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Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 61 - Boston University Head Coach Ryan Polley
Ryan Polley - Head Coach at Boston University
01:02 Coach Polly's Coaching Journey
-Starting in high school
-Introduction to lacrosse at Malvern
-The competition of other sports
-Playing two years of basketball in college
-Trying lacrosse
-The decision to coach girls lacrosse and start a program
-Moving into the accounting world while coaching
-Leaving it all on the table to go to Yale
-Making the transition to Boston
-The experience of learning shooting space
12:30 Mentors and Stories Learned Along the Way
-Coach Polly's Mother as a mentor
-The introduction to coaching
-Learning from coaches
-Learning how to do a career and coach
-Learning from Andy Shay
-Learning about the life outside of lacrosse
-Understanding recruiting philosophy
-Climbing out of the hole at Yale
21:50 Creating and Evolving the Culture at BU
-The timing of everything
-The process of getting the job at BU
-Studying the blueprint of other club teams that had transitioned to D1
-Recruiting like a mad house at first
-Needing senior leadership at first
-Non-negotiables learned from Coach Polley's Mom
-Time of collecting reflections after the Loyola game
-Accountability
-Motor Hard Work
-Compete
-Family
-Instilling accountability
-Reading books
-The cycle of leadership styles
33:19 Instilling Quality Control In a Culture
-Starts with the assistants
-Listening to the players opinions
-Open dialog with the other coaches
35:53 Difference Between Hard Work and Motor
-Hard work happens over a length of time
-Motor is in the moment
-Bringing a good attitude to a 6 am lift
37:01 Player Development Philosophy
-Part whole philosophy
-The first week of the year
-Working on skill development in smaller numbers
-Laying down a foundation of individual skills before complete team work
-Live vs scripted time during practice
-Working on decision making in drills
-The development of athletic IQ from Basketball
45:19 Offensive Philosophy
-Up Tempo-Free flowing
-The difference when you don't have a dominant player
-More sharing of the ball
-Taking the opportunities that arise
-Playing 6v6 during the week
-Using West Genny
-Using 4v4 and 5v5 drills
50:55 Defensive Philosophy
-Personnel based
-Best year was a "slide when you need to" year
-The use of the automatic slide defenses
-Searching for an identity
-Balancing sliding early and being able to rotate efficiently
55:49 Playing in the Patriot League
-The coaches in the conference
-Murderers row of a conference
-The parity of the Patriot League
-The changing of the guard
-The importance of being a 1 or 2 seed
59:57 Recruiting
-Starts with the transfers
-Commitment to academics
-Athleticism
-Stick skills-Toughness
-Character
-How to tell if a dodger is really breaking a defender down
-Judging IQ
-Assessing off-ball play
-On ball vs off-ball play for defensemen
-Recruiting Canadians
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Ryan Polley - Head Coach at Boston University
01:02 Coach Polly's Coaching Journey
-Starting in high school
-Introduction to lacrosse at Malvern
-The competition of other sports
-Playing two years of basketball in college
-Trying lacrosse
-The decision to coach girls lacrosse and start a program
-Moving into the accounting world while coaching
-Leaving it all on the table to go to Yale
-Making the transition to Boston
-The experience of learning shooting space
12:30 Mentors and Stories Learned Along the Way
-Coach Polly's Mother as a mentor
-The introduction to coaching
-Learning from coaches
-Learning how to do a career and coach
-Learning from Andy Shay
-Learning about the life outside of lacrosse
-Understanding recruiting philosophy
-Climbing out of the hole at Yale
21:50 Creating and Evolving the Culture at BU
-The timing of everything
-The process of getting the job at BU
-Studying the blueprint of other club teams that had transitioned to D1
-Recruiting like a mad house at first
-Needing senior leadership at first
-Non-negotiables learned from Coach Polley's Mom
-Time of collecting reflections after the Loyola game
-Accountability
-Motor Hard Work
-Compete
-Family
-Instilling accountability
-Reading books
-The cycle of leadership styles
33:19 Instilling Quality Control In a Culture
-Starts with the assistants
-Listening to the players opinions
-Open dialog with the other coaches
35:53 Difference Between Hard Work and Motor
-Hard work happens over a length of time
-Motor is in the moment
-Bringing a good attitude to a 6 am lift
37:01 Player Development Philosophy
-Part whole philosophy
-The first week of the year
-Working on skill development in smaller numbers
-Laying down a foundation of individual skills before complete team work
-Live vs scripted time during practice
-Working on decision making in drills
-The development of athletic IQ from Basketball
45:19 Offensive Philosophy
-Up Tempo-Free flowing
-The difference when you don't have a dominant player
-More sharing of the ball
-Taking the opportunities that arise
-Playing 6v6 during the week
-Using West Genny
-Using 4v4 and 5v5 drills
50:55 Defensive Philosophy
-Personnel based
-Best year was a "slide when you need to" year
-The use of the automatic slide defenses
-Searching for an identity
-Balancing sliding early and being able to rotate efficiently
55:49 Playing in the Patriot League
-The coaches in the conference
-Murderers row of a conference
-The parity of the Patriot League
-The changing of the guard
-The importance of being a 1 or 2 seed
59:57 Recruiting
-Starts with the transfers
-Commitment to academics
-Athleticism
-Stick skills-Toughness
-Character
-How to tell if a dodger is really breaking a defender down
-Judging IQ
-Assessing off-ball play
-On ball vs off-ball play for defensemen
-Recruiting Canadians
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