Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 19 - Calvert Hall HS Head Coach Bryan Kelly Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Bryan Kelly Head Coach at Calvert Hall HS

00:30 Background As a Player and Coach
-Followed brother path to lacrosse
-Good youth coaches
-Fundamental defense
-Went to Calvert Hall
-Players BK played with
-U19 Team USA
-Class of 91 at North Carolina
-Stories with the Gates
-Coaching career at Calvert Hall
-Coach Torpey

09:44 Last Year and Coach Dave Huntley
-Coaching Coach Kelly's kids
-"Let's Hunt 18"
-Coach Huntleys intro at Calvert Hall
-Building things around peoples skill sets
-Have a meaning for everything
-Intellectual genius
-Scouting stories
-"My strengths are also my biggest weaknesses"
-Love of lacrosse
-JM3 Assessment and coach Huntley's involvement
-Winning the championship

24:55 Playing in the MIAA
-A lot of preparation
-Like the parody of the NFL
-Prepares players for the next level
-Start practice in February
-Not a lot of off season practice
-Playing indoor in the winter
-A lot of weight room work
-Lacrosse in Baltimore

32:27 How to Continue "Sharpening My Saw"
-Watch and study college coaches
-Learning from other coaches
-Watching film
-Learning from womans drills
-Read and react
-Using basketball
-Learn how to read a defense
-Learning from Bobby Knight
-"Punch the door open" on picks

50:00 National Championship x's and o's
-2 man game
-Mirror play
-Double threat dodging
-Ben Reeves play

55:03 Recruiting
-Hit singles
-Play smart and hard and let the game develop
-Try to do too much
-Are you a good teammate?
-Looking at the parents
-Play for an audience of one
-You can get recruited on your worst day
-Off ball play
-Efficiency
-Freedom to fail