GameChanger Lacrosse

Today on the show we have Will Yeatman.

Will attended Notre Dame and Maryland. He played lacrosse and football at both schools.

At Notre Dame, Will was the was First Team All-Great Western Lacrosse League and Rookie of the Year. He was a preseason second-team All-American as a sophomore but ended up not playing lacrosse that year. His Junior year, he transferred to Maryland and was a significant contributor to the team for 2 years while also playing football. In 2010 he was selected to tryout for the US National Team.

He was signed as a Rookie Free agent by the New England Patriots. He played 3 years with the Miami Dolphins, and one year with the Houston Texans.

Will and I got a chance to talk about a lot of different things, like his recruiting experience with both lacrosse and football, learning how to play you role on the team, hard work and validation, his experience with the New England Patriots, learning mental toughness in the NFL and much more.

Today on the show we have the head coach of Marquette University Men’s Lacrosse team, Joe Amplo.

Coach Amplo just finished his 6th season at Marquette. He’s the program's first ever DI head coach. In just 6 seasons his team already won a Big East championship and had a playoff birth in 2017. He was the Big East coach of the year in 2014. And, he was an assistant coach for Team USA.

Coach Amplo started as a graduate assistant at Hofstra, his alma mater, in 1999 - 2001. He then did one year as an assistant at the University of Pennsylvania before coming back to Hofstra where he remained until he was named the head coach of Marquette in 2011.

In this interview Coach Amplo talked about how he handled being the assistant coach of a team he just played for; how he hustled to make things work as an assistant at Upenn while still living in NY; and, the lessons he learned along the way to being named the head coach at Marquette University.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is back! Our first guest is Coach Kevin Corrigan from Notre Dame. We get a chance to talk about his time at UVa, how he runs his practices and how they prepare for upcoming opponents.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager

Today on the show we have Sean Hartofilis.

Sean’s a graduate of Princeton University. He ranks third all-time at Princeton with 126 career goals, trailing only Jesse Hubbard (163) and Chris Massey (146). Of his 126 goals, he scored 27 in nine NCAA tournament games, and he ranked seventh all-time in Division I in NCAA tournament goals in a career when he graduated. He was a three-time All-Ivy League selection, with first-team honors as a sophomore and senior, and was a two-time All-American. He also played professionally in the MLL with LA Riptide.

Sean and I played together at St. Anthony’s high school. It was great to catch with him. We talked about a lot of different things like, what drew him to lacrosse, how he practice shooting, and learning not to follow. And we also got to talk about his movie he wrote, directed and starred in, Covadonga. I got a chance to watch this movie last year, and it was truly impressive. I really enjoyed it. We talk about it a little on today’s episode but everyone should go check it out at Covadonga.film. I think you’ll really like it. And I think you’ll find the episode with Sean really inspiring.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their lives to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager

In this episode we get a chance to talk to Max Seibald about how he prepares for games, what are some of the things he does to get better as a lacrosse player, and what one thing matters most the make when making the transition from high school to college.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager

Chris Mattes is a face-off specialist for The Florida Launch.

During the 2015 season he Led the team with 91 groundballs and topped the league in face-offs draws with 403.

He's the Co-Founder/Coach at The Faceoff Academy.

2014 he coached Westfield High School (NJ) to Group IV State Championship.

Played for Rutgers 4 years

Won over 63.5% of the draws he took while at Rutgers..

First-Team All-Big East

He was an All-America in 2011.

4 Seasons in MLL (Boston, Denver, Charlotte, Florida)

Selected 6th overall by the Boston Cannons in the first round of the MLL Supplemental Draft.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager

In this episode Coach Raba talks about things like what it's like to be a young coach, how to approach the recruiting process as both a player and a coach, and the main thing he’s learned in his 19 years as head coach at Wesleyan.

On this episode we talk to Ryan Boyle about things like how he developed his Lacrosse IQ, deliberate practice, rebranding the behind the back pass, and we talk about his company, TrilogyLacrosse.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their lives to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager

On today's show we got a chance to talk to Greg Gurenlian about things like workout plans, nutrition, face-off drills, early recruiting and more.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager

Today on the show we have Kyle Harrison.

Kyle was a graduate of Hopkins. He was a three-time All-American and a Three-time Tewaarton Trophy finalist. He was the 2005 NCAA Player of the Year. He was a two-time Midfielder of the year. He led Hopkins to a national championship in 2005 and he’s a member of the All-Time Johns Hopkins team. He was the number draft pick in the 2005 MLL draft. He’s been an MLL All-Star multiple times. And he’s been a member of Team USA in 2006 and again in 2014.

Kyle and I played against each other in college and a little in the MLL. We got a chance to talk about a bunch of topics like deliberate practice, understanding your game, eating right, time management, developing confidence under pressure, commitment, and much more.

The GameChanger Lacrosse Podcast is about talking to people who have dedicated their life to the game of lacrosse and learning about who they are, how they got to where they are today, and what they do to improve themselves and their teams. Be sure to follow us on twitter, @GCSports. And, if you’re a coach, a parent or you run a travel or club team, check out GameChanger Team Manager in the app store. Its the essential, all-in-one, scheduling and communication app for lacrosse coaches and parents. Unlike other team apps, GameChanger Team Manager is free, easy to use, and doesn’t serve ads. Learn more at GC.com/TeamManager