The Fred Opie Show

Syd “the squid” Abernethy gained his nickname for his patented head and shoulder fake at the attack position that allowed him to blow by defensemen and score bunches of points during his lacrosse career. A lot of young players today of all stripes know nothing about him. I witnessed his game first hand and I think his story is important for serious fans and students of the game. A tall well-built attackman with powerful legs and blinding speed, Abernethy was born at John’s Hopkins University Hospital in 1958. He grew up in Annapolis, Maryland where he first played middle school lacrosse at the Key school and then later for a Hopkins’ lacrosse alum, Dave Roberts, at Annapolis High School located down the street from the U. S. Naval Academy. He would go on to become the second African American to earn first team All American honors in the Division 1 lacrosse after Jim Brown and before Kyle Harrison. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Learn how the fastest growing sport in the United States is spreading across the African continent and how you can support making lacrosse an Olympic sport. Host Fred Opie gets an update on the Uganda Lacrosse initiative from Matt Holman and Frank Kelly. But first Fred talks about why some student athletes flunk out of school and about how to start a collegiate club lacrosse team at your school. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Fields of Growth: http://fieldsofgrowthintl.org/

Frank Kelly/ FCA Lacrosse: https://soundcloud.com/fredopieshow/the-man-behind-fca-lacrosse-and-lacrosse-in-africa-and-the-olympics

Uganda Lacrosse Foundation: http://www.ugandalacrosse.org/

Uganda Lacrosse Video: https://www.facebook.com/ugandalacrossefoundation/videos/142462293040736/

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Set in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this show starts out with a great Paul Wehrum story about playing lacrosse at Cortland State and the dream of getting a custom made wooden stick his senior year in college. From the story comes questions such as what are the various meanings of the traditional wooden lacrosse stick? How to natives of the Americas vs Euro-Americans view the stick. Who invented the plastic head and when did players switch from wood to plastic sticks? Historian Fred Opie interviews players and a stick maker to gain the answers to these questions and more. You will hear from current and future hall of famers and a renowned stick maker. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Host Fred Opie interviews IMG Academy and Iroquois National Team Coach Mark Burnam AKA Red. A native of the city of Syracuse, he talks about the 1980 Henninger High School New York State Championship team he played on, playing for and now coaching the Iroquois National team, IMG Academy, and he shares lessons from his post 50 view on life. Fred and Mark where college teams at Syracuse University. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Mark Burnam: https://www.imgacademy.com/media/headline/img-academy-lacrosse-coach-represent-iroquois-national-team

Henninger High School:

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/mark-burnam-joins-img-academy-staff/47576

Rick Sowell the head lacrosse coach at the United States Naval Academy talks about his time serving as an assistant coach under Hall of Fame Coach Dave Urick and Urickisms and provides great career advice for young coaches. But first Fred’s response to questions from listeners: Jayson, what’s appropriate to teach U 11 athletes about a settled offense? Byron, when do I put my child on a more competitive team?

Jayson, my response would be the same for basketball, soccer, ice hockey, or lacrosse, and I’ve coached all these sports to U 11 athletes. Keep it Simple—teach the players to prevent traffic jams, move the ball, keep possession, be a double threat to score a goal or assist a goal.

1. Move to open space to prevent traffic jams

2. Be a threat to shoot or assist a goal in open space

3. Keep passes and shots 5 to 7 yards

4. Shoot or pass within 3 to 5 seconds

5. Back up shots on goal to maintain possession

6. It’s harder to cover people who move then those who don’t

7. Pour on praise when they execute desired outcomes

In summary: Shoot or pass within 3 to 5 seconds, be a double threat to score or assist a goal, and it’s hard to cover someone who moves in those who stand still. Finally, a parallel principle is that as in life, great offensive players hustle and make things happen instead of watching things happen and the best offense is a great defense. Listen to the archived interview I did with Hall of Fame Coach Mike Messer at Fred Opie.com podcast link. He talks about teaching offensive concepts.

Byron if your son or daughter is fanatical about a sport and you have the ability to do it with cash, enroll them in a one or two day clinic attended by kids who are competitive and skilled and under the supervision of great coaches. Check the websites of top high school and college programs in your area and or ask people in your network who are in the know for suggested clinics. Watch your child play at the beginning of the clinic and before the end and read his or her body language to see if they are having fun. Ask them for their feedback about what they want to do next in terms of playing in a more competitive environment and/or team. This should give you the information you need to make an informed decision. Above all be sure your child is pulling you and you’re not pushing the child.

Email Fred at [email protected] and share your questions. I will repeat them on the show so people get the benefit of the question and my response. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Today’s Fred Opie show was recorded at the McDonogh School in Owing Mills, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. Coach Andy Hilgartner invited me to come and speak to several groups at the high school. I spoke at FCA huddle, Sankofa (BSU type organization), a history class, and ended with a lunch time Fred Opie Show with the McDonogh girl’s and boy’s varsity lacrosse teams. Both team are outstanding; the girls have not lost a game in three years, yes you heard right three years!

Taylor Cummings, Jessy Morgan, and Jeremy Sieverts are outstanding McDonough alum who I’ve interviewed on the show. Today we interview McDonough seniors Julia Cooper a goalie going to Stanford, Maddie Jenner a midfielder headed to Duke, Jack Simmons and midfielder committed to the University Virginia, and Jack Sweeney a midfielder/attack men who will be attending the United States Naval Academy. Following the interviews I took questions from the audience. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Today we look at the lacrosse journey of Syracuse lacrosse Alum Greg Tarbell (1961-2018) Tarbell is a member of the Akwesasne, NJCAA, and Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fames. He played on several Iroquois National Teams. Special thanks to Greg’s teammates and opponents Jim Booth, Mark Burnham, Guy Van Arsdale, Tim Clark, Guy, Jeff Goldberg, and Syracuse Lacrosse Coach John Desko who contributed valuable interviews for this show. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Greg Tarbell’s JUCO Legacy: http://fightingtigers.cobleskill.edu/news/2018/1/25/mens-lacrosse-former-fighting-tiger-and-hall-of-famer-greg-tarbell-passes.aspx

LaFayette Lacrosse Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/LaFayette-NY-HS-Lacrosse-Alumni-Association-137405593015921/

Host Fred Opie interviews George Mason Head Lacrosse coach Jessy Morgan. The Baltimore native played collegiate lacrosse at the University of Virginia (UVA)Morgan spent four seasons as an assistant coach at UVA before becoming the head lacrosse coach at Howard University (2009 and 2010). In 2014 coach Morgan entered the McDonogh School Hall of Fame. She talks about her decision to attend UVA, coaching at Howard University, evaluating prospects, and expectations, Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you enjoy what you hear share the link to the show with others.

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Jessy Morgan’s George Mason Coaching Bio: http://gomason.com/coaches.aspx?rc=238&path=wlax

Trevor Tierney is a two-time US national team lacrosse goalie. He won two national championships at Princeton where he played for his father, All of Famer Bill Tierney. Trevor earned All-American honors, and a national goalie of the year recognition. He played professional field and box lacrosse and he is served as an assistant coach at the University of Denver for his father. As you will hear, Trevor Tierney is not your typical jock. He's engaged in researching and teaching on the mission driven athlete, leadership, and the relationship between alcohol and collegiate athletes. Tierney takes us through his high school, collegiate, and post-collegiate lacrosse journey the injuries he endured while performing as one the top lacrosse goalies of his generation, as well as his journey as a coach and graduate student. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

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Nation United (NU) Director of Recruiting and Head Coach Troy Kemp played lacrosse and football at Colgate University. Kemp is the Founder and Director of the National Center for Development of Boys. He talks about NU’s mission to change the face of lacrosse and his favorite books on raising boys and more. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.

Books mentioned in the interview:

InSideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives

Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Great by Choice

Outliers: The Story of Success

The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Anything

Saving Our Sons: A New Path for Raising Healthy and Resilient Boys

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