Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 33 - Paul Carcaterra of ESPN - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Paul Carcaterra of ESPN

01:25 Yorktown
-"The farm"
-Charlie Murphy Class of 1934
-His story and how he brought lacrosse to Yorktown
-The lacrosse community
-Similar to how the Thompsons and Natives do it
-Different times
-Kids are getting their lacrosse "fix" by playing structured lacrosse
-Using pickup games to try new things and work on things

12:42 Arriving at Syracuse and Playing with Casey Powell
-Yorktown friends
-Roy Simmons Jr. as a coach
-Never being burnt out
-How disciplined the team was
-2 first team all Americans a year on a line
-Casey Powell
-Versatile player
-Powell brothers playing in the backyard

31:45 How Paul Got Into Broadcasting
-Did not study broadcasting in college or Grad school
-Friend suggested him
-First game was Navy vs Army in 2004
-Started studying it because of the rush
-Auditioned and worked with Joe Beninati
-College media guides
-Working other sports
-Interesting all different kinds of fans
-Cutting hair and interviewing people
-Utah interview
-Cutting Dave Pietramala last week
-8 more this year

43:43 Maverick Showtime Backstory and Updates
-The early stages with equipment and apparel
-Acquisition by Bauer Hockey
-Great success story
-Together with Cascade
-Starting Maverick Showtime
-Small numbers
-Never changing the model
-Seeing young players

50:50 The Olympics
-Interesting how it will look
-What are the rules going to be?
-The globalization of the sport
-Provides validity to the game
-Potential rules to make for a good hybrid
-Obtain funding from the countries

56:00 The PLL
-Paul Rabil as a great player and sport contributor
-What they have done in so fast
-Provides good competition
-Challenge and opportunity for the traveling model
-Athletes power and branding
-Denver Pioneer Classic

1:02:42 The Golden Age of Lacrosse and the Beginning of the Season
-Shot clock makes it interesting for the normal fan
-20 seconds to clear the ball is huge
-More up and down
-Shrinking the boxes
-The dive
-Controversial calls so far

1:10:40 Pat Spencer and Jeff Teat
-Comparison to Mikey Powell and Lyle Thompson
-Hanging out with Pat Spencer
-Different style and backround on Pat Spencer
-Jeff Teat as a box player
-Not able to be tolerated being shut off
-John Traveras
-Unreal attack group this year

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