Matt Karweck - Head Coach at Colgate University

00:52 Coach Karweck's Journey and Mentors Along the Way

-From Upstate NY

-Skipping school to go shoot

-Recruiting from the area

-Learning how to use lacrosse skills over pure athleticism

-Empire State Games

-Experience at Notre Dame with First Scholarship Class

-The changing Culture at Notre Dame at the Time

-Kevin Corrigan as a Coaching Mentor

-Kevin Andersen as an Offensive Mentor

15:00 Going To Work For English Lacrosse Association and Coming Home

-Went to England After College To Work

-Coach Corrigan Reaching Out to Come Back to Notre Dame to Coach

-Going Across Country Side Teaching Lacrosse

-Playing for the Club Team on the Weekends

-Was Going to Coach With Stan Ross at Butler But Program Was Dropped

-Coaching IU Bloomington

22:20 The Rest of the Journey

-Playing as a Pro Player

-Working at Detroit Mercy

-Teaching and Coaching at Merrimack

-Coaching at Notre Dame with Gerry Byrne and Kevin Corrigan

26:40 Transitioning to Colgate

-Overcoming the bombing of the phone interview

-Being From Upstate NY

-Phenomenal Culture at Colgate

29:10 Developing Culture and Vision at Colgate

-Inspire the Next Level of Decision Making

-Internal Drive at Motivation

-External Motivations

-The "We"

-Exposing Players to New Things

-Becoming the Best Version of Yourself

-What It Looks Like to Be a Colgate Lacrosse Player

36:35 Being the Best Version Of Yourself To Be Who You Want to Be at Colgate as a Team

-Focusing on Internal Hapiness

-Syracuse Game Win from 2019

-Playing Fast in the Shot Clock Era

-Game/Time Awareness From the Box Game

-Playing More Players

44:30 Cranking Up The Pressure Defensively

-Causes Indecisiveness

-Slide Hard, and Cause People to Make Quick Decisions

-Green Light to Get Up Field and Get Out and Guard

-"Make Them Be Great"

-Blows Up Set Plays

-Redefining Competitiveness

-Tactics to Apply Pressure

53:12 Using Player Development To Bring Colgate To Another Level

-Working On How to Catch and Getting Reps

-Working on Athletic Stance

-Communication Development

56:44 2 Man Game Philosophy

-Playing Defensively

-Doing 2 Man Games In Different Areas of the Field

-IQ Development For Defensemen

-Tyler Pace and Mike Lines VLS Webinars

1:02:35 Recruiting

-Want Poles Who Can Handle

-Goalies Can't Give Up Rebounds

-Want Workers in the Ride

-Midfielders That Are Willing to Stay on the Field

-September 15th on Campus Prospect Day

-Traveling Prospect Days