This is the third and final installment of our interview series with Coaches Gerry and Steve Byrne. In this episode Steve describes what it was like, after graduating from UVA, to play for the famous North Hempstead Lacrosse Club for Harvey Cohen. A team that Steve states “Was always 2nd banana to the Long Island Lacrosse Club,” and how one season they banded together and beat them to win a Long Island championship. “It just about brought Harvey to tears,” states Steve. 

Coach Gerry Byrne discusses how he made the major life decision to leave all the success he helped build at Notre Dame behind and strike out on his own to become the head coach at Harvard. He explains the principles that guided him and the desire to help teach a diverse group of young men, who come from the full spectrum of the socioeconomic scale, the benefits of working together towards a common goal. He reports he loves to teach young people that with hard work, dedication, humility, and a focus on continuous improvement they can overcome adversity, and become even better than they ever thought they could. Thus far, based on the improvement he’s made to the Harvard lacrosse program, he’s well on his way to fulfilling that promise.  

Steve Byrne next explains how lacrosse was “Literally a life line,” for a guy traveling from city to city as he worked for General Electric. When he moved to Dallas, TX, lacrosse connections provided him with not only a team to play on but also a roommate who became a lifelong friend he is still in touch with to this day. 

If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more, you can support the show by joining our Patreon page, checking out our online store (links listed below) , subscribing, telling a friend, and writing a review… we’d really appreciate it!

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

We’re excited to release our second installment of our three part interview series with coaches and brothers, Gerry and Steve Byrne. Gerry Byrne is the head coach at Harvard and his brother Steve was selected as one the top players in ACC history as a 3X All American defenseman for UVA and gold medalist for Team USA back in 1986. 

In this episode, Steve describes what it was like for him as a freshman at UVA in 1979 coming in from a public high school on Long Island. A bit of culture shock is quite the understatement. However, Steve would go on to have an amazing season often covering top teams’ #1 attackman, as he did against John Hopkins in that year’s national championship game which UVA lost in sudden death OT in front of 16,000 fans. 

Gerry states he was quite exceptional himself at UMass Amherst, as he was on the team that would record Coach Garber’s only losing season during his over thirty year career. Things did improve however, as he went on to play,  also as a defensemen, on more successful campaigns  where he was a 2X All New England selection and led the Minutemen to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1986. 

Steve also describes what it was like to play for the legendary Virginia head coach, Jim ‘Ace’ Adams. As you’ll hear, it was not easy but it was rewarding as this penultimate Southern Gentlemen taught the rough and tumble Long Islander valuable life lessons and awarded Steve a full scholarship after his breakout freshman season.  

Coach Gerry Byrne also tells a classic story of how the Abott brothers, with Chris a player at archrival Brown and Robert, a top attackmen at UMass, placed a hefty wager on what would be their final game against each other and of their college lacrosse careers. As Brown had beaten UMass for three consecutive years, Chris was feeling over confident and bet it all that Brown would win the fourth contest. As you can imagine, they did not. Hear the resulting celebration as Gerry tells the tale in riveting fashion. This is another enlightening, fun, and dramatic interview you won’t want to miss! 

If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more, you can support the show by joining our Patreon page, checking out our online store (links listed below) , subscribing, telling a friend, and writing a review… we’d really appreciate it!

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

We’re so excited to release our interview with coaches and brothers, Gerry and Steve Byrne. The pair, along with their older brother and parents, grew up in Levittown, NY on Long Island with their older brother and parents in the nineteen seventies and early nineteen eighties. Steve, older than Gerry by five years, states in his understated, tongue in cheek manner, that he attended the local public high school, Levittown Division, so his parents could save up their money for their favorite son, Gerry. That way Gerry could attend perennial powerhouse Chaminade, the private Catholic school in Nassau county. 

Gerry disputes whether or not he was the favorite son but is quick to point out there was no disputing what a great talent his older brother Steve was as the top recruited high school defensemen on Long Island back in 1979. Steve became a 3X All American at Virginia and eventually was a starter on defense for Team USA helping them win gold in Toronto, Canada in 1986.

Gerry states he was quite exceptional himself, as he was the only player at Chaminade who tried out for the lacrosse team in a thick Irish sweater. Despite his bewildering choice of apparel, he did make the team and enjoyed a solid high school career. He went on to play,  also as a defensemen, at Umass Amherst where he was a 2X All New England selection and lead the Minutemen to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1986. 

Gerry Byrne, of course, would go on to a stellar coaching career as the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame until 2019. Since 2020 has been the head coach at Harvard. Harvard is currently 6-0 and ranked #12 in the nation, one of the highest rankings the program has ever achieved in the NCAA era. 

In this first episode, the brothers Byrne describe their upbringing and how lacrosse became a big part of both their lives growing up leading Steve to the University of Virginia and Gerry to the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Steve describes his days on grounds in Charlottesville in raucous fashion as he and a number of Long Island lacrosse players clash with the local inhabitants. This is an enlightening, fun, and dramatic interview you won’t want to miss! 

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

In this third and final installment of our interview series these two lacrosse legends discuss how their twenty year relationship, which started back in 2004 when the two coached together at Stony Brook, has culminated in Kevin Cassese electing to join head coach Lars Tiffany as the associate head coach at the University of Virginia for the 2024 season and beyond.

Coach Cassese discusses one of the main elements that attracted him to the opportunity at UVA; coaching elite players. He references his experience playing with coaching elite players such as Paul Rabil and the Powell brothers for Team USA. He describes what it has been like to work with the elite players of this perennial powerhouse that is UVA lacrosse, detailing his first sit down meeting with Connor Shellenberger and how impressed he was when the three X First Team All American’s first words were “How do I get better Coach?”

Coach Tiffany reviews some of the similarities and some of the differences between Coach Sean Kirwan-the former Virginia offensive coordinator who is now a head coach at Dartmouth-and Coach Kevin Cassese’s approach to offense and offensive tempo. 

Tiffany also shares some humorous yet awkward moments when Cassese, who after being a successful head coach at Lehigh for sixteen years and is accustomed to calling the shots, has done just that at team meetings and practices more than a few times. 

All and all this is another exciting interview that gives us a real behind the scenes view of the way two great coaches work together for the success of their team. 

If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more, you can support the show by joining our Patreon page, checking out our online store (links listed below) , subscribing, telling a friend, and writing a review… we’d really appreciate it!

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

In this interview these two lacrosse legends, Lars Tiffany & Kevin Cassese, discuss how their twenty year relationship started back in 2004 when the two coached together at Stony Brook.

They describe how their bond has grown stronger as the years have passed, culminating in Cassese electing to join head coach Lars Tiffany as the associate head coach at the University of Virginia for the 2024 season.

In this second installment of our three part series, Coach Cassese discusses what it was like to work with Coach John Danowski following the Duke Lacrosse scandal, as he helped the team get to the national championship game once again, coming up just one goal shy of tying what was naturally an extremely close tilt v. Johns Hopkins. 

Coach C also reviews his experience playing for Team USA in 2002, 2006, 2010, and as an assistant coach in 2016. He notes that the 2010 experience was especially gratifying as he was able to play again for his former coach at Duke, Mike Pressler, leading the team to gold as their captain, all done while being the head lacrosse coach at Lehigh!

Our co-hosts inquire about Coach Tiffany’s own experience at the World Games, coaching the Haudneshoenee National team in the 2019 games in Israel as an assistant and then as the Head Coach in 2023. 

It’s another memorable episode that you won’t want to miss! 

If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more, you can support the show by subscribing, telling a friend, and writing a review, we’d really appreciate it!

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

Hello everyone! We’re so glad to be back and so glad you are joining us for Season II of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast! 
Due to popular demand we have put together a Patreon Page for the show. This will allow those interested in supporting our efforts to get exclusive access to unedited interviews, BIG discounts on JML online courses (which now include a defensemen course taught by UVA head coach Lars Tiffany and a goalie course taught by former 2 X All American goalie and current UVA assistant coach Kip Turner!), discounts on merch at our new online store and so much more! 

Check out our Patreon page with the link below:
patreon.com/GetTheLaxScoop
And take a look at our new virtual storefront here: jml-online-store.company.site

In this first episode for season II, our guests, UVA men’s lacrosse Coaches, Lars Tiffany and Kevin Cassese, describe how they formed such a strong bond after coaching together for only one season at Stony Brook, over twenty years ago, that they decided to team up again in Charlottesville. 

Coach Cassese also tells us what it was like for him growing up in the shadow of one of the nation's biggest hotbeds, the Three Villages of the Ward Melville district of Suffolk County on Long Island. Eventually his team would make it through a crucible of competition to win a Suffolk County title, followed by overtaking perennial powerhouse Garden City and eventually winning it all at Hofstra as he led Comsewogue High School to their first ever NY State championship.

Coach Tiffany gives insight into his own high school experience on the outskirts of the Onondaga reservation in central New York. He also describes the qualities he observed in a young Coach Casse back when they worked together in 2004. 

And finally, Coach Cassese reviews what it was like to be coaching at his alma mater for his former coach, Mike Pressler, as the team went to their first ever national championship game in 2005. And what it was like the following year when the Duke Lacrosse Scandal broke and all the coaches and players endured one of the most infamous and highly publicized events in lacrosse history. 

Needless to say this is a riveting interview that you will not want to miss!

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

We’re very excited to bring you our final episode of our first season of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast! Over our first forty episodes we’ve learned a lot from our guests; some of the biggest names in the game and we hope you have too. 

For this next series we wanted to shift gears so we've put together a number of the most humorous and surprising answers we received from our guests this year. 

Co-hosts Jay McMahon & Ron Dalgliesh really enjoyed cueing up each clip and then providing some commentary and we think you’ll enjoy it just as much. 

We want to say to all our listeners and our prior guests, thanks so much for a fabulous first season!  You’ve asked for it so you’ll get: next season we will have some SWAG as well as a Patreon page available! 

Please enjoy the episode & Happy Holidays Everyone! 

All the best, 

GLS

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

We’re very excited to bring you our final episodes of our first season of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast! Over our first forty episodes we’ve learned a lot from our guests; some of the biggest names in the game and we hope you have too. 

For this next series we wanted to shift gears so we've put together a number of the most humorous and surprising answers we received from our guests this year. 

Co-hosts Jay McMahon & Ron Dalgliesh really enjoyed cueing up each clip and then providing some commentary and we think you’ll enjoy it just as much. 

We want to say to all our listeners and our prior guests, thanks so much for a fabulous first season!  You’ve asked for it so you’ll get: next season we will have some SWAG as well as a Patreon page available! 

Please enjoy the episode & Happy Holidays Everyone! 

All the best, 

GLS

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

We’re very excited to bring you our final episodes of our first season of the Get The Lax Scoop podcast! Over our first forty episodes we’ve certainly learned a lot from our guests; some of the biggest names in the game and we hope you have too. 

For this next series we wanted to shift gears so we've put together a number of the most humorous and surprising answers we received from our guests this year. 

Co-hosts Jay McMahon & Ron Dalgliesh really enjoyed cueing up each clip and then providing some commentary and we think you’ll enjoy it just as much. 

We want to say to all our listeners and our prior guests, thanks so much for a fabulous first season!  You’ve asked for it so you’ll get: next season we will have some SWAG as well as a Patreon page available! 

Please enjoy the episode & Happy Holidays Everyone! 
All the best, 
GLS

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/

In this third and final installment of our three part interview series with 4 X Syracuse All American, Ric Beardsley we listen as Ric describes what the competition was like out on his collegiate practice field. With Attackman of the Year winners to contend with, year after year, you can rest assured there was no rest for the weary. 
Our co-hosts, Ron Dalgliesh and Jay McMahon also inquire about how Beardsley developed his legendary takeaway skills and fierce competitive edge.  And after almost thirty years of skills training youth lacrosse boys and girls he shares what he sees as the keys to success at the next level. All parents and players can glean some useful information here. 
Finally, our roving reporter Steve Gresalfi hails a flurry of rapid fire "Pass/Fail" questions at our guest that leaves everyone laughing. Especially when one questions elicited the recounting of Beardsley's infamous "Cele" in the faces of Coaches Pete Lasagna and Joe Breschi after scoring his third goal against the Bears in a 13-12 Syracuse win. No worries Brown fans, Bruno got revenge two years later, beating the Orange 20-12 in the Dome! This another episode that is packed with energy, excitement, and great stories; jump right in and enjoy!

And please support the show by subscribing, leaving a review, and telling a friend about us, thanks!

NEW BOOK!
Inside the Recruiting Game: Insights From College Lacrosse Coaches
-Available on Amazon.com as an Ebook and paperback


Links to training videos:
Master The 5 Best Dodges From the Wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7LDOcQQ6Q&t=88s

Blazing Shots... on the Run!
https://youtu.be/XiptPlM63oQ

Check us out...

On YouTube @jaymcmahonlax23
On Instagram @jaymcmahonlax23
On Facebook @: facebook.com/jmcmahonlax23. Page name: Jay McMahon Lacrosse

Jules Heningburg: https://thelaxlab.com/

Check out!... Coach Tintle's Lacrosse Barn:

https://g.co/kgs/eXedCXf

SuccessHotline with Dr. Rob Gilbert on Ironclad & Apple Podcasts

Brian Cain Daily Dominator on Apple Podcasts

Lacrosse Charities Mentioned in S2 E36:
https://www.4thefuturefoundation.org/

https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/

https://15forlife.org/