Ricky Sowell Navy Head Coach

00:30 Intro

-Coach Sowell's resume

-Days spent between Jamie and Coach Sowell

-RV stop in Annapolis

03:07 Coach Sowell's Journey

-Grew up in upstate New York

-3 Sport Athlete (Football, Basketball, Baseball) growing up

-How he started playing lacrosse

-Playing with a "shlong" (short - long stick)

-Moving around positions

-Being in shape and focusing on fundamentals

-Football influence

-Journey in college

-Playing at Washington College

-Got into coaching by helping at Washington

-Journey coaching

-Coach Dave Urick and his impact

-Players coach

25:05 Coaching at Dartmouth, St. Johns, Stoney Brook

-Dartmouth was a graveyard for coaches at the time

-New facilities had an impact

-Experienced all big 5 moments in a mans life in one year

-Recruits at that time

-The persistence at St. Johns

-Different AD's at St. Johns

-Network at Stoney Brook

-Opportunity to coach at USNA

36:16 Coaching at the Naval Academy

-Being apart of something special

-How impressive it is to go to an institution like that and compete at a high level

-1 of 3 people who has taken 3 teams to the NCAA tournament

-1 of very few to win tournament games with multiple programs

-Winning the NCAA tournament in 2016 vs Yale

-Taking advantage of time you do get

-Players from the 2016 team

47:47 141 Set and How it Plays into Coach Sowell's Offensive Philosophy

-Fundamentals

-Concepts more than set ways

-Shot selection is key

-Ability to dodge from all spots on the field

-Attacking the middle of the field

-Using 141 to get into other sets

-Emphasis on 2 man game

-"Slide" dodging

57:28 Ways Coach Sowell Sharpens his Saw

-Talking with coaches

-Knowing the greats helps and picking their brains

-Learning from box lacrosse

-Learning from everyone

-Getting stuff done and having fun

-Learning from your players and their reactions

1:06:46 Recruiting and Becoming What Coaches are Looking for

-Multi sport athletes

-Work ethic

-Being an athlete

-Showcases are not the end all be all

-New rules help

-Learning from outside resources

-Leveraging pick up games