Mark Burnam

00:30 Intro and Background on Mark Burnam

-Background on Mark Burnam

-IMG Coach

-Iraquois National Team Head Coach

-14 Championship Rings

-New York High School Lacrosse Champion

-1983 Syracuse National Champion

-2 Minto Cup Championships

-2 Man Cup Championships

-4 President Championships

-1 Founders Championship

-Story of crosschecking John Grant SR. in the teeth

-Syracuse grad in 1985

14:38 Iroquois National Team and the World Games

-Logistics of getting all the guys together

-Roster talk

-Scarcity of some positions

-Scratches from the roster

*Zed Williams

* Zach Miller

20:14 Native American Players Impact

-6 Nations breakdown by the numbers

-Small amount of players to choose from

-750,000 U.S Players

-100,000 Canadian Players

-1,500-2,000 Iroquois Players

25:42 How is it that such a small population of players, make up so many World Class Players?

-Backyard lacrosse hasn't disappeared on the reservations

-No helmets, no gloves, wooden sticks pick up games

-Mindset difference

-Sandlot Model

-Creativity difference

-Pass it Down Model

32:56 Pass it Down Model

-Development of players

-Toughness of kids now

-Big brother theory

-Mark Burnam's Stories

-See someone do something and go try it yourself

-Always playing a different sport out in the street

43:45 The Story of When Mark Burnam Fought a Bear

-State fair in New York

-Watch other people do it first

-Punched bear in the face

-Bear went nuts

-Laster over a minute

-Won the fight!