Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 32 - Navy Head Coach Ricky Sowell - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Ricky Sowell Navy Head Coach

00:30 Intro
-Coach Sowell's resume
-Days spent between Jamie and Coach Sowell
-RV stop in Annapolis

03:07 Coach Sowell's Journey
-Grew up in upstate New York
-3 Sport Athlete (Football, Basketball, Baseball) growing up
-How he started playing lacrosse
-Playing with a "shlong" (short - long stick)
-Moving around positions
-Being in shape and focusing on fundamentals
-Football influence
-Journey in college
-Playing at Washington College
-Got into coaching by helping at Washington
-Journey coaching
-Coach Dave Urick and his impact
-Players coach

25:05 Coaching at Dartmouth, St. Johns, Stoney Brook
-Dartmouth was a graveyard for coaches at the time
-New facilities had an impact
-Experienced all big 5 moments in a mans life in one year
-Recruits at that time
-The persistence at St. Johns
-Different AD's at St. Johns
-Network at Stoney Brook
-Opportunity to coach at USNA

36:16 Coaching at the Naval Academy
-Being apart of something special
-How impressive it is to go to an institution like that and compete at a high level
-1 of 3 people who has taken 3 teams to the NCAA tournament
-1 of very few to win tournament games with multiple programs
-Winning the NCAA tournament in 2016 vs Yale
-Taking advantage of time you do get
-Players from the 2016 team

47:47 141 Set and How it Plays into Coach Sowell's Offensive Philosophy
-Fundamentals
-Concepts more than set ways
-Shot selection is key
-Ability to dodge from all spots on the field
-Attacking the middle of the field
-Using 141 to get into other sets
-Emphasis on 2 man game
-"Slide" dodging

57:28 Ways Coach Sowell Sharpens his Saw
-Talking with coaches
-Knowing the greats helps and picking their brains
-Learning from box lacrosse
-Learning from everyone
-Getting stuff done and having fun
-Learning from your players and their reactions

1:06:46 Recruiting and Becoming What Coaches are Looking for
-Multi sport athletes
-Work ethic
-Being an athlete
-Showcases are not the end all be all
-New rules help
-Learning from outside resources
-Leveraging pick up games

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