More Than A Club

Regy Thorpe (current Assistant Womens Lacrosse Coach at University of Florida and Chief Lacross Officer for 3D Lacrosse) joins the show as our special guest. With an unrivaled resume as a player, coach, and mentor, Regy takes us through his lacrosse journey from growing up in New York to a career in playing and coaching lacrosse. 

Topics discussed include relationship-building, the benefits of box lacrosse for boys and girls, advice for sports parents, and the highlights of coaching with Gary Gait at Syracuse and Amanda O'Leary at Florida. 

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Youth Sports Hot Topics

7:30, For parents: Be patient, be positive, be supportive and know "it's going to work out"

14:30, For coaches: The benefits of Box Lacrosse for girls and women

24:30, For players: "Family Culture" creates a home away from home

32:10, Questions & Answers

33:00, Living the dream of playing for Syracuse in the Carrier Dome

35:42, College lacrosse rivalries and standout teammates, winning the NCAA National Championship with Syracuse

38:06, Playing Pro Lacrosse and staying connected in multiple roles

44:15, Shoutouts for Tony Resch and Brett Manney, special friends and former guests of the show

47:10, Canadian Box Lacrosse and closing the gap with the Americans

52:40, Coaching Womens Lacrosse 

1:06:00, Rapid Fire NXT Homework

For parents: Support ALL of the kids, not just your own

For coaches: Attend as many "learning events" as you can, listen to podcasts, stay open-minded so you're ready to learn

For players: Keep your head down, keep working 

Kate Henwood (once again) brings us into the world of women's lacrosse and we learn more about her successful high school and college coaching stops, as well as the growth of the NXT Girls Lacrosse Club.  Topics discussed include the gender pay gap in youth sports, new rules in the women's game, State Championships, building a club program identity, thanking the competition, and more.

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Youth Sports Hot Topics

4:50, For parents: Gender Gap in Youth Sports

6:60, For coaches: Rule Changes in the Women’s Game

10:40, For players: The Hard Hat: How to be a Great Teammate

Questions & Answers

19:00, Coaching D 1 @ UC-Davis: From Philly to Cali & Back

21:50, NXT Sports: Arriving Home & Building a Women’s Lacrosse Club

24:40, High School Lacrosse and Club Lacrosse, Tension or Not?

28:50, Managing the Clock, The 3rd Opponent called “Pressure”

31:40, Too Many Voices in their Head.

35:25, Next Gen of NXT Girls Club Lacrosse

36:40, Recruiting Advice from Coach Henwood

40:12, Looking Forward in Youth Sports: Thoughts, Concerns, and Mental Health

Rapid Fire NXT Homework

42:10, For players: Get to Know Your Stick

43:04, For parents: Read about this generation of youth

44:17, For coaches: Send a text +/-

Thanks to our special guest, Laurie Tortorelli DeLuca! 

Laurie currently works for NXT Lacrosse and is the Head Coach of the nationally-ranked NXT LC Girls 2025 Black team. A proud native of “Delco” PA, Laurie was a standout Goalie at The University of Delaware. Post-graduation, "Tort" stayed in the game through multiple college coaching stops and roles. In our conversation, Laurie shares her lacrosse journey, her best coaching insights, and stories of a sports parent.

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Youth Sports Hot Topics (6:10)

For Parents: Please stop coaching from the sideline! 

For Coaches: Coaching isn’t about you, it’s about serving others

3 C’s: Compassion, Care & Competence 

For Players: Think about your “daily habits” and how they reflect your goals and dreams

Well Done > Well Said

Questions & Answers 

21:00 The influence of the basketball coach to get into lacrosse

22:45, Playing the goalie position with an athletic, aggressive style

23:50, Recruiting path to The University of Delaware, and the college student-athlete experience as a Blue Hen

27:40: Using discipline and time-management to crush the classroom as well as the athletic field 

28:20, From playing to coaching college lacrosse, starting at Cornell and then as Director of Ops at Duke

33:30, Working full-time, coaching younger players, and directing camps and club teams for NXT Girls Lacrosse

36:55, The value of girls box lacrosse and working with Coach Leahy

38:40, The importance of playing multiple sports, and how basketball was transferrable to lacrosse 

44:20, Tips for other coaches you work with, and helping coaches grow

Rapid Fire NXT Homework (48:30)

For Parents: Allow your kids to fail and make mistakes

For Coaches: Create a culture where the players care for each other away from the field

For Players: Do the next right thing

Thanks to our special guest, Peter Toner! 

Coach Toner is currently the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Gettysburg College. A native of Kennebunk, Maine, and a friend of Coach Leahy’s from their work with Team USA Lacrosse, he’s known as a top collegiate coach and mentor to many. Peter shares his lacrosse journey and a ton of great coaching points with us in this conversation. 

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Youth Sports Hot Topics (6:20)

For Parents: It can be easy to get wrapped up in some of the hype these days, but with any sport that your children engage with, let them love it

For Coaches: The importance of 1v1s - Who can “win the point of attack” to be successful on defense or offense? 

For Players: Being a great teammate, the standards and accountability within a strong program

26:45 “What’s in it FROM me?” > “What’s in it FOR me”

Questions & Answers (34:10)

36:50, Springfield College and the “Springfield Mafia” network in the coaching profession

38:00, Special bonds with Pat and Nick Myers, now head coaches of Lafayette and Ohio State

41:00, Not yet being ready to be a head coach

42:20, The opportunity to coach with Mike Pressler at Bryant University 

43:15, Learning about how to be more open-minded over time and seeking and accepting constructive feedback

46:00, Time spent coaching and growing up at Penn State, working with Jeff Tambroni to lead the program to historical success in the NCAA Playoffs

52:25, Coaching as Defensive Coordinator with Team USA U-19 team

58:20, Getting comfortable in a new role as a Division 3 Head Coach at Gettysburg, amidst the challenges of COVID-19

Rapid Fire NXT Homework (1:01:00)

For players: Find creative ways to get better 

For parents: Encourage multiple sports 

For coaches: Continue to focus on developing the fundamentals of the game

Thanks to our special guest, Dr. Dane! Dr. Dane Donohue is a 3rd generation Chiropractor in Newtown, PA, who has been serving the people of Bucks County for almost 30 years. He is a well-recognized speaker and author within the Chiropractic profession and is responsible for developing 8 Weeks to Wellness and The Wellness Score which has helped thousands of patients around the world. 

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Youth Sports Hot Topics (13:30)

For Parents:

The Triune of Health: Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Chemical Recovery

For Coaches:

“Authentic Happiness” through using your talents to serve others

For Players:

Recovery, Adaptation, and Foundation Building

A Reminder of “The 4 Agreements”

1. Be impeccable with your word 

Questions & Answers

“We’re all occupational athletes”

51:20, Finding authentic happiness through chiropractic work

52:30, DYK? The word Doctor comes from teaching and education 

54:00, Learning the skills to be a better husband and managing the most valuable relationships

57:00, The frustrations of dealing with apathetic people

1:03:40, “Posture follows movement like a shadow”

1:06:00, Snoopy’s Five Cents

-On not watching the news

-On COVID-19

-On competing in a healthy way

-On overuse injuries

-On taking breaks

Rapid Fire NXT Homework (1:11:25)

For Players: 

Understand the difference between a goal and a standard. 

For Parents:

Help your child by supporting positive habits and standards of a healthy environment

For Coaches:

Be authentic, be you, be passionate

To learn more about Dr. Dane and his Wellness Solution Centers: wscenters.com/

Thanks to our special guest, Bill’s lifelong friend Bryan Kelly. Coach Kelly has been leading the lacrosse program at Calvert Hall since 1996, competing in the MIAA, which is widely recognized as the nation’s top conference for high school lacrosse. Bryan also leads the FCA Maryland club program. 

NXT Founder Peter Lawrence steps in as Co-Host for this show. Here are some notes to help you enjoy this new episode!

Youth Sports Hot Topics

6:40, For parents 

Trust the process and let your children make their own story

22:15, For coaches

Managing a subpar team or a down season by finding the small wins, celebrating effort and keeping it fun

“We don’t talk about winning games, we talk about getting better” 

31:00, For players

Play with joy, freedom & love, instead of playing with fear that comes along with an outcome-driven mindset

Questions & Answers

41:00, Creating a healthy culture within the club lacrosse world, the FCA way

44:00, Talking respect for the Philly lacrosse scene, with shoutouts to Conestoga, Haverford, La Salle, Malvern & Radnor

47:40, Lessons learned coaching the MIAA conference against the nation’s top high school programs

53:00, The importance of the mental game to this sport, and working to remain process-driven rather than outcome-driven

57:30, The imprint of the late Coach Dave Huntley on the Calvert Hall program

59:30, Bryan’s constant desire for self-improvement as a coach, educator, manager and mentor 

1:04, Offensive philosophies in lacrosse - Playing through read and react more than scripted plays

1:06, Love for some influential coaches, Bob Prater of Cockeysville Rec & Mike Thomas of Calvert Hall

Rapid Fire NXT Homework

For players: Be a great teammate, do that by always putting the team before yourself

For parents: Don’t talk about the game after the game

For coaches: Get to know your players and appreciate their individual personalities

Thanks to our special guest, John Begier, Head Coach at Radnor High School (PA).

Here are some highlights from this episode. We hope that you enjoy the show!

Youth Sports Hot Topics

6:00, For players: 

Re-defining the “Long-Stick Middie” position, with the influence of Fred Opie from Syracuse 

10:00, For parents:

Involving parents and helping manage parent expectations as a high school coach

20:05, For coaches:

Managing free-spirited players vs. system players on your team

Questions & Answers

26:10, Radnor’s 2021 State Championship Run 

31:50, The importance of an “everybody is a 1” mentality and every player having an important role

36:00, The influence of coaches like Mike Mayock Sr. (while at Haverford School) and Jeff Long (while at UVA)

38:40, Props for the assistant coaches and the parent support at Radnor High School

44:00, A life-changing phone call from Peter Samson, an icon of the Philly Lacrosse scene

46:00, Coaches should focus on their growth 

51:40, How High School coaches can collaborate with club coaches to fully support their players

54:58, Supporting multi-sport athletes and encouraging lacrosse players to have different sports experiences

Rapid Fire NXT Homework

For players: Consciously strive to be a great, inclusive teammate

For parents: Enjoy and have fun with the ride with your kids, it goes fast

For coaches: Make your practice the best two of the day for your players 

“You don’t have to be serious about being serious.” - Gerry Byrne, Harvard Head Coach

Thanks to our special guest Chris Goldberg of PhillyLacrosse.com & TopLaxRecruits.com.

Here are some highlights from this episode. We hope that you enjoy the show!

Youth Sports Hot Topics

12:30, For sports parents:

Some advice for keeping perspective on college commitments, and using social media tactfully 

15:45, For coaches:

Promote the positive work your program does on and off the field 

17:48, For players:

Get involved in community service through the lacrosse-related causes

Questions & Answers

22:50, Why teach? Some reflections on 20+ years as an educator

29:00, The birth of PhillyLacrosse.com 

33:10, The most memorable games in the recent history of Philly Lacrosse

35:00, Favorite local players, including Matt Rambo and Grant Ament

39:00, The rise of club lacrosse

46:14, Advice for the next generation of journalists

Rapid Fire NXT Homework

For players: Encourage your teammates to get involved in community service 

For parents: Allow your children to enjoy the game and stress academics as the priority 

For coaches: Report your scores, help your student-athletes use lacrosse as an avenue to higher education

Youth Sports Hot Topics

3:10, For sports parents: 

Some advice for keeping perspective on the journey, and how parents can be better teammates

11:50, For coaches: 

The importance of the Long-Stick-Midfielder position

18:00, For players: 

Keeping a positive mindset through COVID-19, and some of the pillars of team culture under Coach Murphy at Penn

Questions & Answers, 26:00

47:45, Fatherly advice to his sons about persistence 

49:30, Coaching at The University of Pennsylvania, a living part of sports history

52:00, Philadelphia high school lacrosse history, the parent experience with Radnor’s 2021 State Championship team 

58:20, Leading the IMCLA 

Rapid Fire NXT Homework

For players: Get better every day

For parents: Be supportive

For Coaches: Stretch yourself