The Fred Opie Show

Super 7: Principles to Grow, Win With People, And Be More Creative by Fred Opie read for you by Fred Opie copy right 2018, available now online or where books are sold. Chapter 1, Evaluation and Failure Chapter 2, Communication Chapter 3, Planning Chapter 4, Preparation Chapter 5, Management Chapter 6, Learning Styles Chapter 7, Leveraging Technology Conclusion

Devin Arkison (Devo) Arkison started his lacrosse journey in Summit, New Jersey where he earned All-America honors as a high school player. He played on to state championship teams at Summit high school and was named New Jersey player of the year as a senior. He went on to be a 3-time All-American defenseman at Hobart College where he played on 4 Dave Urick coached Division III National Championsh...

I grew up in New York’s Hudson Valley near the United States military academy at West Point and a steady diet of Hall Famer Dick Edel coached Army lacrosse teams. I had the opportunity to sit down with two of West Points all-time best, goalie José Olivero and defenseman Bob Henry who both grew up on Long Island. Jose earned second-team All-American behind Hopkins Hall of Famer Mike Federico. Bob e...

Reading and Listening to books is fundamental to personal growth. Whatever is not growing is dying. Host Fred Opie is a confessed athlete turned author and Babson College professor. He shares his list of suggested books on coaching, parenting, marriage, personal growth, and building wealth which shape the themes he talks about with guests on the show. He also provides book summaries to help make y...

(This is an abridged edition of an earlier interview) ALL-USA Coach of the Year Bryan Kelly has been the Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Calvert Hall College in Suburban Baltimore since 1996. He is a 5 Time Coach of the Year '96, '03, '12, '17, and '18. Coached the Cardinals to 4 MIAA Championships '03, '12, '17, and '18 . He was an All-American Defenseman at The University of North Carolina where...

Syd “the squid” Abernethy gained his nickname for his patented head and shoulder fake at the attack position that allowed him to blow by defensemen and score bunches of points during his lacrosse career. A lot of young players today of all stripes know nothing about him. I witnessed his game first hand and I think his story is important for serious fans and students of the game. A tall well-built...

Learn how the fastest growing sport in the United States is spreading across the African continent and how you can support making lacrosse an Olympic sport. Host Fred Opie gets an update on the Uganda Lacrosse initiative from Matt Holman and Frank Kelly. But first Fred talks about why some student athletes flunk out of school and about how to start a collegiate club lacrosse team at your school. F...

Set in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this show starts out with a great Paul Wehrum story about playing lacrosse at Cortland State and the dream of getting a custom made wooden stick his senior year in college. From the story comes questions such as what are the various meanings of the traditional wooden lacrosse stick? How to natives of the Americas vs Euro-Americans view the stick. Who invented...

Host Fred Opie interviews IMG Academy and Iroquois National Team Coach Mark Burnam AKA Red. A native of the city of Syracuse, he talks about the 1980 Henninger High School New York State Championship team he played on, playing for and now coaching the Iroquois National team, IMG Academy, and he shares lessons from his post 50 view on life. Fred and Mark where college teams at Syracuse University....

Rick Sowell the head lacrosse coach at the United States Naval Academy talks about his time serving as an assistant coach under Hall of Fame Coach Dave Urick and Urickisms and provides great career advice for young coaches. But first Fred’s response to questions from listeners: Jayson, what’s appropriate to teach U 11 athletes about a settled offense? Byron, when do I put my child on a more compet...

Today’s Fred Opie show was recorded at the McDonogh School in Owing Mills, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. Coach Andy Hilgartner invited me to come and speak to several groups at the high school. I spoke at FCA huddle, Sankofa (BSU type organization), a history class, and ended with a lunch time Fred Opie Show with the McDonogh girl’s and boy’s varsity lacrosse teams. Both team are outstanding; t...

Today we look at the lacrosse journey of Syracuse lacrosse Alum Greg Tarbell (1961-2018) Tarbell is a member of the Akwesasne, NJCAA, and Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fames. He played on several Iroquois National Teams. Special thanks to Greg’s teammates and opponents Jim Booth, Mark Burnham, Guy Van Arsdale, Tim Clark, Guy, Jeff Goldberg, and Syracuse Lacrosse Coach John Desko who contributed valuabl...

Host Fred Opie interviews George Mason Head Lacrosse coach Jessy Morgan. The Baltimore native played collegiate lacrosse at the University of Virginia (UVA)Morgan spent four seasons as an assistant coach at UVA before becoming the head lacrosse coach at Howard University (2009 and 2010). In 2014 coach Morgan entered the McDonogh School Hall of Fame. She talks about her decision to attend UVA, coac...

Trevor Tierney is a two-time US national team lacrosse goalie. He won two national championships at Princeton where he played for his father, All of Famer Bill Tierney. Trevor earned All-American honors, and a national goalie of the year recognition. He played professional field and box lacrosse and he is served as an assistant coach at the University of Denver for his father. As you will hear, Tr...

Nation United (NU) Director of Recruiting and Head Coach Troy Kemp played lacrosse and football at Colgate University. Kemp is the Founder and Director of the National Center for Development of Boys. He talks about NU’s mission to change the face of lacrosse and his favorite books on raising boys and more. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook....

How do you develop confidence? Why do Hopkins lacrosse alum hold Freddy Smith in such high regard? Why we consider some people great? Host Fred Opie interviews Hall of Famer Larry Quinn a.k.a. The Door. These two former teammates talk about Quinn’s incredible confidence, Levittown Memorial High School on Long Island, officials visits, decision to attend Johns Hopkins University where he won two na...

Host Fred Opie interviews Hobart and Henniger lacrosse alum Tim Clark who shares a remarkable story of how he and three others rookies played on the 1980 New York State class A boys lacrosse championship team for Coach Tom Acee with just four months of lacrosse under their belts. Clark also talks about his official visits and playing for Hall of Famer Dave Urick at Hobart. He also shares how his o...

Host Fred Opie speaks with Hall of Famer Bill Beroza. A Roanoke College All American Goalie and former US national team captain, a Hempstead, New York native, Beroza is the head lacrosse coach for the Israeli National Team. He talks about serving on the US national team selection committee, what player needs to do to make the final cut, how he became the Israeli national team coach, and shares les...

It’s football season! Some of the top college lacrosse coaches that have spoken to on this show have talked about how much they love to recruit multisport athletes! Today Fred speaks with Hise Gibson who played collegiate football at the United States Military Academy at West Point. A native of Texas he is a husband, father, and an active duty Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army who is cu...

Host Fred Opie speaks with Cornell and Calvert Hall alum Frank Kelly. Kelly is the visionary and man behind the highly successful FCA lacrosse ministry. Frank was the first lacrosse player I met who like me made a decision during college to make the Lord Jesus Christ look good on and off the field. Kelly would go on to found the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). He talks about the early year...

Host Fred Opie interviews father and son Ed and Chazz Woodson. Ed played football and lacrosse at Middlebury College and Chazz played lacrosse at Brown University and his brother Bryce played at The Ohio State University. Ed shares why after serving as faculty member and coach at a boarding school, why he believes they are the best preparation for college for students and student athletes. In the...

Host Fred Opie interviews Cornell University All-American Aaron Jones about his recruiting experience, college choice, and adjusting to attending a predominately white school for the first time in his life. See the related links below. About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many...

Host Fred Opie interviews the fame Thompson brothers of lacrosse. They met up at the NCAA final four in Foxboro Massachusetts Memorial Day weekend to talk about the new movie Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation released on May 26. The movie includes cameos by former Vice President Al Gore, Hall of famers Jim Brown and Oren Lyons and coach Bill Belichick. It’s a documentary that looks at the struggle of...

Host Fred Opie speaks with Maryland Midfielder Isaiah Davis-Allen at just after Maryland's semifinal victory. Alan talks about his team's previous trips to the final as runner ups, the Terps team culture, eating to win and hydrating as well as his postgraduate plans.

Don McPherson is a native of Long Island. He was an outstanding Quarterback at Syracuse University where he came in second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1987. Don is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Today he speaks on college campus about violence against women. He is the father of two daughters who is raising on Long Island. Fred ask him about his youth sports experience, being a...