Category: Coaching

Coaching Lacrosse: 5 Crucial Tips for New Lacrosse Coaches

New lacrosse coaches

You took the opportunity to get into coaching lacrosse! You are excited, you are enthusiastic, you are ready for the challenge. But where should new lacrosse coaches start? The goals you set are high, and the expectations to be great each day like your old coach used to say keeps creeping into the back of your […]

Hope College Men’s Lacrosse – A Week in the Life

Hope College men's lacrosse head coach Mike Schanhals takes you through what the last week has been like for his DIII program.

Last week, we saw what a game week looks like at a DII program. We continue to build on that by showcasing the men’s lacrosse program at DIII Hope College this week. Hope COllege Men’s Lacrosse – A Week in the Life Wednesday A night game in which we came out kind of flat. One […]

Florida Southern – Inside Game Week

Florida Southern

What a whirlwind start for us here at Florida Southern. Covid protocols, delays, pauses, Covid-19 positive cases, and not to mention injuries have made this season interesting to say the least.  FLORIDA SOUTHERN – INSIDE GAME WEEK The SSC began playing a 10-game season the weekend of March 20, six weeks after the normal first weekend […]

Alaska: The Last Frontier for Lacrosse in the U.S.

Alaska

As we continue our mission to explore the field, we want to take a look at the lacrosse community in Anchorage, Alaska, more than 4,250 miles away from Powell’s office in Syracuse, New York. It might be hard to picture playing sports in a place many people might see as wild and untamed, but Alaskans […]

Possible PLL Coaches – Let’s Make It Interesting

possible PLL coaches

As the PLL grows, so too does the need for more teams and coaches. Please understand that adding more teams isn’t about the number of talented players available – it’s about money. More teams will happen in time, and these are some of the possible coaches for those future PLL squads. Last time, we looked […]

Possible PLL Coaches – Former MLL Bosses

It's only a matter of time before the PLL expands further. These are some of the possible coaches who would fit into the PLL.

As the PLL grows, so too does the need for more teams and coaches. Please understand that adding more teams isn’t about the number of talented players available – it’s about money. More teams will happen in time, and these are some of the possible coaches for those future PLL squads. Let’s take a quick […]

Division III Lacrosse Navigation of the Pandemic

Division III lacrosse is making its return to the field after the pandemic ended the last year early. What will this weird season look like?

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 […]

John Paul – Game Grower Spotlight

John "JP" Paul has been working to grow the game of lacrosse for years, so we asked him some questions about his time in the sport.

John Paul, or JP as most people know him, is this week’s featured guest on the Going Offsides Podcast. Game Grower Spotlight: John Paul Why did you attend Michigan? I transferred to Michigan as a junior. I started out at Albion College, but I wasn’t ready. I then worked for four years (while playing at […]

JD Harkey Takes Us Inside an MCLA Program

JD Harkey

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

Gerry Byrne turned the Notre Dame defense into a consistent wall, and now he has the chance to bring glory to Harvard as a head coach.

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 […]

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 […]

Greg Gurenlian – Training for Lacrosse

This week, we welcomed faceoff guru, fitness beast, and all around good guy Greg Gurenlian. Every single time we ask one of these current or former PLL guys to be on the show, they immediately say yes, and not only do they say yes, they come ready to talk. Some of the topics you can […]