Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Phi-Lacross-ophy Podcast Ep. 37 - NLL & MLL Defensemen Brodie Merrill


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Brodie Merrill - Decorated NLL and MLL Defensemen
02:32 Growing Up and Lacrosse Journey for Brodie
-Physical education teachers for parents
-Migrating west to Ontario from Quebec
-Orangeville and playing lacrosse there
-Turning to lacrosse in such a unique environment
-How these small programs create such good players
-Shane Sanderson as one of Brodies first coaches
-Falling short in the 2000 Minto Cup
-Journey to Salisbury
15:28 First Picking Up a Pole
-Established stick skills before
-U19 Team in 1999 had no poles and he stepped up
-Gave experience and learned from other defensemen
-Doesn't take long and is much easier to learn with a shorter stick first
-Randy Staats and Jeff Teat using a pole
22:11 Playing for Coach Urick at Georgetown
-Moral compass
-Demanded respect without a lot of yelling or demeaning
-Father figure of the program
24:38 Professional Career
-Close calls for the final 4 in college
-Winning cam easy in Baltimore first year in MLL
-Players that he played with on that first Baltimore team
-Not overthinking matchups
-Learning from Mikey Powell
31:42 Stories About Dave Huntley
-He always had the time for you
-Similarities to coach Urick
-Playing 5v6 so defense could back up shots
-Outside the box thinking
36:59 Playin on the Expansion NLL Team - San Diego Seals
-Coming to play for Brodie's brother
-Fresh starts for everyone
-Interesting dynamic of the team
-Austin Staats and his ability
42:15 The Hill Academy School and Program
-Building a healthy relationship between athletics and academics
-Father putting so much on the line
-The players that have come through
-200 students 90 mens players and 20 girls players
-Interaction between like minded people
-How much training goes on at The Hill
-Playing other sports in the winters
-Taking the time to learn the field game
-Measuring volume and intensity levels in everything they do
-Advantage of American players coming up and playing
57:55 Future of the NLL and Opportunities for American Players
-PLL will help provide more opportunity
-Great growth in the NLL
-Schedules of the different leagues finally coincide
-Breakthrough for the career
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