Rich grew up on Long Island and started playing lacrosse when he was in 7th grade. He played his high school lacrosse at St. Mary's and later attended Hobart where he played for three years... you heard me right, three years, and that is just one of the incredible stories in this discussion. After graduating from college he started his career on Wall Street. He was away from the game of lacrosse until he returned to the States after working overseas for 11 years. He started coaching with Highland in 2008-ish as the Head Coach for the 5/6 grade C team. Over the years he has steadily worked his way up through the coaching ranks at Highland Park. He is beginning his third season as the Highland Park DI Head Coach. Anyone who knows the first thing about Texas Lacrosse knows about the long history of success at Highland Park. I set out at the beginning of this episode to answer one question – “What is Highland Park doing differently than the rest of us?”. I think this discussion goes a long way towards answering that question.