AT THE FACE

In Episode 16 we face off with Rob Collinge from The Lacrosse Foundation. Rob has been around the game a long time and its was really enjoyable to hear some of his older stories as well as giving us the low down on what The Lacrosse Foundation has planned for the future.

In this episode we talk all things BUCS and NCAA lacrosse with Cole Palmby. Cole has recently finished a dissertation comparing the two, their strengths and their weaknesses. 
Thanks to Cole for coming on the show and sharing his findings with us. 

This episode we catch up with Matt and Tilly from the Rainbow Rexes lacrosse club. The Rexes burst onto the lacrosse scene in 2018 and although only 3 years old, have managed to achieve more than a lot of lacrosse clubs do in double that time. We discuss inclusion in lacrosse and take a look at what the club has been up to for the last 3 years, not to mention what they have planned for the future.

Episode 13 we bring back two old friends of the show Dave and Sam to discuss Dave's idea that we need a national league. Do we need a national league? is the sport ready for it? take a listen then give your 2 pence on social media.

Today we ask the big man himself Phil Collier what he thinks about the new 6's version of the game we are hoping to show the world.  Some people have openly shared their disgust with the version saying its not lacrosse, others see it as a great opportunity. We talk to Phil to get his take on it. This is the last episode of 2020 and season 1, thanks to everyone for showing their support for the show.

Episode 11 we talk diversity in lacrosse. The BLM movement has made waves this year and sport is playing a big part in making sure people understand the meaning of equality. 
Dave Abini takes a look at the game in the UK and gives us his opinion on how inclusive the sport is.

Special thanks to Dave for doing the episode, I struggled to find people to go on record and represent the BAME community. As soon as I discussed the idea with Dave he was onboard.

I loved every minute of this episode, As a coach I feel goal keepers in lacrosse and probably most other sports get ignored, sounds harsh but they do, and we're all fine with it! Coaches don't know what to do with them, short sticks want to do nothing but pepper them, if they get a warm up they've done well and lets face it once we've given them out 2minutes of goal keeping knowledge were at a bit of a loss of what to do next. 

Will addresses all aspects of the position and then some. I went into this episode really hoping that there was some logic to coaching goalies, that you can take anybody and apply a set of rules or a training regime to them and you can turn them into a shot saver. After talking with Will however i'm starting to realise that goalies are most probably born and not made. Where they're born however is another question! 

Thanks to Will for coming on the show, he's a real unique character and I loved picking his brain and having a chat with him. 

This Episode we catch up with welsh attacking Duo Sophy SOCO Coombes Roberts and Iona Dryden. I loved recording this episode, the girls are full of energy and really do bounce off each other. They had some really interesting answers to my questions and it was great to hear what Wales Lacrosse is getting up to. 

Episode 8 we stay with Pete Wilson as he talks about how he like very few others has managed to make a career out of coaching lacrosse in the UK, Pete explains how he has effectively merged a number of positions to secure himself everybody's dream job. The other half of this episode focuses around mental health in sport. I feel very privileged to have got the opportunity to speak with Pete on this issue. Mental health is becoming more and more a focal point in daily discussions but its still not given the due care and attention it should be. Pete explains how he used lacrosse to help him through some seriously hard times in his life.

Thank you Pete for sharing your story with us and as usual it was a pleasure to have a good old fashioned catch up pal.

Episode 7 we catch up with Pete Wilson, Pete has played Lacrosse for most of his life as one of the few people who has played since primary. He coaches on a number of different levels, mens, women's, school, university and with that has a very deep knowledge of the game. In this episode we discuss a lot about the west region and how Lacrosse is developing out there. Huge thanks to Pete for facing off with us.