Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 60 - Greg Cannella Head Coach at UMass - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Greg Cannella - Head Coach at UMass and Very Decorated D1 Men's Lacrosse Coach 

00:56 Coach Cannella's Journey 
-Following suit to his Dad 
-Older brothers as big mentors 
-Tony Seamen as a high school coach 
-Starting at University of Maryland 
-Learning to play within a system 
-Making the transition to UMass 

08:46 UMass Playing Days 
-The personnel of the team 
-The "White" defense 
-Some of the less known players who people should
-"The Hill"
-Stories of playing on The Hill
-Throwing oranges while playing Syracuse 

17:01 Making to Move To Coaching 
-Starting at Stoney Brook 
-Learning to want to coach 
-Growing the grass roots of the program 
-Learning the nuances of coaching 
-Jumping at the job at UMass 
-Coaching some great players
-1993 UMass vs Yale game

22:10 Becoming a New Head Coach In 1995 at UMass
-Sitting down and analyzing roster to configure a plan 
-Run and gun team 
-Playing disciplined on defense 
-Scripting portions of games
-The effect on recruiting to be a slower paced team 
-The change to becoming more of a fast paced team 
-Progressing to becoming more aggressive on defense
-The use of no rules drills 
-"Snidely look"
-Breaking the 10 man ride 

33:53 2006 Team and the Run They Made
-Started with Doc Schneider
-Jack Reed on defense
-Facing off with a pole 
-Contributions from other players they hadn't before 
-The ups and downs from the year 
-Playing Cornell in the first round 
-Playing Hofstra in the Quarter Final in overtime 
-Playing the great group of the Maryland team 
-Going to the National Championship
-Why Virginia was so good that year 
-The model of leadership of that team 
-Not drinking during the season 

47:11 Where  UMass is at With Building Team Culture 
-Ever evolving 
-Willingness to find people to be apart of it
-The team embraces itself 
-Being able to use the dining facilities to bring in the young guys 
-Fostering an inclusive group

51:14 Player Development 
-Shooting 
-Off-ball play 
-Focusing on footwork and technique 
-Footwork is key defensively 
-The use of small groups and individual practices
-Use of speed training 
-How do skills translate
-Teaching decision making 
-Allowing players to play with what they are taught in a free
environment 
-The translation of basketball 
-Translation from wrestling 
-How Box Lacrosse helps 

1:05:37 Recruiting at UMass
-Quality character 
-Toughness is a key
-Speed is a key 
-Size is negotiable 
-Attack: be able to play off the ball 
-Defense: Agility, strength, and meanness 
-Ability to be apart of a group
-Doc decides the goalies 
-The theme of working hard
-Watching video of recruits
-Seeing the good and the bad in live showcases

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