Coaches Calls

What if you took a lifetime of lacrosse lessons and turned it into a blog to inspire and motivate people to live a more purposeful and present life?

That’s what Marty Dinsdale is doing with Zero Zero.

A multiple NLL champion, Minto Cup winner, and one of the cleanest players to ever suit up (28 penalty minutes over 10 seasons — never a major), Dinsdale played the game the right way. Since retiring from the NLL in 2023, he’s embraced new challenges: a career shift, raising two kids, pushing himself, and sharing his mindset through thoughtful, motivating writing.

In this episode we unpack the philosophy behind Zero Zero — a mindset rooted in the idea that the score is always 0–0. No matter what just happened, the next play is all that matters in lacrosse and in life. We talk culture, leadership, parenting, personal growth, and what it really means to live deliberately, not perfectly.

Follow Marty’s journey at The Zero Zero Mentality on WordPress or via Instagram @dinsdale.matt

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Matt Beers is grizzled in every sense of the word.

NLL champion, Captain, leader and soon to be the most penalized player in National Lacrosse League history. But he’s okay with that. Without the PIMS he wouldn’t be him. He wouldn’t be that guy feared by opponents and loved by teammates and coaches.

19ish pro fights, 3 trips to the finals, he’s rode the highest highs and felt the lowest lows in the NLL. Now also the Head Coach of the Langley Junior Thunder, he’s bringing that experience and intensity to the next generation of lacrosse talent.

On this episode we’ll walk through some of his most memorable fights, what throwing down still means to the game, honing his intensity and why you should never pass a ball near Ryan Dilks.

Matt Beers plays for the Vancouver Warriors in the NLL.

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Is Adam Mueller a lost legend of lacrosse — or simply the keeper of an American vision that the NLL could use today?

Adam Mueller is the 2008 NLL Les Bartley Award winner for Coach of the Year, and his influence lives on through the countless players, coaches, and programs he’s helped shape over a lifetime in lacrosse.

The kid from Jersey went on to coach the Philadelphia Wings, Minnesota Swarm, and most notably build the New York Titans — a team that played out of Madison Square Garden, traded for Matt Vinc, and helped turn Casey Powell and Ryan Boyle into box lacrosse stars. The Titans became the last great NLL team built around a predominantly American roster — a bold vision rooted in belief, development, and opportunity. Could that vision still succeed in today’s game?

Though Mueller stepped away from the NLL in 2008, his mission never changed. He continues to develop the next generation of American box players as a co-coach with Penn Lax Platinum, while also bringing perspective from an 11-season NLL playing career and his role as head coach of Team USA’s indoor national team in 2015.

In this episode, we explore The American Vision through Adam Mueller’s coaching journey — the mentors who shaped him, the players who believed in it, and the philosophy that guided him across every level of the game. This is a conversation about what it takes to build something meaningful — not just winning teams, but a lasting legacy in lacrosse.

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Jake Elliott is the premiere play-by-play announcer in the sport of lacrosse. Guiness hasn’t stamped it yet, but no-one has called more lacrosse games. Period. WLA, Junior A, Mintos, Manns, Presidents Cups, World Championships, and holding down two play-by-play jobs in the National Lacrosse League with Vancouver and Las Vegas. But did you know he was a college attackman, WLA heavy weight fighter, NLL scout and Junior ‘A’ coach? On this podcast we give flowers to Jumbo. Clip it!

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Jordan Hall has a sweet gig. He’s the Offensive Coordinator & Director of Player Personnel for the San Diego Seals of the NLL. A west coast boy made good in the east but now coaching in sunny San Diego and with Team Canada Sixes. A chance to work with the Merrill brothers and Joe Tsai, living the lacrosse dream. From the mean streets of Surrey to a number one overall pick in the NLL in 2007, he put together a solid 14-year career winning an NLL championship with Georgia in 2017. New York, Orlando, Rochester, Philly, New England and Georgia he was always in demand and always made every team he touched better, a leader with an off-the-charts lacrosse IQ, he was the guy every coach trusted in every situation, he carved out a career defined by intelligence, grit, and creativity. And now, he's bringing that same vision and voice into coaching—shaping the next wave of talent with a mindset that’s as modern as it is authentic. On this podcast we dive into the coaches who left a mark, how to do everything well and finding your lacrosse superpower.

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Ian Llord knows how to win.

Nicknamed the “Llord of the Rings” by the Fort Erie Times, Ian built a career defined by championships—NLL titles, Mann Cups, a Minto, a Prezzy, and now provincial and national championships as a coach. A Top 10 all-time leader in NLL games played, he’s seen every era, system, and rule change the game has thrown his way.

Back with the Rochester Knighthawks chasing one more championship, the underappreciated legend joins the show to talk longevity, adapting across generations, Rule 67.16 and shot-blocking in the crease, coaching your own kids, and playing in the Darris Kilgour defensive system that changed the game forever.

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Tyrell Hamer- Jackson is one of the most popular players in the National Lacrosse League. One of the most followed lacrosse influencers on the planet, a fan favorite and an entrepreneur – but he’s never played a full season in the NLL. His is a story of perseverance. Being one of the games most recognizable faces, while simultaneously scrapping to become a full-timer comes with some built-in weight but the Las Vegas Desert Dog face-off specialist is going about it in a calculated and serious way. This is Coaches Calls; Conversations with the leaders of lacrosse, a place where we get deeper into the insights and philosophies behind some of lacrosse’s greatest minds, and the most followed NLL player on social media is no doubt a leader of lacrosse. On this episode we’ll break down the art of the faceoff, 7-hour roundtrips to practice, how he’s teaching the next generation of face-off specialists, and how you never know who’s watching.

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Guest: Instagram + Tik Tok @tyrellhj | Website: Loading Lacrosse

Goats recognize Goats and lacrosse broadcasting legend John Gurtler has had a front row seat to watch the evolution of John Tavares and the Buffalo Bandits as their lead Play-By-Play Voice for the past 21 years. A team in the midst of a three-peat and vying to become the first team in NLL history to win 4 consecutive titles. Gurtler is the reigning NLL Media Person of the Year and has called a record over 400 consecutive games for the league's most storied and popular franchise. On this episode we'll talk about what makes Tavares such a great coach, how the Bandits can remain on top, and peak behind the pipes of one of the most famous voices in the sport.

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Andrew McBride is the defensive coordinator for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League … again. A team that has missed the playoffs in the two years since he wasn’t behind the bench of the team that went to back-to-back league finals, in his last two seasons coaching before taking some time away with his family. He’s an underdog, a captain, a champion and a coach. In this podcast we’ll talk about what winning a Minto would mean for Alberta, how the rag tag Ladner Pioneers lit his lacrosse fire, and how he's changed and how he’ll be a better coach heading into this NLL season.

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Watch: The NLL on NLL+ and TSN.

Dane Dobbie was one of the fiercest competitors the lacrosse world has ever seen and this summer he announced his retirement from playing the game he loves but is immediately taking on a management role with the Calgary Roughnecks – the Lacrosse Operations Adviser for the team he played 13 seasons for and won two championships with.

My broadcasting career started in the BC Junior ‘A’ League in 2007 when Dane Dobbie was playing for the then dynasty Burnaby Lakers under Curt Malawsky and even then, he was the Dane Dobbie we came to know in the NLL. Ridiculous stick skills and creativity, the grit to be punished with and without the ball, the IQ and the compete that stayed with him throughout his entire NLL career. The spirit of the game personified. The type of players you love to watch play the game.

He’s retiring 10th all-time in points in the NLL, 6th in goals and 1st all time in playoff goals where legends are made. He’ll be the first to tell you those numbers will come if you hang around long enough, but he was of the players that you’ll remember for much more than that. There were so many Dane Dobbie moments throughout his career – especially in the later years – that will go down in lacrosse lore.

He’s a warrior that’s been through it all and seen it all and know he’ll bring that expertise to the Roughnecks as he helps Josh Sanderson and Mike Board bring back a winning Roughneck culture to the exceptional lacrosse city of Calgary, Alberta.

On this episode we’ll talk about the ingredients that made up his most successful teams, where his unrivaled competitiveness came from and why it’s ‘heart’ above everything.

Dane Dobbie is on Coaches Calls, thanks for listening.

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