Coaches Calls

Learn how the leaders of lacrosse motivate and build winning teams. Join lacrosse commentator Brad Challoner as he asks the sport’s top coaches about the insights and philosophies that have helped raise their game to the next level.

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Paul Day

Paul Day is the man. That’s the intro. One of the most respected leaders in all of lacrosse. He’s the head coach and general manager or the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. A Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Famer, he’s been to the National Lacrosse League finals nine times, capturing five titles as a player, coach or general manager. He did it all while maintaining a 27-year decorated career as a full-time sergeant for the Niagara Regional Police Service. He specialized in street cr...

Jan 15, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Mike Hasen

Mike Hasen might be the most underrated coach in lacrosse. Over 200 games coached in the NLL. 5th all time. 100 wins in the NLL. 6th all time. 3 NLL titles. He’s led hall of fame laden dynasties, coached up MVPs and helped build an expansion team and took them to the playoffs in year 3. Not usually mentioned along with the all time greats but why not? It might be the fact he’s a calm humble guy that doesn’t get too high or too low, and lets his records and teams speak for themselves. The ultimat...

Jan 08, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Josh Sanderson

A new year brings new beginnings and Josh Sanderson is a first time Head Coach in the National Lacrosse League and the new head coach and Assistant General Manager of the Calgary Roughnecks. He played 19 seasons in the NLL winning 2 championships. One of the greatest play makers of all time, he sits third in NLL history in assists. In his final full season - he set what was then the league record with 83 assists. He retired the next season and was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall ...

Jan 01, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Curt Malawsky

This podcast wouldn’t exist without Curt Malawsky. One of my pre game rituals and routines for the NLL on TSN is to chat with each head coach before the game of the week to prep story lines and get insight on players, and the chats with Curt Malawsky are always a high light of game week and are the chats that inspired this podcast into existence. As you’ll hear, he talks a mile a minute, goes off on tangents, and is super well prepped. I often have to listen to his interviews multiple times to t...

Dec 25, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Matt Sawyer

The Toronto Rock are the most famous lacrosse team in Canada. 25 years of history. 6 Championships. The NLL Hall of Fame is bursting with their alumni. A deep rooted tradition of lacrosse excellence. It means a lot to coach the Toronto rock. The coach of the year award is named after their first coach, Les Bartley. Only 9 people have done it. And only 6 people have been invited back for another season. Now entering his 7th season – no one has done it longer than Matt Sawyer. A career winning per...

Dec 18, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Ed Comeau

Eddie Comeau is a gentlemen and a scholar. For real. He has a master’s degree in coaching. The Georgia Swarm head coach is a lifer behind the bench. He got his start coaching the McMaster University field lacrosse team in Hamilton, Ontario in 1987 and then in the junior circuit with Burlington and Brampton in the 90’s. Joining the Toronto Rock from their inception, Ed Comeau has been coaching in the National Lacrosse League for 25 years and has coached a lot of the game's best players. He’s won ...

Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Pat Coyle

Pat Coyle is an intimidating dude. Just ask Casey Powell. Probably the most intimidating defender of all time in the National Lacrosse League. He’s also an exceptional coach. Now the longest serving head coach in the NLL, he’s been behind the Colorado Mammoth bench since 2014. He also has more rings than he can fit on one hand. A six time National Lacrosse League champion. Four times as a player with the Toronto Rock dynasty (1999, 2000, 2002-03), once with the Mammoth as a player (2006), and ag...

Dec 04, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Tracey Kelusky

National Lacrosse League Hall of Famer Tracey Kelusky is one of the leaders that inspired this podcast into existence. There is a legend that when he was picked up by the Calgary roughnecks, he called then captain Kaleb Toth and said “I’m coming to town and I want the ‘C.’” That should paint the picture of the kind of leader he is. Tracey is the head coach of the Panther City Lacrosse Club of the NLL. He won the Les Bartley NLL Head Coach of the Year Award in 2022, his first season as a head coa...

Nov 27, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Coming Soon: Coaches Calls

Conversations with the Leaders of Lacrosse. From lacrosse commentator Brad Challoner. The leaders of lacrosse talk about their life, motivation, and building winning teams.

Oct 31, 2023•1 min

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