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Paul Carcaterra: On this, our 2nd podcast episode, ADVNC Founder & CEO Chris Rotelli welcomes Paul Carcaterra to the show.Paul is one of the most well known and respected people in the entire sport of lacrosse. He has been one of ESPN's top lacrosse analysts and sideline reporters since 2010. He is also a sideline reporter for ESPN's college football coverage.He played lacrosse at Syracuse, and helped lead the Orange to a National Title in 1995.Paul is also the founder of Maverik Showtime Lacrosse, one of the top college recruiting showcases in America. Chris and Paul discuss a variety of topics including:- How Paul came to love the game of lacrosse- Paul's time at Syracuse in the midst of their unprecedented run of 22 straight Final Fours- Paul's broadcasting career- The growth lacrosse has enjoyed over the past decade- A preview of the 2019 college lacrosse season amid the new rule changes - Paul's advice for young players who want to play at the college level See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-o

Today on the show we have Matt Abbott.Matt’s a graduate of Syracuse University where he was a two-time All-American. Third-team as a Junior, and first-team as a Senior. His senior year, as team co-captain Syracuse, won the 2008 national championship. That year, Matt was also a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist.He was a member of the Team USA in 2014, and 2018. He now plays in the MLL for the Chesapeake Bayhawks.Matt was a former teammate of mine at Syracuse. It was great to catch up with him. We got a chance to talk about how he thought about choosing the right school, controlling what you can, overcoming an off year and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

Here we are again, did you think we would stop? Nope, just getting started. This is a "mini" episode with current UMass Midfielder/Attacker Cassidy Doster (#16). She's in the midst of senior year fall ball, but when we recorded this episode Cassidy was wrapping up an epic summer in California. Coaching, living the lax dream, and counting down the days until her return to the west coast, Cassidy gives us a taste of current life as a D1 laxer and what her team is hungry for in the year ahead.On this episode we talk about:1. Why California is so great! And Cassidy's take on west coast lax (hint: it's legit).2. The impact lacrosse has had on her, both as an athlete and where it's taken her in life.3. The importance of taking risks and having a lot of fun, but also being safe, where helmets, kids! Oh, we also mention helmets for women's lacrosse.4. Getting recruited from a small town.5. NCAA tournament appearances and a devastating loss to the University of Richmond.6. How her teammates keep each other in check.7

Today on the show we have Myles Jones.Myles is a graduate of Duke University. At Duke, he was a second-team all-American his sophomore year, and a first-team all-American his Junior and Senior year. He also won the Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award for the Nations top Midfielder as a Junior and Senior. He also won two national championships during his time at Duke.Myles was selected first overall in the 2016 MLL draft by the Atlanta Blaze. He now plays for the Chesapeake Bayhawks and is a two-time MLL All-Star.This is the first time I’ve spoken with Myles. I learned a lot about him during our call and I appreciate the way he approaches playing the game. We got to talk about how he thinks improving weaknesses and becoming a well-rounded player, how he developed as a leader, his training routine, and much more.The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to impr

At this point, Trevor needs no introduction. Anyone who’s a lacrosse fan knows who he is. He’s a graduate of Denver University. A four-time All-American at the Face-off X. The big east mid-fielder of the year as a sophomore. He was a two time tewaraarton trophy finalist.He currently plays in the MLL for the Boston Cannons, and is competing in July for team USA in Israel.I’ve never met Trevor in person but his passion for the sport come across when you talk to him. In this interview we got a chance to talk about how he was recruited to play for Denver, what he focuses on throughout the season, his workout routine on the field and in the gym - and much more.The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check ou

Hey Hey! Here it is, the second half of the conversation with the amazing, fearless, dare I say tenacious Trenna Hill. On this Part Deux of the episode we dive into Trenna's time playing at Syracuse, Native American culture, how women's lacrosse fits into all of that, and finally Trenna's film debut!If you haven't listened to Part 1 with Trenna, I highly suggest you do that first before you press play. On this episode we talk about:1. Why going to Syracuse was important to her2. Playing at Syracuse for legendary Gary Gait3. What's next for Native American girls and sports4. Education in the Native American culture5. The intersectionality of identity Trenna has experienced6. Why her Masters in Higher Education is so important7. How she decided to uproot and head to California8. How she ended up in a feature film about lacrosse!Trenna grew up in upstate New York, played at Syracuse (2014), played in the 2007 and 2013 world cup with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) National team. She recently completed her Master's

On the 1st episode of the ADVNC Lacrosse Podcast, ADVNC CEO & Founder Chris Rotelli welcomes Mikie Schlosser to the show.Mikie is an ADVNC Alum and is currently the ADVNC Tahoe Region Director. He was a captain at the University of Michigan, and recently won his first MLL Championship as a member of the Denver Outlaws. Schlosser is also a member of the NLL's San Diego Seals.Rotelli & Schlosser discuss Mikie's upbringing in the NorCal Lacrosse scene, and track his evolution as a player to his current status as a champion at the MLL level. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

Today on the show we have Marcus Holman.Marcus is a graduate of North Carolina. He currently plays lacrosse for the Ohio Machine. He's a member of Team USA and will compete in the World Games in Israel this summer.Marcus is from Baltimore, MD. He played lacrosse at Gilman High School. At UNC he was Rookie of the Year in 2010 and twice All ACC. He was a two time All-American, and a 2 time Tewaaraton Award nominee. At one point, he held UNC’s all-time scoring record until 2015 where he was passed by Joey Sankey.He’s an MLL All-Star and two time member of team USA. He currently hold the records for most goals in a single MLL game with 11.Today on the show we got a chance to talk about his time as a young player in high school, his time at UNC, how he mentally prepares for games, and much much more.The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve thems

We are baa-acck! With another juicy episode of Outside the Eight. This is Part 1 of a two episodes with the amazing, fearless, dare I say tenacious Trenna Hill. Prepare to get schooled on a few things including what it means to grow up playing lacrosse as a Native American girl, a breakdown of the Creator's Game, persevering through a lot of tough stuff, and creating avenues for future generations of female lacrosse players. The conversation with Trenna was so good we had to break it into two. On this episode we talk about:1. Growing up on Onondaga Reservation2. What the Creator's Game is all about3. Picking up a (non wooden) lacrosse stick as a young girl4. Experiencing ridicule and bullying just by doing something you love5. The intersectionality a half Native American half Non Native woman experiences6. The pronunciation of some words that are tough to say7. A brief history of both men and women's lacrosse8. Why you should stay tuned for next week's Part 2 of the conversation!Trenna grew up in upstate New

This episode stars Northwestern University newest Women's Lacrosse Hall of Fame member, Taylor Thornton (2013)! An athlete and an actress Taylor brings us the real juice on what it means to be an national champion, being resilient through adversity, and living your dream on and off the field. Taylor Thornton had an incredible career at Northwestern and is now playing in the WPLL for the Baltimore Brave. Originally from Dallas this tennis player turned lacrosse super star has made a name for herself in the lacrosse world and beyond.In this episode we cover:1. Entering Northwestern and earning respect.2. Her experience being an Tewaaraton Nominee.3. Diversity in lacrosse and importance of being role model.4. How putting her stick down for awhile helped regain her passion.5. The WPLL inaugural season and her heartbreaking absence from the championship game! 6. Life in LA and staying in shape post college7. Her new favorite stick!8. Exuding confidence always and staying true to yourself to achieve your goals.Let

On this episode of Outside the Eight we cover A LOT with the fearless Maddy Morrissey who played women's lacrosse at Duke and graduated in 2014. She's now living on the west coast and coaching full time for many programs across Los Angeles. She's a fierce competitor, passionate coach, and wants to instill the heart of the game with everyone she meets. We cover:1. Maddy's recruiting story.2. Duke lacrosse and the program head coach Kerstin Kimel has built.3. What it means to be 'in the zone' as an athlete.4. Differences she sees between west coast and east coast lacrosse.5. Harlem lacrosse and her journey with the girls she's impacted.6. What she wants to instill in the girls she coaches, including the importance of embracing each other's 'weird' and being confident on and off the field.7. A few of the new rules of lacrosse in the WPLL and new mesh sticks!8. FINALLY, the story behind the name of this podcast!Let me know what you think, you can email cassie@laxallstars.com and RATE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE (you c

Hello and welcome to Lacrosse All Stars newest podcast: Outside the Eight. We are excited to launch this podcast because it will be primarily focusing on interviews and conversations about women's lacrosse. All in an effort to grow the game, know the game, and share stories that go beyond the field.Our goals are to make it FUN, VERSATILE, and FOR EVERYONE. You don't have to play women's lacrosse to enjoy this podcast, I suggest you try it for yourself and find out. This pilot episode brings together three former Saint Mary's of CA Gaels (2013) to talk about their college lacrosse experience, contributing to the growth of the game on the west coast, and why we are starting this podcast! We recorded this podcast before we had decided on the title "Outside the 8" so you will have to wait until episode 2 to find out about that! Let me know what you think, you can email cassie@laxallstars.com and RATE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE (you can do this on Soundcloud or the podcast app on your phone). We'll be adding episodes

This week we have Jesse McNulty, Manager of Lacrosse Analytics for the Atlanta Blaze of the MLL.Jesse is someone who is relatively new to the sport of lacrosse, be he has quickly seen his involvement in the sport steadily increase. As the Manager of Lacrosse Analytics for Atlanta, he leads the very talented and experienced team of analysts who are on the forefront of bringing quantitative decision making into lacrosse.The field of sports analytics is very young and has plenty of opportunity ahead of it. But with youth also comes misunderstanding. Jesse helps explain what analytics is, and what it isn't. They go far beyond just looking at your basic box scores and help drive decisions throughout the Blaze organization. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

This week we have Artie West, Executive Director of Charm City Lacrosse We met Artie back in January at LaxCon, where there was plenty of discussion around diversity in the sport of lacrosse. Charm City is almost always mentioned in these types of conversations, so we explore what that means to her in her role leading that organization. More importantly, we hear her perspective on how women's lacrosse is also very underrepresented when discussion of equality and inclusion take place. Full read: know-the-game-podcast-ep-4-artie-west See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message

Today on the show we have the Head Coach of the University of Albany Men’s Lacrosse team, Scott Marr. Coach Marr is on his 18th season as head coach of Albany. During his time at Albany Coach Marr has coached two Tewaarton Winners, 29 All-Americans, 6 Tewaarton Finalists, and 8 America East Players of the Year.In 2017, Albany’s offense ranked as high as #4 in the nation for the second straight year. Albany is currently the 2 seed in the 2018 NCAA tournament. They play Richmond on Saturday in the first round.Coach Marr is a graduate from Johns Hopkins. He started his coaching career at Delaware. He then moved on to be the assistant coach for Dick Edell at Maryland for six years before moving on to the Head Coaching job at Albany.Whether Coach Marr knows it or not he had a major impact on my lacrosse career when I was a camper at Maryland Lacrosse camp. During out talk we had the opportunity to talk about his entire coaching career, how empathy and compassion play an important role for him, and who transformed

This week's episode is with Kevin Rice of the Atlanta Blaze. Kevin is a former Syracuse Lacrosse player who is now in his fourth MLL season. Kevin shares how he was able to go from a small high school as a player who did not specialize in lacrosse into working his way onto the field as a starting attack. As a senior, he worked his way to winning the award for the nation's top attackman, the same year Lyle Thompson won the Tewaaraton as an attackman in Albany.He shares his thoughts on the MLL compared to the NCAA in terms of pace, coaching, and how fun it is for spectators by comparing his experience as a player in both systems. On a personal level, while in the MLL, he also suffered a major injury for the first time as a player and describes how he worked his way back from it.Kevin also has just completed law school and discusses why he chose a more traditional career path instead of going fully into lacrosse right away. We hope you enjoy the conversation and learn a little more about the game from a player's

Today on the show we have Tom Palasek. Tom is from Rocky Point High School where he holds the record for points and assists. He's graduate from Syracuse University. He played at both Johns Hopkins and Syracuse. Today, he plays in the MLL for the Atlanta Blaze.He’s an MLL All-Star and he was part of the 2015 New York Lizards MLL Championship team.I played with Tom for a few games on the Long Island Lizards. Tom is not only a great teammate, he’s also a great guy to be around as you’ll hear in this interview.Today we got a chance to talk about how he made a huge jump in his playing ability. How other sports have translated into his lacrosse game, how he developing mental and physical toughness, how kids should think about finding the right college, and much much more.The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure

Joe Yevoli was fortunate enough to get to pick the brain of legendary lacrosse mind, Coach Bill Tierney.Just incase you’re not familiar, Coach T has earned himself a spot on the Mt. Rushmore of lacrosse coaches. From ’88 to ’09 he served as the skipper for the historic Princeton Tigers before relocating to Denver, Colorado to uncover the potential of the DU Pioneers and lacrosse in the West.Coach Bill Tierney was a 2x All-American and a winner of the USILA National Championship as a player before winning 6 National titles as a coach. All this, and so much more, earned himself in multiple lacrosse hall of fames including the US Lacrosse HOF in Baltimore, MD.In this episode Joe talks to Coach Bill Tierney about things like how he got started with coaching, who he modeled his coaching style after, and how he developed the Princeton Defense.What more of an introduction do you need? Listen for yourself!The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse

Today on the show Joe talks to Brett Bucktooth. Brett is a graduate of Syracuse University. He was Joe's teammate in 2006 when he was a second team All-American.Brett went on to play in the MLL for the Boston Canon and Rochester Rattlers. He was all-Star in the NLL for the Buffalo Bandits and New England Black Wolves.For Brett, Lacrosse runs in his blood. On this episode they talk about how lacrosse runs in his family, the lesson his dad taught him, and how he earned a playing spot on Syracuse.The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps

Coach Moran is on his second season as the Head Coach of UMBC Men’s Lacrosse. He started off his coaching career at Navy Prep. From there he moved back to his alma-mater as the offensive coordinator at Maryland. HIs offense averaged 11 goals / game over his 6 year period. His next move was to Loyola where in 2016 his offense average 12 goals / game. In June of 2016 he took over at UMBC for Coach Zimmerman after 23 years.Joe Yevoli spoke with Coach Moran two days before their victory over an undefeated and #1 ranked, Albany. During the call they talked about how he handled coaching the Navy Prep team by himself. What he learned his first few years at Maryland. And how he’s approaching his new challenge at UMBC.Here’s Joe's interview with Coach Moran. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lax-all-stars/message