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Meet Aleš Golob, a passionate lacrosse fan who is doing everything he can to grow the game of lacrosse in Slovenia. A former swimmer, Aleš found the game later in life and took to it like a sponge to water. Slovenia is an absolutely stunning country in eastern Europe known for its vast mountain ranges to the north and beautiful beaches to the south. Ales encourages people to come visit the country and enjoy all that it has to offer. Lacrosse is in its infancy in Slovenia with less than 100 players in the country, but those who do play are extremely passionate. The primary focus of the countries players is field lacrosse at the moment. Aleš credits foreign coaches for coming to Slovenia and spreading their knowledge and passion for the game. International fame and prestige isn’t an immediate goal for the players in Slovenia, they play simply because they enjoy it. This isn’t to say they don’t want to win as bad as everyone else in Europe, they just don’t mind focusing on fun. If all goes well you sho

On the second leg of Going Offsides goes overseas, we discuss lacrosse in Denmark. Meet James Robertson (@jnrobbo) an Australian transplanted into Denmark. James explains his ties to lacrosse in Australia, how he ended up in Denmark, and the state of lacrosse in Denmark. The history of Denmark lacrosse has seen phases of tremendous growth and retraction. In its current state James estimates that there are maybe 50 people playing lacrosse in the country at any given time. Lacrosse in Denmark is as much about the game as it is about friendship. James mentions how big the social impact of the local lacrosse clubs can be. What in the heck is a Fighting Pastry? When you take a fighting dane, and you add a pastry, you get a fighting pastry, but there’s much more to this story, listen to today’s episode to hear the full story. The Road to Worlds The World Championships are the pinnacle of the international game for our sport, however with the number of teams globally increasing each year, teams must qualify for a ch

Episode 11 begins our exploration of lacrosse in other lands and the first international guest is Jake Silberlicht, captain of the Israel field and box national teams, coach, and game grower. Jake gives a background on the game's growth in Israel as well as a lay of the land. After playing at Hobart, Jake moved to Israel, joined the IDF and helped launch the program. This man lives and breathes Israel Lacrosse. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

In Episode 10 of Going Offsides, we’re joined by Hutton Jackson of PLT to talk offseason trade options, the draft, box lacrosse, and wrap up the PLL Championship. We also look at the major differences in the corporate structures around the MLL and PLL, as well what the heck Atlas are going to do with the first overall pick in next years draft. Will we see the first pick traded, will Chaos use Ward and Fields as trade bait? Could Brodie be on the move? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

Meet Miles Silva, a West Point graduate and professional lacrosse player in the MLL for the Denver Outlaws. In today's episode of Going Offsides, Nick and Ryan learn more about what Army Lacrosse is all about, how Coach Joe Alberici runs a successful program, and the unique hurdles servicemen have to overcome to achieve their goals in sport. Silva was essentially born to play Army Lacrosse. Despite his family’s best efforts to convince him otherwise, he knew Army was the only place for him. With both parents having attended West Point themselves, they wanted to make sure that Silva had come to the decision to attend on his own. A bit of a late-bloomer in college, Silva really hit the scene during his junior year. In 2019, he collected 30 ground balls and buried 39 goals. Silva followed up with a team-high 22 tallies and 15 ground balls in 2020, only to have the season cut short by coronavirus lockdowns in March. Despite being one of the nation's top players as a senior, his future in professional lacrosse was

Episode 8 hosts Ryan and Nick discuss The World Games decision to exclude the Iroquois Nationals from their event. They explain the process leading up to the decision, why the decision probably occurred, and how to remedy the situation. Later on the show, they discuss how the PLL Championship Series is going thus far, how that compared to the previous week's MLL tournament, and the new players making news in the league. Finally, the duo talk about Matt Gaudet and his style of play, the future of the MLL, and the peculiar choice to use a new ball in the MLL tournament. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

On Episode 7 Nick and Ryan discuss the current MLL tournament-style event and how nice it's been to have lacrosse back. Not only do the hosts discuss the results of the pro games thus far, but they dig deeper into the league standings and talk about the disparity between the top and bottom teams. Going into the weekend the make their predictions for the remaining games leading up to what seems to be an inevitable Outlaws-Bayhawks championship rematch. To end the show, the two discuss their own rosters for the All-MLL team. The hosts compile a team of former MLL players who they enjoyed watching. Listen in to the show to hear why some of these picks were made. The criteria was three attack, three defense, three middies, one goalie and one face-off specialist. Both could agree that their Reg Dunlop Award can go to no one but Gary Gait. Listen to learn what that even means. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

Episode six of the Going Offsides podcast features Hope College Men’s Lacrosse Coach Mike Schanhals. Coach Schanhals has been with the program since 2005 and has lead the team from an unaffiliated club, to the MCLA, and more recently to NCAA Division III in 2013. In his time at Hope College, he was able to bring the team to an NCAA tournament in 2019 and has been able to do so while teaching full-time. Within the episode we discuss the history of Hope College lacrosse, how the program has evolved over time, and how he has been able to balance having what appears to be two full-time jobs. In addition to his everyday experience, he briefly mentions his time as a coach before Hope, his experience winning multiple high school state championships, and how he witnessed the great American movie American Pie take place in Michigan. Players and coaches alike will appreciate Mike’s great passion for not only the game, but also his passion for life outside of lacrosse. Stay tuned for more great interviews by Nick and Ry

Ryan and Nick sit down with Garrett Wimberly, former college lacrosse coach turned lacrosse product developer to discuss his role in the development of the True Sports Lacrosse brand and products. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

Episode four begins with Ryan and Nick discussing their favorites to win the various college championships, along with teams at each level poised to shock the lacrosse landscape. Later in the episode, former Detroit Titan and Ohio Machine face-off specialist Brandon Davenport gives his insight to the face off rule changes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

This week we sit down with Jack Smith of Lawrence Tech University and talk about his experience in the NAIA and what fall ball might look like. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

Co-Host Ryan Kuhn sits down with newly minted Brevard College Men's Lacrosse Coach Darry Thornton to discuss his new position, his experiences and views on diversity in the game, and what can be done to move the game forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

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Season 2 picks up right where we left off in Season 1!I've been sitting on these recordings to try and find a way to use them in the lead up to Memorial Day Weekend 2020. Once COVID-19 squashed the lacrosse season, I lost track of how I would release the clips. So, alas, this week we bring it back to Championship Weekend 2019 to celebrate the NCAA Lacrosse Championships and the many reasons they're great.While on site last year, we recorded a series of short interviews with a few different people who were at Lincoln Financial Field to take in the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships. Hear from former players, fans, and media over what draws them to lacrosse's biggest event each year.Let's go back to Philly!Hosted by Ryan Conwell.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

On this week's edition of Lacrosse Classified, we speak to the all-time NLL leader in coaching victories, Derek Keenan of the Saskatchewan Rush. We talk about the Rush's home woes and away hot streak this past season, whether a contract extension is in the cards and who he believes is the Rush player that doesn't get the accolades that they should.We also get our first two teams into the final four in Stampede Tack's #WhoYaGott in two terribly tight battles only enhanced by two teams pushing the vote and we set our matches up for the other two spots in the final four. In our G Wilson Construction's Under Review, we discuss whether fighting still belongs in the NLL.As always a huge thank you to our sponsors, Associated Labels and Packaging, the Vancouver Warriors, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction. Remember to use the discount codes laxclass20 at stampede.ca and lacrosseclassified20 at pvl.com for 20% off your order with both companies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy

On this week's edition of Lacrosse Classified, we speak with MVP candidate Mitch Jones of the Vancouver Warriors. Jones is a player who really upped his game this year despite the team being outside the playoff race. We talk about life in self-isolation with his roommate Logan Schuss, his time spent playing NCAA hockey and how that developed his lacrosse game, his take on the Warriors season and his ventures outside the game of lacrosse.As always we play Stampede Tack's #WhoYaGott where we are down to the Elite 8 in the greatest box lacrosse team of all time and in our G Wilson Construction's Under Review, we discuss which team we see on a potential downslide and which team could be on it way up the standings in the next few years.As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction. Oh yeah, don't forget to visit Stampede.ca and use the promo code laxclass20 for 20% off your order and g

On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified. We speak with Glenn Clark, head coach of Team Canada and the New England Black Wolves who were sitting in first place in the NLL when the regular season was halted. We discuss the emergence of Doug Jamieson, the prowless of Callum Crawford, the development of Joe Nardella’s defensive game and how the Black Wolves continue to prepare in the event the playoffs do occur this season.Evan and Jake also discuss who they would hand their regular season awards to in Quick Sticks. In G Wilson Construction’s Under Review, we discuss just how long certain leagues could wait until they would have to cancel their seasons. And we finish things off with another round of Stampede Tack’s #WhoYaGott where we are into the Sweet 16 round for the 1990’s and pre-1990’s.As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out info

On this week's edition of Lacrosse Classified, Jake & Evan discuss the end of the regular season in the NLL and potential playoff scenarios and in Stampede Tack's Who We Had, we have another battle that goes down to a single vote.Our guest this week is Mike Poulin, goaltender for the Georgia Swarm and Team Canada. We discuss his recent videos on Twitter with his kids and his goalie gear competition, his training regiment during this downtime, the performance of the Swarm so far this season and why goaltenders' statistics have improved so much this year.We then head into G Wilson Construction's Under Review where we discuss what the shortened season means for players' contracts. As always we have quick sticks and Stampede Tack's #WhoYaGott, where we head into the Sweet 16 in the greatest box lacrosse team of all time.As always a big thank you to our partners, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction and don't forget to go to pvl.com a

On this week's edition of Lacrosse Classified, we get an update on the Vancouver Warriors from their GM Dan Richardson, and a recap on the season that was, including the signing of Brett Mydske. We chat about a number of players who started to show promise during the season and making a first round selection for the franchise in for the first time in several years.We also catch up with lacrosse historian Steve Holroyd who assisted us on the pre-1990's bracket of Stampede Tack's #WhoYaGott greatest box lacrosse team of all time. We talk everything from a 1945 Vancouver Burrards team that won the Mann Cup, to a 60's dynasty at the Minto Cup in the Oshawa Green Gaels, to champions of the early renditions of the NLL prior to the current league.Finally, we come back to the G Wilson Construction Under Review segment and discuss the multitude of "player lists" that players can be assigned to along with what each one means.As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Stampede Tack, G Wilson

Joel Feld, EVP of Broadcast & Content at the National Lacrosse League, joins Jake and Evan on this episode seventy-three of the Lacrosse Classified podcast. We hope you enjoy!As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction and Associated Labels and Packaging. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message