Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 38 - Jacksonville Head Coach and PLL Goalie John Galloway - a podcast by Jamie Munro

John Galloway - Head Coach at Jacksonville and PLL Goalie

01:08 Coaching Journey
-Growing up in the West Genesee Program and character lessons
-Feeder program in middle school
-Mentor coaches and coach Messere
-Playing on a 5x5 Net
-Value of training for defenders with a short stick
-Typical Practice at West Genesee
-Working the stick skill fundamentals
-'West Genney' drill's origination

08:39 Going from West Genesee to Syracuse
-Kevin Donahue
-Art over science
-Well rounded mindset
-Secret sauce at SU
-Kevin Donahue's impact and versatility
-Coach Desko and his impact

16:06 Going to Duke as a Assistant Coach
-Learning how to coach and break game down
-Outside the box ideas
-Coach Danowski and his well rounded approach
-Coach Caputo and the lasting impression he leaves
-Drilling fundamentals in a new way

23:24 Experience at Providence
-Baptism under fire time
-Coach Gabrielli and his impact
-Best way to learn to be creative

25:07 The Big Break as the Head Coach at Jacksonville
-Drinking from a fire hose
-Coaching the 'Jacksonville way'
-Identity over culture
-How to build identity with the team
-Instilling things outside of lacrosse that will translate on the field
-Impact from playing days and lessons learned from being coached
-Being vulnerable in the locker room

32:06 Philosophy on Player Development
-'Duval Hour' - optional individual session
-Tuesday competition days
-Eliminating the word 'Hardo'

37:07 Rule Changes Impact on the Year
-Changes the shot clock has had from a coaches perspective
-New way to watch film
-20 second windows
-Learning to go off script
-Penn State's offense evolving
-Different ways of doing things

43:20 The PLL Expierence
-Getting to know Paul as a entrepreneur
-Exciting product
-The team make up

47:32 Recruiting Philosophy and Advice
-Fitting in the scheme of what the team needs
-Recruiting hard playing players
-Recruiting smaller defensemen with attitude
-No geographic exclusivity
-Skill set offensively
-Finding and evaluating off ball players

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