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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 pa ...
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The College Crosse crew (mainly Ryan McDonnell, Safe Fekadu, Jake Nazar, and sometimes Adam Epstein) break down the world of college lacrosse. Plus memes, running gags, pop culture references that fly over Ryan's head, Jake's rants, and much much more. But mostly the lacrosse analysis. Subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/TheCrosseCommission for even more exclusive content and podcasts, and follow us on Twitter @College_Crosse and @TheCrosseComm
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In a special Thanksgiving episode, Jake, Ryan, and Safe take your questions and answer them! Plus Maryland's in need of an offensive coordinator, the PLL has locations set, some more interesting schedules dropped, and a little game of underrated/overrated with holidays. Subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommission, where …
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As has become an annual tradition, IL CEO Terry Foy sits down with Premier Lacrosse League Co-Founder and President Paul Rabil to reflect on 2023 and look ahead to the league and the sport's future. They discuss the inaugural Championship Series, the World Lacrosse Championship and the :32-second shot clock before transitioning to the home city ann…
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On today's episode the fellas give their immediate reactions to the PLL's announcement of the 8 new home locations for the 2024 season. We talk about the Waterdogs coming home to Philly, some of the best locations, some of the worst, and which fanbases got snubbed the hardest.By The Crease Dive
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Scott Marr concluded his 23rd season as UAlbany's head coach in 2023. The only coach hired in the Division I era at the University at Albany, Marr, a six-time America East Coach of the Year, has coached the Great Danes to nine America East Tournament titles, 10 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and six NCAA Tournament victories. Following 2023, he…
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Sean Kirwan joined the Dartmouth men's lacrosse program in June of 2023. Kirwan spent the last seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at Virginia, where he helped lead the Cavaliers to national championships in 2019 and 2021, along with three Final Four appearances and a pair of ACC titles. Under Kirwan, the Virginia offense ranked among the to…
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Andrew Stimmel is in his fifth season as head men's lacrosse coach at Marquette in 2023-24 and was named the second head coach in Marquette University men's lacrosse history on June 14, 2019. Stimmel leads an experienced squad returning for the 2024 season, including three-time USILA All-American close defenseman Mason Woodward and three of the mos…
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IL's Matt Kinnear and Terry Foy discuss the news of the LA Hosting Committee recommending lacrosse for inclusion of the 2028 Games. They explain how the process got to this point and tackle the hot-button, including "Why Sixes?" and "What About the Haudenosaunee?" After working through the Olympic news, they discuss Florida State adding women's lac…
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Jake and Ryan chat about two big news happenings this week in lacrosse between Florida State adding women's lacrosse and the 2026 NCAA Championships getting booted by the FIFA World Cup from Foxborough. Plus a little talk about, yes, baseball. Subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommission, where we'll have an exclusive epi…
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PLL Championship MVP Brett Dobson recaps his epic title-winning save and stresses the importance of being prepared for every shooter. The ultimate lax rat, Dobson also discusses his background from the Hill Academy and St. Bonaventure as well as the NLL's Georgia Swarm before divulging what he's learned from Dillon Ward's mentorship and what it's l…
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On this week's episode, the PLL season wrapped up with the Archers winning an unreal game over the Waterdogs in the final. The fellas recap the full PLL championship weekend, and close out the final chapter of the 2023 lacrosse season. Time for a quick break until the college season. Big thanks to everybody for listening along all season. We can't …
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Jake, Ryan, and Safe take a vibe check of the Ivy League in our continuing series, plus take a look at Hopkins' 2024 schedule that kicks off the slow trickle of schedule releases. We also cover the real important things, like how the NFL's taken over everything, debate whether the NBA gets their TV rights in before the bubble bursts, and the hit FX…
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PLL analyst Joe Keegan joins Inside Lacrosse's Dan Kaplan and Kevin Brown to set the stage for the 2023 PLL title game between the defending champion Waterdogs and the high-powered Archers. Can the Waterdogs repeat? Will the Archers become the league's fourth title winner? From comparing overarching storylines to discussing coaching strategies and …
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Inside Lacrosse's Dan Kaplan and Kevin Brown welcome on both PLL championship game head coaches in Waterdogs' Andy Copelan and Archers' Chris Bates. From their thoughts on the underlying storylines with the Waterdogs' repeat bid and the Archers getting over the semifinal hump to explaining different coaching choices throughout the season, this podc…
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Because of his unique perspective on the field as a goalie, Jacksonville coach John Galloway joins IL's Terry Foy for the 13th installment of the "How Recruiting Works" Series and they begin by discussing Galloway's evaluative criteria at each position on the field. From there, they transition into discuss how recruiting is impacted by two of the m…
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The 12th installment of the "How Recruiting Works" series, Boston U coach Ryan Polley joins IL's Terry Foy to discuss the first 11 years of recruiting to the Terriers (and how he managed to find so many good players — hint: he valued hands and didn't concern himself as much with size), how he's had to protect his recruits from being poached (and co…
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Now that the "How Recruiting Works" series has heard from a coach of a team in each of the 10 men's DI lacrosse conferences, IL's Terry Foy opens the doors to coaches from other programs with unique recruiting situations. First up? Harvard and Gerry Byrne. Whether it was how he helped promote the program or his method of talent acquisition while at…
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Vermont head coach Chris Feifs joins for the 10h installment of the series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" Representing an America East program, the series now includes a coach from one of each of the 10 conferences in men's Division I lacrosse. Feifs threw down the gauntlet in preparing for the convers…
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The 2022 PLL Championship MVP Michael Sowers joins the PLL Happy Hour Podcast to talk about the Waterdogs' quest to repeat as league title winners as Matt Kinnear, Dan Kaplan and Kevin Brown set the stage for the Quarterfinal round at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.By Inside Lacrosse Podcasts
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Jake, Ryan, and Safe put a stamp on the summer by sharing their vacation stories and travels. Plus, we take a look at some of our conference vibe checks with a look into how the A10 is feeling themselves and other developments lately in the world of college lacrosse. Be sure to subscribe to us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommissi…
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On today's episode the PLL playoffs are about to get going this weekend in Boston. Before we get into the preview show we talk about the fellas getting scrappy out there, the Atlas crawling their way into the playoffs, and why we need to condense the playoff schedule. Finally we give our picks and previews for the 3 quarterfinal games on Monday.…
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Providence head coach Bob Benson joins for the ninth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" Heading into his second recruiting cycle leading the Friars, Foy starts by (jokingly) confronting Benson on a core aspect of their friendship that is both true and overblown — that bec…
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Drexel coach Brian Voelker joins for the eighth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" Foy starts by asking Voelker whether, among programs that have won an NCAA Tournament game in the last decade, Drexel's recruiting strategy is the biggest outlier. Voelker says yes, and fro…
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Iona coach Chad Surman joins for the seventh installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" The newest program in Division I, Iona is a member of the MAAC located in New Rochelle, N.Y., just north of New York City. Surman explains how he went from Le Moyne to Salisbury to Lehigh to M…
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On this week's episode we are heading into the final week of the PLL regular season. Before things get going, Intern Nestler gives us a quick recap of everything you might have missed from Seattle. Next up, the fellas breakdown the Jackson Morrill trade to the Whipsnakes, and give their thoughts on the end of the season award finalists. Finally, we…
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From Athletes Unlimited: SPARKS, Md. — Goalkeeper Taylor Moreno became the first player in any Athletes Unlimited sport to claim consecutive titles after edging attacker Sam Apuzzo to win the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse title after an exciting finish at USA Lacrosse Headquarters on Sunday afternoon. Moreno, who secured the championship as a ro…
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Bellarmine head coach Andy Whitley joins for the sixth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" Whitley's path to being a Division I head coach was not conventional, nor was it a straight line. He starts by explaining how he get to Louisville, then the conversation turns to Jun…
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High Point head coach Jon Torpey joins for the fifth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" Like the last podcast with Andy Shay, Foy starts by outlining Torpey's background and career stops — Calvert Hall (Md.), Ohio State, Denver and Dartmouth, most prominently — the led to…
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Coming off an MVP-winning season, Trevor Baptiste joined the PLL Happy Hour Podcast with Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown to discuss the new :32 shot clock rule and the ripple effects its had on the face-off position this season. Editor's Note: Due to technical difficulties, this podcast is being released late. It was recorded prior the Week 8 acti…
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Yale head coach Andy Shay joins for the fourth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?" As opposed to the "How do you evaluate?" and "How do you communicate?" formats that Foy used with Navy's Joe Amplo, Ohio State's Nick Myers and Virginia's Lars Tiffany, Foy starts by asking …
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Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?" In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing with Virginia head coach Lars Tiffany. From comments like "At Virginia, we…
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On this week's episode we had some big moves in the PLL with a Myles Jones for Romar Dennis player swap, and Dylan Molloy signing with the Atlas. The boys breakdown those trades and signings, and then wrap things up with our picks and previews for week 8 of the season in Denver this weekend.By The Crease Dive
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Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?" In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing with Ohio State head coach Nick Myers. On the eve of his team's trip to It…
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