Head coach of the Premier Lacrosse League’s Chaos Lacrosse Club Andy Towers joins Fran Racioppi for the third time to talk about winning against all odds as he took the Chaos to the PLL Championship for the third straight year with a less than 3% chance of making it. 

They cover the challenges the team faced as they started the season without many of their top players due to a schedule conflict between the PLL and the National Lacrosse League Indoor Box season. Andy explains how he had to motivate both himself and his team as they struggled to find their chemistry and play together mid-season while the rest of the league continued to improve at the same pace. 

Leadership is about inspiring others towards a common goal. Leadership is about knowing what your true capability is and relentlessly pursuing your path,  against all odds.

Learn more about Andy Towers on Twitter at @andytowersPLL and follow the Chaos Lacrosse Club at @PLLCHAOS on all social media. 

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Highlights:

-0:00 Welcome back to the Jedburgh Podcast (for the third time!)

-5:05 The personnel shortage Chaos faced to start the season

-8:08 The difference between the NLL and the PLL

-9:37 Andy Towers’ process to keep the team focused on making the playoffs

-14:06 Becoming a dangerous team in the playoffs

-18:50 The Chaos makes the 2022 PLL Championship Game

-24:33 Debriefing 2022 and turning to 2023

Quotes:

-”Our team faced obstacles that no other team in any professional sport has ever had to face.”  (5:22)

-”We didn’t even start to get connected until we got our players back.” (8:01)

-”Our challenge was keeping these guys locked in and seeing with a broader lens where we needed to be.” (9:37)

-”I have zero doubt that our team is the best team in the world.” (10:21)

-”We have one goal; and that’s to make the PLL Championships.” (10:57)

-“If we could make the playoffs we were going to be a problem. I was saying it after every game.” (13:13)

-“They gave you a 2.8% chance…a probability of winning the championship.” (14:48)

-”We became a dangerous team because we had nothing to lose.” (14:47)

-”Take the blame yourself for things that go wrong and deflect the credit to the team when they do things well.” (18:37)

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