1 hr 6 min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 23 - PLL Chrome Head Coach Dom Starsia Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast
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- Sports
Dom Starsia
00:32 Update on Coach Starsia
-Executive board of Harlem Lacrosse
-Chair of US Lacrosse HOF
-Coaches Organization
-In between coaching situations
-Writing a lot
-Talking to a lot of coaches both men and women teams
-Compelling to write
-Inside Lacrosse and or Lacrosse Magazine
05:01 First Lacrosse Game Experience
-First game coach Starsia ever saw was the one he played in freshman year at Brown University
-First time picking up a stick
-Athletic fit
-Native American roots to the game
-Sense of community in lacrosse
-Rhode Island kids growing up
-Fall of 82' at Brown
13:40 Memories from 91' Brown Hall of Fake Team
-Players from the team
-Unique talent team
-Comeback game against Loyola
-Bye week in the playoffs
-Unfortunate ending
16:27 Developing the Culture and Becoming a Championship Team at Virginia
-Started in the fall of 92'
-Talent
-Had to get back to work
-Beginning of turning things around with a game against Syracuse
-Success stories early with short coming in championships
-Summer of 98'
-Commitments to off the field behavior
-Coaching turning the corner in the 90's
-Coach Bill Tierney at Princeton in the 90's
-Syracuse as a disciplined team
-Key to success: have good players, have environment where they can flourish
27:18 Virginia 2006 Team
-Started in spring of 2005
-Hopkins loss in 2005
-Nothing gets in the way of lacrosse
-Duke scandal took some of the attention off a great season
-Finish season without heavy pressure of the press
-Balance
-Pressure defense philosophy
-Getting over a hump
37:23 Using Pressure to Get Over a Hump
-Says something to your team
-Helped 50/50 games
-Making adjustments
-Be bold
-Triple pole and didn't slide
-Zone in 2011
42:10 Ability to Implement a Zone Defense
-Changes on offense at the same time to more 2 man game
-Lost best defensemen in the middle of the season
-Born out of necessity
-Had the perfect players to do it
-Saved middies by playing zone
-Zone is not a cure all
-Used it selectively going forward
-Unselfish and willing team
48:29 Recruiting Canadians
-Field lacrosse tournament in Toronto
-Boldness in recruiting
-Find people and players who fit and will make you better
-Familiarity with the box game
-Garrett Billings
55:45 How Coach Starsia Looked at Player in Recruiting
-Separate themselves
-Even on your worst day you can still be seen
-Enthusiasm
-Can see the things that will pay off in the next level even if it doesn't happen on the stat sheet
-Body language
-Don't overthink it
-Put your kids in a position to enjoy what they are doing
59:58 Advice to Parents
-Don't overthink the process
-No cookie cutter answer
-It is different for every player
-Let your kid figure out some stuff for themselves
-Worry about being good enough
Dom Starsia
00:32 Update on Coach Starsia
-Executive board of Harlem Lacrosse
-Chair of US Lacrosse HOF
-Coaches Organization
-In between coaching situations
-Writing a lot
-Talking to a lot of coaches both men and women teams
-Compelling to write
-Inside Lacrosse and or Lacrosse Magazine
05:01 First Lacrosse Game Experience
-First game coach Starsia ever saw was the one he played in freshman year at Brown University
-First time picking up a stick
-Athletic fit
-Native American roots to the game
-Sense of community in lacrosse
-Rhode Island kids growing up
-Fall of 82' at Brown
13:40 Memories from 91' Brown Hall of Fake Team
-Players from the team
-Unique talent team
-Comeback game against Loyola
-Bye week in the playoffs
-Unfortunate ending
16:27 Developing the Culture and Becoming a Championship Team at Virginia
-Started in the fall of 92'
-Talent
-Had to get back to work
-Beginning of turning things around with a game against Syracuse
-Success stories early with short coming in championships
-Summer of 98'
-Commitments to off the field behavior
-Coaching turning the corner in the 90's
-Coach Bill Tierney at Princeton in the 90's
-Syracuse as a disciplined team
-Key to success: have good players, have environment where they can flourish
27:18 Virginia 2006 Team
-Started in spring of 2005
-Hopkins loss in 2005
-Nothing gets in the way of lacrosse
-Duke scandal took some of the attention off a great season
-Finish season without heavy pressure of the press
-Balance
-Pressure defense philosophy
-Getting over a hump
37:23 Using Pressure to Get Over a Hump
-Says something to your team
-Helped 50/50 games
-Making adjustments
-Be bold
-Triple pole and didn't slide
-Zone in 2011
42:10 Ability to Implement a Zone Defense
-Changes on offense at the same time to more 2 man game
-Lost best defensemen in the middle of the season
-Born out of necessity
-Had the perfect players to do it
-Saved middies by playing zone
-Zone is not a cure all
-Used it selectively going forward
-Unselfish and willing team
48:29 Recruiting Canadians
-Field lacrosse tournament in Toronto
-Boldness in recruiting
-Find people and players who fit and will make you better
-Familiarity with the box game
-Garrett Billings
55:45 How Coach Starsia Looked at Player in Recruiting
-Separate themselves
-Even on your worst day you can still be seen
-Enthusiasm
-Can see the things that will pay off in the next level even if it doesn't happen on the stat sheet
-Body language
-Don't overthink it
-Put your kids in a position to enjoy what they are doing
59:58 Advice to Parents
-Don't overthink the process
-No cookie cutter answer
-It is different for every player
-Let your kid figure out some stuff for themselves
-Worry about being good enough
1 hr 6 min