Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 67 - Farfield Head Coach Andrew Baxter - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Andrew Baxter - Head Coach at Fairfield University 

00:58 The Journey For Coach Baxter
-Growing up in Rochester NY
-8th grade 
-Reconnecting with past mentors
-Transferring schools in college
-Springfield legends coaching in college now
-Coach Bugby 
-Connecting to the coaching world
-Experiences at Colgate 
-Favorite camps from back in the day
-The 5 years at Drexel
-The beginning of building the pairs offense

29:46 Coaching With Old Teammate Nick Myers at Ohio State and Transitioning to Yale
-The support from the wife
-Taking a step professionally 
-Learning to build a program
-Coaching with Nick Myers
-Learning to be thoughtful
-Evaluating options for a time by stepping away from the game
-Being reached out to by Coach Shay at Yale
-First few years at Yale
-Why Andy Shay is successful
-Developing men 
-Less is more
-Players accountability 

41:49 Building Culture 
-Worrying about the "how" instead of the "what"
-It means something to get through practices
-What the little things in practice should look like 
-How well you mobilize your team is an indicator of the structure of the program
-Using the film to address the "what"
-Managing change 
-Utilizing the mental side of the game
-Recruiting culture-Working on culture

52:50 Style of Play Philosophy 
-Building on fluidity on two way play
-Want to play fast 
-Breaking down the 6v6 play in the league 
-Really playing two way middies
-The evolution of it all

58:18 Defensive Philosophy 
-Finishing your play 
-Going from on ball to off ball and visa versa
-Transitioning roles within a possession 
-Efficiency is key 
-Practicing communication 
-Teaching decision making
-Using rules within drills to encourage things 
-Parameter scrimmages

1:07:08 Offensive Philosophy
-Early offense
-Take advantage of two way middies
-Very simple
-Focusing on ball movement 
-Operating a lot out of the 22 set 
-2 man game
-Why 2 man game is effective 

1:11:41 Player Development Philosophy 
-Using individual periods
-Using small groups and station work
-Individual skill development is key
-Starting with an individual experience in the spring 
-Teaching dodging
-The footwork of different dodges
-Teaching shooting 

1:22:53 Recruiting Philosophy
-School recruits itself
-New facilities 
-Looking for core principles
-Talking to their advocates
-Skilled athletic attackmen as the unicorn 
-Playing both ways in the midfield
-Face-off guys 
-Multi-sport athletes-Recruiting box players and Canadians 
-What you note in recruiting 
-Evaluating IQ

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