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In this third and final installment of our discussion with two DIII Coaches of the Year, Steve Koudelka of Lynchburg and Brandon Childs of York, we round out our interview series with several intriguing questions.  We start off hearing what exactly these two highly successful coaches look for when they are recruiting student-athletes for their programs. They review what skills, levels of athletici...

In this second installment, of our three part interview series, with two DIII Coaches of the Year, Steve Koudelka and Brandon Childs, we get into brass tacks regarding college lacrosse recruiting.  Coach Koudelka describes how his opinions were formed over many years by lacrosse greats such as Dom Starsia and Dave Urick. He also elaborates by describing a key age for players to really hone their s...

Our first guest, Steve Koudelka, established the Lynchburg men's lacrosse program as a national powerhouse in his nearly three decades on the Hornets’ sidelines. Since his arrival prior to the 1997 season, he has recorded an overall record of 337-145, including 24 winning seasons. Lynchburg has advanced to the NCAA tournament 16 times with our guest at the helm and he has hoisted the Old Domi...

This is the third and final installment of our interview series with Coaches Gerry and Steve Byrne. In this episode Steve describes what it was like, after graduating from UVA, to play for the famous North Hempstead Lacrosse Club for Harvey Cohen. A team that Steve states “Was always 2nd banana to the Long Island Lacrosse Club,” and how one season they banded together and beat them to win a Long I...

We’re excited to release our second installment of our three part interview series with coaches and brothers, Gerry and Steve Byrne. Gerry Byrne is the head coach at Harvard and his brother Steve was selected as one the top players in ACC history as a 3X All American defenseman for UVA and gold medalist for Team USA back in 1986.  In this episode, Steve describes what it was like for him as a fres...

We’re so excited to release our interview with coaches and brothers, Gerry and Steve Byrne. The pair, along with their older brother and parents, grew up in Levittown, NY on Long Island with their older brother and parents in the nineteen seventies and early nineteen eighties. Steve, older than Gerry by five years, states in his understated, tongue in cheek manner, that he attended the local publi...

In this third and final installment of our interview series these two lacrosse legends discuss how their twenty year relationship, which started back in 2004 when the two coached together at Stony Brook, has culminated in Kevin Cassese electing to join head coach Lars Tiffany as the associate head coach at the University of Virginia for the 2024 season and beyond. Coach Cassese discusses one of th...

In this interview these two lacrosse legends, Lars Tiffany & Kevin Cassese, discuss how their twenty year relationship started back in 2004 when the two coached together at Stony Brook. They describe how their bond has grown stronger as the years have passed, culminating in Cassese electing to join head coach Lars Tiffany as the associate head coach at the University of Virginia for the 2024 s...

Hello everyone! We’re so glad to be back and so glad you are joining us for Season II of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast!  Due to popular demand we have put together a Patreon Page for the show. This will allow those interested in supporting our efforts to get exclusive access to unedited interviews, BIG discounts on JML online courses (which now include a defensemen course taught by UVA head coach...

We’re very excited to bring you our final episode of our first season of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast! Over our first forty episodes we’ve learned a lot from our guests; some of the biggest names in the game and we hope you have too.  For this next series we wanted to shift gears so we've put together a number of the most humorous and surprising answers we received from our guests this year....

We’re very excited to bring you our final episodes of our first season of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast! Over our first forty episodes we’ve learned a lot from our guests; some of the biggest names in the game and we hope you have too.  For this next series we wanted to shift gears so we've put together a number of the most humorous and surprising answers we received from our guests this year...

We’re very excited to bring you our final episodes of our first season of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast! Over our first forty episodes we’ve certainly learned a lot from our guests; some of the biggest names in the game and we hope you have too.  For this next series we wanted to shift gears so we've put together a number of the most humorous and surprising answers we received from our guests...

In this third and final installment of our three part interview series with 4 X Syracuse All American, Ric Beardsley we listen as Ric describes what the competition was like out on his collegiate practice field. With Attackman of the Year winners to contend with, year after year, you can rest assured there was no rest for the weary.  Our co-hosts, Ron Dalgliesh and Jay McMahon also inquire about h...

In this second installment of our three part interview series with four time Syracuse All American, Ric Beardsley, we hear of three fundamental keys that he teaches all defenders at his private clinics. Co-host Jay McMahon also weighs in on what he considers the three keys for all offensive players in the game of lacrosse when prompted by co-host Ron “The Big Dawg” Dalgleish. Ric also shares a set...

In our final interview of our inaugural season we had the pleasure of sitting down with the legendary Syracuse defenseman Ric Beardsley! Ric was a two time high school All American, won gold for the U19 USA Team, and was a four time collegiate All American. Following graduation he founded a lacrosse skills training business that he continues to run to this day. Over the years he has helped many bo...

In this second installment of our two part interview with Dartmouth Head Coach Sean Kirwan and his Offensive Coordinator Mikey Herring we hear of what Coach Kirwan considers the special sauce of Championship teams. And Coach Kirwan, who’s won a DIII title with Tufts as a player and another as a Coach and who’s Coached two teams who lost in the DI semi-finals both in OT as well as coaching two Virg...

In this first installment our two part interview with Dartmouth head coach Sean Kirwan and his offensive coordinator Mikey Herring we start with their beginnings in the great game of lacrosse. Next, we hear of how their high school lacrosse experiences shaped and guided their goals of playing college lacrosse..  Coach Kirwan gives terrific insight into how his time playing and coaching for Tufts,...

In this third and final installment of our three part interview series with special guests, National Lacrosse League Commissioner, Brett Frood and his college roommate, USILA Goalie of the Year, MLL Player of the Year, and Professional Lacrosse Hall of Famer, Greg Cattrano, we listen as the Commish describes what his first year at the helm of the NLL was like.  He describes his visits to the vario...

In this second installment of our three part interview series with special guests, National Lacrosse League Commissioner, Brett Frood and his college roommate, USILA Goalie of the Year, MLL Player of the Year, and Professional Lacrosse Hall of Famer, Greg Cattrano, we delve into the early beginnings of professional lacrosse, hear first hand accounts of what the scene was like back then in the late...

We have two very exciting guests on the show: Commissioner of the NLL, Brett Frood & recent inductee into the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Greg Cattrano.  Brett hails from Elbridge, NY where he was a multisport athlete. After High School he enrolled and played his college lacrosse at Brown. During his time on College Hill, he helped the Bears win two Ivy League Championships and earn th...

It is college lacrosse recruiting season! So many questions arise when facing this daunting time of year.  When should you first contact a DI, DII, or DIII coach? When should you send your introductory email and what should you say or not say? How do you put together your fist highlight tape and what do you include? Should parents get involved? If so, when and to what degree? Rest assured, we’ve g...

Outside of USA Lacrosse CEO, Marc Riccio, over our twenty eight episodes, we have interviewed coaches almost exclusively. But this time around we’re switching gears and interviewing two exceptional players from the collegiate and professional ranks: Dylan Molloy and Larken Kemp! Molly, who plays in the PLL for the Atlas Lacrosse Club, was the 2016 Tewaaraton winner, leading Division 1 lacrosse in...

Outside of USA Lacrosse CEO, Marc Riccio,  over our twenty eight episodes, we have interviewed coaches almost exclusively. But this time around we’re switching gears and interviewing two exceptional players from the collegiate and professional ranks: Dylan Molloy and Larken Kemp! Molly, who plays in the PLL for the Atlas Lacrosse Club, was the 2016 Tewaaraton winner, leading Division 1 lacrosse in...

Outside of USA Lacrosse CEO, Marc Riccio,  over our twenty eight episodes, we have interviewed coaches almost exclusively. But this time around we’re switching gears and interviewing two exceptional players from the collegiate and professional ranks: Dylan Molloy and Larken Kemp! Molly, who plays in the PLL for the Atlas Lacrosse Club, was the 2016 Tewaaraton winner, leading Division 1 lacrosse in...

We are excited to release our second and final portion of our interview with the Executive Director of Harlem Lacrosse-Boston, Pat Cronin and Coach Sam Jackson! In this episode we review the history and success of the program (see description below) as well as discuss the partnership Sam Jackson, a Brown '92, lacrosse alum, has formed with the organization at the suggestion of Coach Dom Stars...