Andrew Baxter - Head Coach at Fairfield University 

00:58 The Journey For Coach Baxter

-Growing up in Rochester NY

-8th grade 

-Reconnecting with past mentors

-Transferring schools in college

-Springfield legends coaching in college now

-Coach Bugby 

-Connecting to the coaching world

-Experiences at Colgate 

-Favorite camps from back in the day

-The 5 years at Drexel

-The beginning of building the pairs offense

29:46 Coaching With Old Teammate Nick Myers at Ohio State and Transitioning to Yale

-The support from the wife

-Taking a step professionally 

-Learning to build a program

-Coaching with Nick Myers

-Learning to be thoughtful

-Evaluating options for a time by stepping away from the game

-Being reached out to by Coach Shay at Yale

-First few years at Yale

-Why Andy Shay is successful

-Developing men 

-Less is more

-Players accountability 

41:49 Building Culture 

-Worrying about the "how" instead of the "what"

-It means something to get through practices

-What the little things in practice should look like 

-How well you mobilize your team is an indicator of the structure of the program

-Using the film to address the "what"

-Managing change 

-Utilizing the mental side of the game

-Recruiting culture-Working on culture

52:50 Style of Play Philosophy 

-Building on fluidity on two way play

-Want to play fast 

-Breaking down the 6v6 play in the league 

-Really playing two way middies

-The evolution of it all

58:18 Defensive Philosophy 

-Finishing your play 

-Going from on ball to off ball and visa versa

-Transitioning roles within a possession 

-Efficiency is key 

-Practicing communication 

-Teaching decision making

-Using rules within drills to encourage things 

-Parameter scrimmages

1:07:08 Offensive Philosophy

-Early offense

-Take advantage of two way middies

-Very simple

-Focusing on ball movement 

-Operating a lot out of the 22 set 

-2 man game

-Why 2 man game is effective 

1:11:41 Player Development Philosophy 

-Using individual periods

-Using small groups and station work

-Individual skill development is key

-Starting with an individual experience in the spring 

-Teaching dodging

-The footwork of different dodges

-Teaching shooting 

1:22:53 Recruiting Philosophy

-School recruits itself

-New facilities 

-Looking for core principles

-Talking to their advocates

-Skilled athletic attackmen as the unicorn 

-Playing both ways in the midfield

-Face-off guys 

-Multi-sport athletes-Recruiting box players and Canadians 

-What you note in recruiting 

-Evaluating IQ