By Tatiana Samuel, Assistant Coach, University of the Cumberlands @UC_WLAX It was during quarantine that many people saw the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement. For many people, they finally saw the struggles we as Black people encounter every day. The list goes on and on, starting with police brutality, missed opportunities, hidden bias,… Read More Thoughts & Views from a Bi-Racial Lens
By Emily Boissonneault, Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh @Pitt_WLAX I am humbled by the development and growth that I have made as a coach over the last few years. While success can be measured by a team’s ability to implement a defensive system and complete an offensive set, I feel the true root of my… Read More Building Trust is a Daily Action
By Sarah Kellner, Head Coach, Regis University @RUWomensLax Talk to them and listen. I’ve learned more than I’ve taught and one of the greatest things is I now listen much more than I preach. They have the answers. They are intrinsically motivated, they have sharp minds, creative ideas, and hearts filled with goodness and grace.… Read More The Gift We Are Given – To Lead and Teach and Grow with our Athletes
By Alyssa Voccia, Graduate Assistant Coach, Lenoir-Rhyne University @LRUwlacrosse In life we tend to have a vision of how we want things to go. Unfortunately, life isn’t that simple and just when we think we have things figured out, we hit a bump in the road. While it would be nice for things to always… Read More It’s the Climb
By Max Ruhl, Head Coach, Ohio Valley University @OVUwlax As a coach, we are always talking about communication and its importance on the field. In this day and age, it seems like we are in a hurry to hear the words, respond, and then move on without really listening to understand each other’s perspective. Recently,… Read More Listening to Understand vs Listening to Reply
By Jordan Beech, Head Coach, Oklahoma Baptist University @OBU_Lacrosse Are you listening to respond, or listening to comprehend? I’ll give you a moment to think about it. I think you can look at our current national discourse to know that by and large we are all listening more to simply give a response instead of… Read More Listen to Comprehend
By Rachel Hickey, Assistant Coach, Wesleyan University @wesleyan_wlax “Are you listening?” is a question I am sure every one of you have heard for as long as you can remember. Coaches broadcast this inquiry to their teams way too often and most teachers ask their classes this more than they would like. Although this idea… Read More The Art of Listening
[Editor’s Note: From time to time we will feature a short Q&A with an IWLCA member coach. The format will be one question about lacrosse, one question about life, and one fun question.] Q&A with Meghan McNamara, Head Coach, LIU Post, @LIUPWLax Share some advice you were given as a young player or coach that… Read More Three Questions for Meghan McNamara
By Mike Scerbo, Assistant Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance (and former head women’s lacrosse coach), Duquesne University @CompliantMike I used to love recruiting the “Blue Chip” player; she was bigger, stronger, quicker, more talented. Athletic administrators love to make a splash: hiring a big name coach with high win totals, top recruiting classes, etc. However,… Read More Bridging the Gap
