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In this interview I am honored to speak with Mic Grant, Head Coach of the Bridgewater College Mens Lacrosse team. Mic is entering his 5th year with Bridgewater and 4th season after beginning the program from scratch in 2013. Prior to Bridgewater Mic was the first head coach at Marywood University where he posted an impressive 41-24 record including a 20-6 conference record over those 4 years. Prior to Marywood, Coach Grant was an assistant at VMI where he led the Keydet defense as well as served as the recruiting coordinator. In this interview Coach Grant discusses his methods for developing new programs and what he looks for in players in terms of character and leadership traits. Having coached 2 startup programs, Coach Grant has some great advice for how to go about developing a positive culture in a new program that has to compete in a historically competitive conference. I enjoyed my discussion with Coach Grant and know you will as well. The post Laxicon005, An interview with Mic Grant, the Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at Bridgewater College | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

In this interview I am honored to speak with Mic Grant, Head Coach of the Bridgewater College Mens Lacrosse team. Mic is entering his 5th year with Bridgewater and 4th season after beginning the program from scratch in 2013. Prior to Bridgewater Mic was the first head coach at Marywood University where he posted an impressive 41-24 record including a 20-6 conference record over those 4 years. Prior to Marywood, Coach Grant was an assistant at VMI where he led the Keydet defense as well as served as the recruiting coordinator. In this interview Coach Grant discusses his methods for developing new programs and what he looks for in players in terms of character and leadership traits. Having coached 2 startup programs, Coach Grant has some great advice for how to go about developing a positive culture in a new program that has to compete in a historically competitive conference. I enjoyed my discussion with Coach Grant and know you will as well. The post Laxicon005, An interview with Mic Grant, the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Bridgewater College | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

In this interview I am honored to speak with Mic Grant, Head Coach of the Bridgewater College Mens Lacrosse team. Mic is entering his 5th year with Bridgewater and 4th season after beginning the program from scratch in 2013. Prior to Bridgewater Mic was the first head coach at Marywood University where he posted an impressive 41-24 record including a 20-6 conference record over those 4 years. Prior to Marywood, Coach Grant was an assistant at VMI where he led the Keydet defense as well as served as the recruiting coordinator. In this interview Coach Grant discusses his methods for developing new programs and what he looks for in players in terms of character and leadership traits. Having coached 2 startup programs, Coach Grant has some great advice for how to go about developing a positive culture in a new program that has to compete in a historically competitive conference. I enjoyed my discussion with Coach Grant and know you will as well. The post Laxicon005, An interview with Mic Grant, the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Bridgewater College | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

In this interview I am honored to speak with Mic Grant, Head Coach of the Bridgewater College Mens Lacrosse team. Mic is entering his 5th year with Bridgewater and 4th season after beginning the program from scratch in 2013. Prior to Bridgewater Mic was the first head coach at Marywood University where he posted an impressive 41-24 record including a 20-6 conference record over those 4 years. Prior to Marywood, Coach Grant was an assistant at VMI where he led the Keydet defense as well as served as the recruiting coordinator. In this interview Coach Grant discusses his methods for developing new programs and what he looks for in players in terms of character and leadership traits. Having coached 2 startup programs, Coach Grant has some great advice for how to go about developing a positive culture in a new program that has to compete in a historically competitive conference. I enjoyed my discussion with Coach Grant and know you will as well. The post Laxicon005, An interview with Mic Grant, the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Bridgewater College | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

This podcast is an interview with the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. He talks about leadership and teamwork development at various levels from high school to professional. Here are the notes from that podcast: Bear started out as a college freshman coaching middle school lacrosse. Moved on from that to complete a project in curriculum design by designing the lacrosse curriculum for Wilmington High School. Learned allot about what his coaching style was going to be from this experience. His most memorable coach at an early stage was Coach Jim Clarke a youth football coach in Hilliard Ohio. Played for Ohio State, played in the NFL for a while, he had high expectations of his players and he didn't treat anyone different. Simplicity, respect for all players, and demands on players were his hallmarks. One thing he advises is that you fit the identity of the team to the community and what that community and players value. Bear never showed interest in coaching a team that didn't fit his style. Develop a mission statement and core values and then talk about those things on at least a weekly basis. “What is a Robert Morris Lacrosse player”, “you have to earn it every day”. Sit in a classroom and talk about it, reinforce it everyday. Group text on Saturday night, “be your brothers keeper, nothing good ever happens after midnight”, lets players know you are thinking about them. “The team doesn't belong to the coach” The players need to take and accept ownership. “What is the standard for that number” (jersey number) Regarding team captains, each team is different, it depends on the makeup of the team. He has had captains and done it where he has no captains. When you name captains you sometimes lose others' leadership abilities. “captains a title, leaders are leaders” regardless of the title. Its a nice honor Uses goal setting all the time. Constantly doing meetings to review and follow up and make adjustments. Use goal sheets and have them read them in front of their peers, it doesn't have to be formal, could be in the locker room before practice, or get some pizza after practice and have them sit down and munch it. Had players over to his house for spaghetti dinner every Thursday and they'd just talk about things other than lacrosse. Pull up some kind of inspirational video and have them watch it while they eat. You have to make it a safe place The post Laxicon004, an interview with Bear Davis, the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. appeared first on Laxicon.

This podcast is an interview with the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. He talks about leadership and teamwork development at various levels from high school to professional. Here are the notes from that podcast: Bear started out as a college freshman coaching middle school lacrosse. Moved on from that to complete a project in curriculum design by designing the lacrosse curriculum for Wilmington High School. Learned allot about what his coaching style was going to be from this experience. His most memorable coach at an early stage was Coach Jim Clarke a youth football coach in Hilliard Ohio. Played for Ohio State, played in the NFL for a while, he had high expectations of his players and he didn’t treat anyone different. Simplicity, respect for all players, and demands on players were his hallmarks. One thing he advises is that you fit the identity of the team to the community and what that community and players value. Bear never showed interest in coaching a team that didn’t fit his style. Develop a mission statement and core values and then talk about those things on at least a weekly basis. “What is a Robert Morris Lacrosse player”, “you have to earn it every day”. Sit in a classroom and talk about it, reinforce it everyday. Group text on Saturday night, “be your brothers keeper, nothing good ever happens after midnight”, lets players know you are thinking about them. “The team doesn’t belong to the coach” The players need to take and accept ownership. “What is the standard for that number” (jersey number) Regarding team captains, each team is different, it depends on the makeup of the team. He has had captains and done it where he has no captains. When you name captains you sometimes lose others’ leadership abilities. “captains a title, leaders are leaders” regardless of the title. Its a nice honor Uses goal setting all the time. Constantly doing meetings to review and follow up and make adjustments. Use goal sheets and have them read them in front of their peers, it doesn’t have to be formal, could be in the locker room before practice, or get some pizza after practice and have them sit down and munch it. Had players over to his house for spaghetti dinner every Thursday and they’d just talk about things other than lacrosse. Pull up some kind of inspirational video and have them watch it while they eat. You have to make it a safe place The post Laxicon004, an interview with Bear Davis, the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. appeared first on Laxicon.

This podcast is an interview with the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. He talks about leadership and teamwork development at various levels from high school to professional. Here are the notes from that podcast: Bear started out as a college freshman coaching middle school lacrosse. Moved on from that to complete a project in curriculum design by designing the lacrosse curriculum for Wilmington High School. Learned allot about what his coaching style was going to be from this experience. His most memorable coach at an early stage was Coach Jim Clarke a youth football coach in Hilliard Ohio. Played for Ohio State, played in the NFL for a while, he had high expectations of his players and he didn’t treat anyone different. Simplicity, respect for all players, and demands on players were his hallmarks. One thing he advises is that you fit the identity of the team to the community and what that community and players value. Bear never showed interest in coaching a team that didn’t fit his style. Develop a mission statement and core values and then talk about those things on at least a weekly basis. “What is a Robert Morris Lacrosse player”, “you have to earn it every day”. Sit in a classroom and talk about it, reinforce it everyday. Group text on Saturday night, “be your brothers keeper, nothing good ever happens after midnight”, lets players know you are thinking about them. “The team doesn’t belong to the coach” The players need to take and accept ownership. “What is the standard for that number” (jersey number) Regarding team captains, each team is different, it depends on the makeup of the team. He has had captains and done it where he has no captains. When you name captains you sometimes lose others’ leadership abilities. “captains a title, leaders are leaders” regardless of the title. Its a nice honor Uses goal setting all the time. Constantly doing meetings to review and follow up and make adjustments. Use goal sheets and have them read them in front of their peers, it doesn’t have to be formal, could be in the locker room before practice, or get some pizza after practice and have them sit down and munch it. Had players over to his house for spaghetti dinner every Thursday and they’d just talk about things other than lacrosse. Pull up some kind of inspirational video and have them watch it while they eat. You have to make it a safe place The post Laxicon004, an interview with Bear Davis, the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. appeared first on Laxicon.

This podcast is an interview with the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. He talks about leadership and teamwork development at various levels from high school to professional. Here are the notes from that podcast: Bear started out as a college freshman coaching middle school lacrosse. Moved on from that to complete a project in curriculum design by designing the lacrosse curriculum for Wilmington High School. Learned allot about what his coaching style was going to be from this experience. His most memorable coach at an early stage was Coach Jim Clarke a youth football coach in Hilliard Ohio. Played for Ohio State, played in the NFL for a while, he had high expectations of his players and he didn’t treat anyone different. Simplicity, respect for all players, and demands on players were his hallmarks. One thing he advises is that you fit the identity of the team to the community and what that community and players value. Bear never showed interest in coaching a team that didn’t fit his style. Develop a mission statement and core values and then talk about those things on at least a weekly basis. “What is a Robert Morris Lacrosse player”, “you have to earn it every day”. Sit in a classroom and talk about it, reinforce it everyday. Group text on Saturday night, “be your brothers keeper, nothing good ever happens after midnight”, lets players know you are thinking about them. “The team doesn’t belong to the coach” The players need to take and accept ownership. “What is the standard for that number” (jersey number) Regarding team captains, each team is different, it depends on the makeup of the team. He has had captains and done it where he has no captains. When you name captains you sometimes lose others’ leadership abilities. “captains a title, leaders are leaders” regardless of the title. Its a nice honor Uses goal setting all the time. Constantly doing meetings to review and follow up and make adjustments. Use goal sheets and have them read them in front of their peers, it doesn’t have to be formal, could be in the locker room before practice, or get some pizza after practice and have them sit down and munch it. Had players over to his house for spaghetti dinner every Thursday and they’d just talk about things other than lacrosse. Pull up some kind of inspirational video and have them watch it while they eat. You have to make it a safe place The post Laxicon004, an interview with Bear Davis, the Head Lacrosse Coach and Vice President of the Ohio Machine Major League Lacrosse Team. appeared first on Laxicon.

Carl Haas Show Notes Coaches at the DIII level are somewhat limited in how much contact they can have with players in the off season, therefore Coach Haas utilizes his captains to help maintain contact amongst players and keep them focused on off season priorities. He meets with these captains weekly throughout the academic year to gauge where they are and help direct what needs to be happening. Coach Haas lets the team pick the leaders. Has his team do goal setting at the beginning of the off season. Everyone fills out an information and goal sheet: academic goals for the year and your career personal goals athletic goals for each player individual and the team overall Can’t meet with players on an athletic basis, but can on an academic one. Academic goals are checked on once a week, and with upperclassmen it happens twice a month. Coaching is about relationships, so any investment in time with a player is like “putting a deposit in the bank”, it may not look like much at the time, but over time it builds a trusting relationship. Coach lives by the quote; “players don’t care about what you know, until they know you care.” In season his team attempts to set up trips or experiences for the team to share together. In 2016 for spring break they are going to head out West and play a couple of games and see the west coast. Some players have never seen the pacific coast so they will see it for the first time with their team. Coach has a list of “non-negotiable” fundamentals that guide his teams playing style and behavior on the field. He ensures his coaches are on board and then they reinforce the standards daily. The final buy in from players comes when they see that it works. Stresses to kids to play to the whistle, including practice or especially during practice. Players must “adapt and overcome”, and coach Haas tests this in practice all the time. Coaching tools that Coach Haas uses Krossover Share the play Reference Coaches and materials that Coach Haas uses: Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks “are we competing everyday in everything that we do” ~Pete Carroll Movie: Miracle “How much are you willing to sacrifice for an unknown?” ~Herb Brooks Always explain why to your players. Why things are important is important to getting their buy in. Players will work hard as long as they know why, they don’t need guarantees, just the “why”. The post Laxicon003, Interview with Carl Haas, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at DePauw University | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

Today I am introducing this podcast which is essentially for sports coaches in any sport but we use lacrosse as our platform and interview lacrosse coaches to understand better how to build cohesive teams by understanding and motivating the individual athlete to aspire to become a great teammate. Teamwork begins with players understanding their values and how those values define their character. The process of getting players to a higher level of leadership and teamwork is the focus of this podcast. It is more about training players to lead and how we as coaches can do that within our coaching philosophies and styles. I interview successful coaches at high school and college level to give listeners a wide range of views. Coaches are asked to reveal their strategies for player development in leadership and character and we also discuss tools or tactics that have been especially beneficial to the coaches interviewed. The post Laxicon001: Welcome to Laxicon Leadership Podcast! appeared first on Laxicon.

Carl Haas Show Notes Coaches at the DIII level are somewhat limited in how much contact they can have with players in the off season, therefore Coach Haas utilizes his captains to help maintain contact amongst players and keep them focused on off season priorities. He meets with these captains weekly throughout the academic year to gauge where they are and help direct what needs to be happening. Coach Haas lets the team pick the leaders. Has his team do goal setting at the beginning of the off season. Everyone fills out an information and goal sheet: academic goals for the year and your career personal goals athletic goals for each player individual and the team overall Can’t meet with players on an athletic basis, but can on an academic one. Academic goals are checked on once a week, and with upperclassmen it happens twice a month. Coaching is about relationships, so any investment in time with a player is like “putting a deposit in the bank”, it may not look like much at the time, but over time it builds a trusting relationship. Coach lives by the quote; “players don’t care about what you know, until they know you care.” In season his team attempts to set up trips or experiences for the team to share together. In 2016 for spring break they are going to head out West and play a couple of games and see the west coast. Some players have never seen the pacific coast so they will see it for the first time with their team. Coach has a list of “non-negotiable” fundamentals that guide his teams playing style and behavior on the field. He ensures his coaches are on board and then they reinforce the standards daily. The final buy in from players comes when they see that it works. Stresses to kids to play to the whistle, including practice or especially during practice. Players must “adapt and overcome”, and coach Haas tests this in practice all the time. Coaching tools that Coach Haas uses Krossover Share the play Reference Coaches and materials that Coach Haas uses: Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks “are we competing everyday in everything that we do” ~Pete Carroll Movie: Miracle “How much are you willing to sacrifice for an unknown?” ~Herb Brooks Always explain why to your players. Why things are important is important to getting their buy in. Players will work hard as long as they know why, they don’t need guarantees, just the “why”. The post Laxicon003, Interview with Carl Haas, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at DePauw University | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

Today I am introducing this podcast which is essentially for sports coaches in any sport but we use lacrosse as our platform and interview lacrosse coaches to understand better how to build cohesive teams by understanding and motivating the individual athlete to aspire to become a great teammate. Teamwork begins with players understanding their values and how those values define their character. The process of getting players to a higher level of leadership and teamwork is the focus of this podcast. It is more about training players to lead and how we as coaches can do that within our coaching philosophies and styles. I interview successful coaches at high school and college level to give listeners a wide range of views. Coaches are asked to reveal their strategies for player development in leadership and character and we also discuss tools or tactics that have been especially beneficial to the coaches interviewed. The post Laxicon001: Welcome to Laxicon Leadership Podcast! appeared first on Laxicon.

Carl Haas Show Notes Coaches at the DIII level are somewhat limited in how much contact they can have with players in the off season, therefore Coach Haas utilizes his captains to help maintain contact amongst players and keep them focused on off season priorities. He meets with these captains weekly throughout the academic year to gauge where they are and help direct what needs to be happening. Coach Haas lets the team pick the leaders. Has his team do goal setting at the beginning of the off season. Everyone fills out an information and goal sheet: academic goals for the year and your career personal goals athletic goals for each player individual and the team overall Can’t meet with players on an athletic basis, but can on an academic one. Academic goals are checked on once a week, and with upperclassmen it happens twice a month. Coaching is about relationships, so any investment in time with a player is like “putting a deposit in the bank”, it may not look like much at the time, but over time it builds a trusting relationship. Coach lives by the quote; “players don’t care about what you know, until they know you care.” In season his team attempts to set up trips or experiences for the team to share together. In 2016 for spring break they are going to head out West and play a couple of games and see the west coast. Some players have never seen the pacific coast so they will see it for the first time with their team. Coach has a list of “non-negotiable” fundamentals that guide his teams playing style and behavior on the field. He ensures his coaches are on board and then they reinforce the standards daily. The final buy in from players comes when they see that it works. Stresses to kids to play to the whistle, including practice or especially during practice. Players must “adapt and overcome”, and coach Haas tests this in practice all the time. Coaching tools that Coach Haas uses Krossover Share the play Reference Coaches and materials that Coach Haas uses: Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks “are we competing everyday in everything that we do” ~Pete Carroll Movie: Miracle “How much are you willing to sacrifice for an unknown?” ~Herb Brooks Always explain why to your players. Why things are important is important to getting their buy in. Players will work hard as long as they know why, they don’t need guarantees, just the “why”. The post Laxicon003, Interview with Carl Haas, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at DePauw University | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

Today I am introducing this podcast which is essentially for sports coaches in any sport but we use lacrosse as our platform and interview lacrosse coaches to understand better how to build cohesive teams by understanding and motivating the individual athlete to aspire to become a great teammate. Teamwork begins with players understanding their values and how those values define their character. The process of getting players to a higher level of leadership and teamwork is the focus of this podcast. It is more about training players to lead and how we as coaches can do that within our coaching philosophies and styles. I interview successful coaches at high school and college level to give listeners a wide range of views. Coaches are asked to reveal their strategies for player development in leadership and character and we also discuss tools or tactics that have been especially beneficial to the coaches interviewed. The post Laxicon001: Welcome to Laxicon Leadership Podcast! appeared first on Laxicon.

Carl Haas Show Notes Coaches at the DIII level are somewhat limited in how much contact they can have with players in the off season, therefore Coach Haas utilizes his captains to help maintain contact amongst players and keep them focused on off season priorities. He meets with these captains weekly throughout the academic year to gauge where they are and help direct what needs to be happening. Coach Haas lets the team pick the leaders. Has his team do goal setting at the beginning of the off season. Everyone fills out an information and goal sheet: academic goals for the year and your career personal goals athletic goals for each player individual and the team overall Can't meet with players on an athletic basis, but can on an academic one. Academic goals are checked on once a week, and with upperclassmen it happens twice a month. Coaching is about relationships, so any investment in time with a player is like “putting a deposit in the bank”, it may not look like much at the time, but over time it builds a trusting relationship. Coach lives by the quote; “players don't care about what you know, until they know you care.” In season his team attempts to set up trips or experiences for the team to share together. In 2016 for spring break they are going to head out West and play a couple of games and see the west coast. Some players have never seen the pacific coast so they will see it for the first time with their team. Coach has a list of “non-negotiable” fundamentals that guide his teams playing style and behavior on the field. He ensures his coaches are on board and then they reinforce the standards daily. The final buy in from players comes when they see that it works. Stresses to kids to play to the whistle, including practice or especially during practice. Players must “adapt and overcome”, and coach Haas tests this in practice all the time. Coaching tools that Coach Haas uses Krossover Share the play Reference Coaches and materials that Coach Haas uses: Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks “are we competing everyday in everything that we do” ~Pete Carroll Movie: Miracle “How much are you willing to sacrifice for an unknown?” ~Herb Brooks Always explain why to your players. Why things are important is important to getting their buy in. Players will work hard as long as they know why, they don't need guarantees, just the “why”. The post Laxicon003, Interview with Carl Haas, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at DePauw University | Leadership appeared first on Laxicon.

Today I am introducing this podcast which is essentially for sports coaches in any sport but we use lacrosse as our platform and interview lacrosse coaches to understand better how to build cohesive teams by understanding and motivating the individual athlete to aspire to become a great teammate. Teamwork begins with players understanding their values and how those values define their character. The process of getting players to a higher level of leadership and teamwork is the focus of this podcast. It is more about training players to lead and how we as coaches can do that within our coaching philosophies and styles. I interview successful coaches at high school and college level to give listeners a wide range of views. Coaches are asked to reveal their strategies for player development in leadership and character and we also discuss tools or tactics that have been especially beneficial to the coaches interviewed. The post Laxicon001: Welcome to Laxicon Leadership Podcast! appeared first on Laxicon.