Brian Voelker Podcast

Coach Voelker’s Lacrosse Journey

3:30 Coach Voelker’s playing days at Gilman

7:40 Voelker’s playing days at Johns Hopkins

- playing for Coach Zimmerman

- playing for Coach Tony Seaman

- playing with Dave Pietramala

12:32 Take-away checking and the difference in defenders today

21:20 Coaching with Coach Tierney at Princeton and winning the National Championship

24:35 Returning to Hopkins as Assistant Coach, Becoming a Head Coach with the Bayhawks

26:50 Becoming Head Coach at University of Pennsylvania

27:10 Drexel Years

28:52 Culture at Drexel

30:00 Drexel Assistant Coaches Durkin & Boyle

33:03 Coach Voelker’s Defensive Philosophy

- V-Hold vs Cross Check Hold

- Crease slide vs Coma

- Single invert - man vs zone

- Defending 2 man game

47:00 Drexel’s Offensive Philosophy

- BC/Canada connection

- Reid Bowering

55:25 Keys to not giving up Transition

57:44 Recruiting

- college coaches & pickup basketball on the recruiting trail

- Less Fall recruiting events so athletes can play other sports