Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 17 - Yale Head Coach Andy Shay

Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Andy Shay Yale University 00:30 How winning a National Championship Has Changed Things -Did it the right way, so hopefully no change at all -Was as good as you think it would be -Commitment of players 02:34 How Coach Shay Built the Culture at Yale -Captains pushing the team -Self motivated -Past players impacts -Difference in recruiting -Making a living on guys nobody knows about -Walk on roles 09:31 Emphasis on Strength and Conditioning Philosophy -Great strength coach -Conditioning takes care of itself with the culture -Recruits understand the importance -Size in athletes matter -No running over summers -Bigger and slower in the fall -A lot of leg work in the weightroom -Ben Reeves transformation -Speed and agility work 20:03 Offensive Player Development Philosophy -A lot of time spent on how to practice shooting -Develop power before placement on shots outside 12 yards and on the run -Re-wiring muscle memory -Shoot with arms away to shoot as hard as possible -Teach all different shot angles -Measuring shot speed -Mechanics of shooting -Which foot to shoot off on the run -Mechanics of shooting on the run -Shooting vs finishing -How big is your toolbox? 42:57 New Rules -Big difference is clearing -Really hard to ride -Shot clock is a great idea but 80 seconds is plenty of time -Better game to watch -Sub faster -The dive and how its changing things -Did not let players dive in the fall -Theory of not leaving your feet rule -Change in the way the dive could change defense 48:54 Transition Rules -How the rules came about for Coach Shay -Uneven and transition -1st rule: never let the ball beat you to the cage -2nd rule: if your not covered get covered -3rd rule: if you are covered move it -If you don't follow the rules you won't score -Not relying on talent -Closing window of opportunity -Defense plays "flat"

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