KCAC Climbing – NAIA Stock Report
With impressive showings by Saint Ambrose and William Penn, one thing is clear: the KCAC is carving out its place with multiple top-10 teams and a few making their case to join the party. KCAC Climbing – NAIA Stock Report STOCK RISING Saint Ambrose The Saint Ambrose Fighting Bees continue to impress me week after […]
Dwayne Stewart – Going Offsides
Dwayne Stewart is a former Albany Dane and current head coach at SUNY-New Paltz. This week, he spoke with us about his coaching career and the mentors who have shaped his lacrosse journey. DWAYNE STEWART – GOING OFFSIDES Coaching Through Covid Building a program isn’t an easy task, and it’s a task made more difficult […]
Aquinas Ascending – NAIA Weekly Stock Report
Each week, one of our NAIA writers will give us a run down of which teams are on the rise and which teams took a step back. Take a look at why the Aquinas Saints lead this week’s stock report: Aquinas Ascending – NAIA Weekly Stock Report STOCK RISING Aquinas University The Aquinas Saints went […]
Jerry Ragonese Carves His Own Path – Going Offsides
Jerry Ragonese is a professional lacrosse player and commonly known as a face-off guru, but he’s so much more than that. Jerry Ragonese Joins Going Offsides RIT and Pro Athletics After giving up playing his Game Boy in baseball dugouts, Jerry found lacrosse. His passion for the game led him to RIT, one of the […]
Jerry Ragonese – Athlete Spotlight
A veteran of the MLL/PLL and accomplished lacrosse entrepreneur, Jerry Ragonese is this week’s featured guest on the Going Offsides podcast. Athlete Spotlight: Jerry Ragonese Why did you attend RIT? It was one of the only colleges in the country that offered the major I wanted as well a high-level lacrosse. How do you get started […]
Division III Lacrosse Navigation of the Pandemic
Division III lacrosse is the largest division of lacrosse in terms of the number of teams and athletes. We are fortunate to bring on Hope College coach Mike Schanhals to help us navigate the Division III landscape. As a Division III lacrosse coach, Schanhals has an inside understanding of how the level has been affected […]
DI Expansion? Learn How It Works on Going Offsides
DI expansion is one of, it not the most, talked about topics in all of lacrosse. John “JP” Paul joined the guys on this week’s pod to explain how it works. What’s the hold up on DI expansion? No matter how bad we want teams to go DI, the sad truth is that for most […]
Christina Esposito Joins Going Offsides
Christina Esposito is determined to leave the game of lacrosse better than she found it. There are so many different ways to improve the game: better educating our coaches, opening up our athletes to positive mental health practices, improving the youth game, and growing the women’s game through exposure. Christina Esposito is trying to do […]
JD Harkey Takes Us Inside an MCLA Program
JD Harkey is the head coach of the MCLA’s University of South Carolina squad. This week, we had a chance to speak with him about the MCLA, playing at UMBC, and much more. JD Harkey is (kind of) fresh off a national championship season with the Gamecocks. Earning supremacy in 2019 means they are still […]
Gerry Byrne Aims at Harvard Renewal
When you are the preeminent university in the world, success is the standard. However, as of late, Harvard’s lacrosse program hasn’t matched the university’s illustrious education. Enter Gerry Byrne. Well known in the lacrosse world as a defensive guru and elite recruiter, he’s more than ready to right the ship. Coach Gerry Byrne spent the […]
Terry Foy Joins Going Offsides to Break Down DI Lacrosse
This week, we sat down with Terry Foy, the CEO of Inside Lacrosse, to talk about everything and anything related to Division I lacrosse. More specifically, we discuss the decision making at Ivy League institutions, why certain schools are more eager to play than others, and why not playing will have long lasting effects. Next, […]
Pete Campbell – College Round up and NAIA
Pete Campbell joins the podcast to talk about the return of college lacrosse. The beginning of the show focuses on NAIA lacrosse before transitioning to some popular current events. Lastly, Nick, Ryan, and Pete make their picks for games across NCAA and NAIA divisions. Coach Campbell is a mainstay in the NAIA and has built […]