Behind the Back Lax

Welcome back to another special interview. Happy to be sitting down (virtually) with an old teammate and absolute stud in the college ranks -- Brett Makar of the University of Maryland. Brett talks about what this past season was like, as the Terps executed a perfect 18-0 season, complete with a National title -- establishing themselves as one of the best teams of all time. 

He also talks about the celebration afterward, Team USA tryouts, his own personal achievements this past season and his mindset that helped toward that success, the use of analytics, the toughest opponent he's had to guard, playing with the last two Tewaaraton winners (how they're different and the same.) and some other fun questions as he reflects on what's been a "hectic" last few weeks for the First Team All-American. 

I hope you enjoy!

In this brief interview, John Ranagan joins Ryan Hulsebus (Top Shelf Lax on Twitter) and I for a discussion about life in the PLL Bubble, what they've learned from their group play games, and get some insight on the Chrome's newest roster additions from this off-season.

Hope you enjoy, and share if you do!

Today I was extremely fortunate to speak with #1 overall pick Grant Ament, and I made sure to say A-ment not Ah-ment. We talked about a bunch of things Lax related, but also got to know Grant a little more on the personal side. 

- Post-Draft (2:17 - 9:10)

- Vision for Penn State in the future (14:40 - 17:22)

- Best Defender(s) Grant has faced (17:26 - 20:15)

- His Choice of Music and Workout Playlist (20:34 - 23:38)

- Lebron or Jordan? (23:40 - 26:25)

- Who Grant would have liked to play with outside of PSU (29:35 - 31:37)

- Personal Goals going forward (34:08 - 35:55)

Hope you enjoyed this and please share if you did!

-Ty

Here is the 4th and Final episode of the COVID vs Sports series I've been doing.  Today we'll continue off of our conversation in Episode 3, and wrap up the topic as a whole. I hope you've enjoyed this different perspective of covering sports because there is more than just Lacrosse out there!

I'll see you next time once the PLL has its season figured out. 

Thank You!

Ty

This time, in what will be a 2-Part Episode discussing Pro Sports, and then the future of it all -- we talk about what the impact/value of Sports are...what the leagues trying to come back means, what we lost from the NBA and the NHL, as well as where the NFL will take it from here. 

Tune into the 4th episode next time to bring the topic full circle with us... and also finish with us the 4-Part Series that has been: COVID-19 vs Sports.

Hope you enjoy!

Ty

This Episode, Part II of the COVID vs Sports series dives into the impact that the pandemic has had on Collegiate Athletes and their programs, as well as looking at the lost seasons of some fantastic teams this year. 

Hope you Enjoy!

Part III to come, with Pro Sports on deck...

In this Episode I talk about how COVID has impacted those athletes still in High School. This is the 1st episode of 4 that will explore this topic honoring and discussing the lost seasons of all athletes, Collegiate, Pro and so on. These are being created for a Portfolio for a final project in a College course of mine. For the time being, this will be where these episodes are posted. It'll be back to PLL and NCAA after!

Thanks,

Hope you enjoy.

Today we take a look at the recent events surrounding the abrupt end of NCAA athletics this Spring. It's tragic, for sure, but we decided to steer the conversation in a more positive direction as well... Hope you enjoy.

-Ty 

After a one week hiatus with a cold and a ton of school work I have returned.... College Lax as usual. We talk a few story lines and other points from the last week and a half of games. 

Shorter Epi than usual but bear with me as we get back on track.