both the dodger and picker learn how to read the defender and attack accordingly. Here are the basic reads we are looking for: 

If the defender goes UNDER the pick:

• Shoot if you are within range
• Hesitate in the pocket (the space provided by the defender by going under the pick) and have the picker reset the pick closer to the net. 
• DO NOT put your head down and run full speed only to be met by the defender on the other side. 

If the defender goes OVER the pick:

• Invite him over the top using your double threat posture. 
• Turn the corner around the pick just...