Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 39 - Towson Head Coach Shawn Nadelen - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Shawn Nadelen - Head Coach at Towson University

01:03 Switching Gears for the Next Go Around
-Getting past the sting of this year
-Upcoming recruiting
-Family time

03:46 Coach Nadelen's Journey
-Growing up in Rochester NY
-His brothers influence
-Getting recruited to Johns Hopkins
-Learning defensive intricacies
-Playing for Coach Pietramala
-Coach Haas and his impact

18:24 Inside Look at Princeton at the End of Their Best Years and Others
-Learning from that coaching staff
-Three years of learning
-Casey Powell at the time and the tough matchup
-Being a player while your coaching
-Learning from so many different head coaches
-The impact Coach Dave Huntley had on Coach Nadelen

31:55 Coach Tony Seaman
-The perspective he had
-Learning how to work with young men
-Some of his innovations

37:10 Learning Curve Derived from Players Coach Nadelen Played With
-Learning from the older guys at the beginning of college
-Offensive players telling you how to be a better defender
-Learning off ball defense
-Days all the way back to the Empire State Games

40:23 Defensive Philosophy
-Running 3 different defenses (2 crease defenses and a zone)
-Different theories on how to play
-V-holds vs no v-holds

46:22 Player Development
-Investing in player development is going to pay the biggest dividends
-Different models to support more of it
-Position specific work
-The two way street between plans and players

54:00 The Use of Film
-Assuring there is video of every practice, and that it gets watched
-Challenge of teaching guys how to watch film
-Film review of yourself as well as opponents
-Learning THE game and YOUR game
-Breaking down goalies
-The scout teams use of film
-Noticing the need to dodge physically in film

1:04:41 Recruiting
-No drastic changes in how to recruit with shot clock era
-Identifying lacrosse IQ
-Trying to be more dynamic at the midfield

1:12:15 Evaluating Lacrosse IQ in Defensemen
-Bring it up in conversation with coaches and recruits
-Asking the right questions to figure out IQ before making decisions
-Off ball movements
-Ability to process changes with every pass
-Communication is key

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