47 min
Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 12 - High Point Head Coach Jon Torpey Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast
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Jon Torpey - High Point Head Coach
00:31 Background on Coach Torpey
-Calvert Hall Alum
-Went to Ohio State
-First coaching an Denison
-Moved on to Goucher College with Kyle Hannon
-University at Denver with Jamie himself
-Dartmouth
-Started up High Point Lacrosse program
-What it's like at High Point University
02:47 Mentors for Coach Torpey
-Parents and family
-All of the coaches he played for and coached with
-How to find mentors and leverage their knowledge
-Learning from the rest of the coaching staff
-Using technology
-The learning part of being a coach
10:51 Pressure Defense and the Shot Clock
-Playing with the new rules
-Could the rules change?
-Figuring out a style for each team to use
14:05 New Rules and the Transition Game
-Unsure exactly how it will change the transition game for teams
-Unsure how they will affect things until teams get a chance to start playing
-20 second clearing clock will help the ride
-2 way middies or will the substitution game stay similar
-Far less riding in the MLL
-Riding works better earlier in the season and against lower level teams
-Sub games while reading transition
22:03 The Dive
-High Point guys are fired up
-Opens up a lot of real estate underneath
-Defense will have to get their hands on their man sooner
-Goalies don't know yet how to play it
23:29 Building a Culture
-Finding an identity
-Buy in from the parents
-Finding players who won't waiver from the culture
-Bought in group of people
-The whole program from players to staff to even janitors are bought in
-Turned an 0-6 start to a season to a regular season conference championship
-Main goal is to make good people, then hopefully help you professionally, then lacrosse
31:43 Player Development
-Addiction to helping people get better and seeing that
-Keep the game simple
-Technique work
-Getting to the middle of the field on offense
-Protect the middle of the field on defense
33:55 Advice to High School Players and Parents on Being Skilled enough
-Use video
-Great club programs
-Find goof high school coaches
-College prospect camps
-Surround yourself with elite level people
35:42 How important is video to developing players and how to leverage it?
-Filming practice and studying it
-Absolutely need it
-You might think one thing when it is really another thing
-Different perspectives
-One on one filming and then use it for instantaneous feedback
-Use video as a way to lead
-Great to use on an individual basis
-Breaks down things to be crystal clear
-Get someone who can break things down at a high level
42:06 The Year Ahead for High Point and Players
-Asher Nolting, Tewaaraton Nominee as a freshman last year
-Holes to fill from last year
-Could have one of the best goalies in the country this year
-Face off game is getting better
-Midfield has a lot of depth
-Hard riding attackman
-Defensive midfield is deep and tested
-Defensively will be interesting to see
Jon Torpey - High Point Head Coach
00:31 Background on Coach Torpey
-Calvert Hall Alum
-Went to Ohio State
-First coaching an Denison
-Moved on to Goucher College with Kyle Hannon
-University at Denver with Jamie himself
-Dartmouth
-Started up High Point Lacrosse program
-What it's like at High Point University
02:47 Mentors for Coach Torpey
-Parents and family
-All of the coaches he played for and coached with
-How to find mentors and leverage their knowledge
-Learning from the rest of the coaching staff
-Using technology
-The learning part of being a coach
10:51 Pressure Defense and the Shot Clock
-Playing with the new rules
-Could the rules change?
-Figuring out a style for each team to use
14:05 New Rules and the Transition Game
-Unsure exactly how it will change the transition game for teams
-Unsure how they will affect things until teams get a chance to start playing
-20 second clearing clock will help the ride
-2 way middies or will the substitution game stay similar
-Far less riding in the MLL
-Riding works better earlier in the season and against lower level teams
-Sub games while reading transition
22:03 The Dive
-High Point guys are fired up
-Opens up a lot of real estate underneath
-Defense will have to get their hands on their man sooner
-Goalies don't know yet how to play it
23:29 Building a Culture
-Finding an identity
-Buy in from the parents
-Finding players who won't waiver from the culture
-Bought in group of people
-The whole program from players to staff to even janitors are bought in
-Turned an 0-6 start to a season to a regular season conference championship
-Main goal is to make good people, then hopefully help you professionally, then lacrosse
31:43 Player Development
-Addiction to helping people get better and seeing that
-Keep the game simple
-Technique work
-Getting to the middle of the field on offense
-Protect the middle of the field on defense
33:55 Advice to High School Players and Parents on Being Skilled enough
-Use video
-Great club programs
-Find goof high school coaches
-College prospect camps
-Surround yourself with elite level people
35:42 How important is video to developing players and how to leverage it?
-Filming practice and studying it
-Absolutely need it
-You might think one thing when it is really another thing
-Different perspectives
-One on one filming and then use it for instantaneous feedback
-Use video as a way to lead
-Great to use on an individual basis
-Breaks down things to be crystal clear
-Get someone who can break things down at a high level
42:06 The Year Ahead for High Point and Players
-Asher Nolting, Tewaaraton Nominee as a freshman last year
-Holes to fill from last year
-Could have one of the best goalies in the country this year
-Face off game is getting better
-Midfield has a lot of depth
-Hard riding attackman
-Defensive midfield is deep and tested
-Defensively will be interesting to see
47 min