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Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 25 - Northwestern Women's Head Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller
Kelly Amonte Hiller - Head Coach Northwestern Women's Team
00:30 New Facilities at Northwestern
-Some of the nicest facilities in D1 sports
-Field on Lake Michigan
-All in one facilities
-Indoor games
-$300 mil.
04:11 Coach Amonte Hiller's Journey
-Playing little league bass ball and hockey with her brothers
-Tried everything
-No exposure to lacrosse until 9th grade
-Athletic family
07:30 Playing at the University of Maryland
-Cindy Timchal
-Garry Gait
-Being taken seriously
-Sports psychology
-Impactful recruiting process
-Seeing the game being broken down so finely
-Developing fundamentals and teaching those fundamentals
-Passion for the game
-Maryland coaches tree
12:58 Coach Amonte Hiller's Journey and Coaching Tree
-Only coached on the field as an assistant prior to Northwestern
-Wanted to stay home after college
-Mentors
-Learning the administration side of coaching
-Take insight from everyone
-Scott Hiller
19:20 Beginning at Northwestern
-Different rules back then
-Great culture and leadership
-Boundary rules impact
22:44 The Metamorphosis of Women's Lacrosse
-Rule changes
-Stick technologies
-Reluctancy at first
-Marketable sport
-Great athletes, coaches, and administration in the last 20 years
-Back to the skill focus and innovation focus
-A lot of parody in the sport right now due to coaches being innovative
-Wide range of coaching experience
28:51 Box Lacrosse and Selena Lasota
-Seeing her in BC for the first time
-Dynamic person
-Made a decision quickly
-Player to watch
-Different style of play in the game
-22 goals in 2 games in the NCAA tournament
-Had to learn the field game
-Broadening horizons in different ways
-2 man game
37:36 Blending the Best of Everything to Evolve an Offense and Skill
-Able to execute in tighter space
-Better shooting
-Wanted to be able to try new things
-Confidence boost in the players
-Teaches IQ
-Learning to count on one another
43:03 Taking Advantage of Physical Attributes and Working Towards That
-Path of Holly Korn
-Became a manager
-Took notes and worked on fitness on her own
-Stepped up as a goalie for the team
-Gave her a shot as a lefty attackman
-Finishing sets people apart
47:04 What Coach Amonte Hiller Looks for in a Recruit
-A player that can develop that comes from hard work
-Accept feedback
-Resiliency
-Team player
-Doesn't categorize what they look for
-Its about development
-Look for potential
-Good fit for culture
-Is it a fit for what they are looking for
52:57 How to Recruit Character and IQ
-Hard to see
-Interacting with players on campus
-Like to see how kids learn
-Evaluating IQ at camps
-Seeing how player react
-Being coachable
58:37 Advice on Development
-Benefits to playing club
-A lot of travel and money and sacrifice
-Pick your spots if you can
-Focus on development
-Athletic development
-New ways to learn things
-Trust your gut and make the choice that is best for you
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By Jamie Munro
4.8
211211 ratings
Kelly Amonte Hiller - Head Coach Northwestern Women's Team
00:30 New Facilities at Northwestern
-Some of the nicest facilities in D1 sports
-Field on Lake Michigan
-All in one facilities
-Indoor games
-$300 mil.
04:11 Coach Amonte Hiller's Journey
-Playing little league bass ball and hockey with her brothers
-Tried everything
-No exposure to lacrosse until 9th grade
-Athletic family
07:30 Playing at the University of Maryland
-Cindy Timchal
-Garry Gait
-Being taken seriously
-Sports psychology
-Impactful recruiting process
-Seeing the game being broken down so finely
-Developing fundamentals and teaching those fundamentals
-Passion for the game
-Maryland coaches tree
12:58 Coach Amonte Hiller's Journey and Coaching Tree
-Only coached on the field as an assistant prior to Northwestern
-Wanted to stay home after college
-Mentors
-Learning the administration side of coaching
-Take insight from everyone
-Scott Hiller
19:20 Beginning at Northwestern
-Different rules back then
-Great culture and leadership
-Boundary rules impact
22:44 The Metamorphosis of Women's Lacrosse
-Rule changes
-Stick technologies
-Reluctancy at first
-Marketable sport
-Great athletes, coaches, and administration in the last 20 years
-Back to the skill focus and innovation focus
-A lot of parody in the sport right now due to coaches being innovative
-Wide range of coaching experience
28:51 Box Lacrosse and Selena Lasota
-Seeing her in BC for the first time
-Dynamic person
-Made a decision quickly
-Player to watch
-Different style of play in the game
-22 goals in 2 games in the NCAA tournament
-Had to learn the field game
-Broadening horizons in different ways
-2 man game
37:36 Blending the Best of Everything to Evolve an Offense and Skill
-Able to execute in tighter space
-Better shooting
-Wanted to be able to try new things
-Confidence boost in the players
-Teaches IQ
-Learning to count on one another
43:03 Taking Advantage of Physical Attributes and Working Towards That
-Path of Holly Korn
-Became a manager
-Took notes and worked on fitness on her own
-Stepped up as a goalie for the team
-Gave her a shot as a lefty attackman
-Finishing sets people apart
47:04 What Coach Amonte Hiller Looks for in a Recruit
-A player that can develop that comes from hard work
-Accept feedback
-Resiliency
-Team player
-Doesn't categorize what they look for
-Its about development
-Look for potential
-Good fit for culture
-Is it a fit for what they are looking for
52:57 How to Recruit Character and IQ
-Hard to see
-Interacting with players on campus
-Like to see how kids learn
-Evaluating IQ at camps
-Seeing how player react
-Being coachable
58:37 Advice on Development
-Benefits to playing club
-A lot of travel and money and sacrifice
-Pick your spots if you can
-Focus on development
-Athletic development
-New ways to learn things
-Trust your gut and make the choice that is best for you
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