What is Wallball For Warfighters?

Veteran’s Day is a day that our country honors the men and women who have served in our nation’s military. There are many ways that we can honor these men and women for their service. How can we show our support beyond a simple, “thank you for your service?” Shootout for Soldiers’ Wallball for Warfighters […]

College Football Quotes that Apply to Lacrosse

college football quotes

It’s five weeks into the college football season and I’ve been crisscrossing the country. I do enjoy it. I’ve been to Atlanta for an HBCU game. At the Big House at the University of Michigan, I ran into Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Conry and staff with some baby-faced recruits. I’ve flown to BYU, Washington, […]

Leadership Literature: Coaches’ Book Club

Coaches Book Club

Part of professional development as a leader and coach is working through the professional literature of leadership. That can take the form of a good, old-fashioned book, podcast, or web-based article. Here is my recent collection of resources: Leadership Literature: Coaches’ Book Club The Power of Team Captains We hear so much about culture and how […]

Lacrosse Doesn’t Have to End After the Final Whistle

lacrosse end

There is one question that has lingered in the back of my mind ever since I got on the bus ride home after my very last college lacrosse game. It was a bitter ending to my collegiate lacrosse career, one that you can see coming, yet there’s nothing you can do to prepare for the feelings you’ll have.  “What the hell do […]

Thank You, Taryn Ohlmiller

Taryn & Kylie Ohlmiller

I’m not sure I’d be the player I am without my sister, Taryn Ohlmiller. When I went to my first lacrosse practice in third grade, Taryn was right alongside me. Together, we fell in love with lacrosse, and it became one of the strongest pieces of our connection. As kids, we could often be found […]

The Growth of Women’s Lacrosse Is Limitless

Kylie Ohlmiller women's lacrosse is limitless

When Taryn, my younger sister, and I would play in the backyard with our sticks as kids, we loved the limitless possibilities of the game. Lacrosse allowed us creativity in physical form, and the more we had our sticks in our hands, the more accustomed we would be to them, and thus the game would […]

Massachusetts Lacrosse Legend Stew Curran Continues Cancer Fight

Stew Curran

Stew Curran is a legend in Massachusetts lacrosse, with countless wins, multiple state titles, and an on-field resume that shows what a master of the Xs and Os he is. But those accomplishments on the field aren’t what most will remember him for – it’s who he is off the field that’s made such an […]

How the 2020 Lacrosse Season Changed My Perspective Forever

2020 lacrosse season

I see things differently now after the 2020 lacrosse season, or lack thereof. It was the start of the 2020 lacrosse season, my sophomore year. As a college lacrosse player, the fall and summer are for preparation and the spring is game time. It’s what you look forward to all year. From the chatter in […]

Play Lacrosse, Even When You Practice It

Play lacrosse

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” – Robert Burns “Coach, these guys don’t want to drill, they want to PLAY.”  – Wade Hoag Play Lacrosse, Even When You Practice It Wrapping ourselves up in our professional pursuit is our magic feather. If we feel like we have done everything possible […]

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 […]

The Art of Grit, Resilience, and Bouncing Back Stronger

Grit, Resilience, Bouncing Back Stronger

These motivational words not only look good on a wall, but they also hint at something much bigger. The idea that you can work your way through — or out of — any situation is a key aspect that pays dividends when life’s toughest moments hit. Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University […]

My MLL Internship Curved by COVID-19

MLL Sent Me Home First Day Of My Internship

Editor’s Note: Welcome MLL intern and Journalism major Katie McNulty to the platform. She has quite an interesting perspective on the 2020 MLL season, so it’s only fitting to let her tell her story. On July 16th, I got up at 5:30 a.m. ready to take on the day. I was so excited I couldn’t […]