Phi - Lacrosse - Ophy Podcast Ep. 30 - Inside Lacrosse's Terry Foy

Terry Foy Publisher at Inside Lacrosse 00:31 Intro and Role as Publisher -Who is Terry Foy? -Turning roles -Started at Inside Lacrosse in 2007 at lowest level -The process of working his way up -Content -Running events -Data development -Laxpower -Collecting data 07:25 Why it is a Golden Age of Lacrosse? -Modern game and popularization in late 80's early 90's -NFL Stadium final 4 era -Recruiting rule legislation -Utah adding lacrosse -Recognition of the FIL by Olympics -Formation of the PLL -Combination of it all 13:45 Opinion on Possible Olympics Appearence and Rules -Current rules are bad -3 buckets of lacrosse now, box, field, and women's -Satisfying the needs of everyone -Leeway to allowing marketable sports -Small rosters are of benefit -Venue -TV windows -Player health and safety -Scalability -Rugby 7v7's -Difference in the games -Why box may not work -Hypothetical rules 23:22 Impact Internationally if there is Olympic Lacrosse in 2028 -More funding from governments -Associations will be able to be sturdier -What these funds pay for -68 Nations 26:46 Why PLL is Such a Big Deal? -The amount of Wall Street investment -Drawing attention from others -Creating new fans -WWE -Following of different people -Leveraging social marketing 33:02 New Rules -Criticism addressing -Progression of the shot clock -Shrinking of the sub box -Issue of being closer to one another -Fewer fast breaks -End of shot clock dives -Telling of players 41:42 Riding With the New Rules -More opportunities with more shots -Fatigue -Distribution of midfielders playing time -More middies running -More pressure on defense 48:41 What is the NCAA Transfer Portal? -October 2018 -Website to help the process -Way to express interest -Changes power dynamic 52:34 Professionalization of Coaching -College lacrosse coaches are very powerful stakeholders -People are excited to share -Bringing about change -Pay scales -More money in the game -IMCLA impact -Lacrosse Virtual Summit -Golden era of digital media