Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 45 - Stony Brook Head Coach Anthony Gilardi

Anthony Gilardi - Stony Brook Men's Lacrosse Head Coach 01:43 Coach Gilardi's Journey -Growing Up In Long Island -Playing Different Sports In High School -Playing for Coach Breschi and The Other Coaches at Ohio State -Some of the Players He Played With Along the Way -Mike Caravana at Denison -Going Back to Ohio State as an Assistant and 06' Team -Coaching at Navy -Whiteboard Wars 15:55 Coaching as a First Assistant at Towson -Coaching With Coach Nadelen -Learning to Be a Head Coach -Playing Against Coach Nadelen -Coaching Kids With Something to Prove 20:48 Run Down on Stony Brook -Putting Together a Great Staff -Getting Alumni On Board -Assembling the Right Recruits -Talking to the Players and Asking A Lot of Questions -Facilities for Stony Brook -Competitive Conference -Coaches Within the Conference 29:07 Envision of Philosophy of Play At Stony Brook -The Impact of the Shot Clock and Playing Fast -Playing 2 Way Middies -Player Development 32:58 Offensive Philosophy -Fundamentals Win Games -Shooting Fundamentals are Important -Using Progressions to Bring Pieces Into a Whole -Using Skill Work 36:45 Philosophy On Using Box Lacrosse -Studying the Ball Movement -Knowing When Someone Is Open and When They Are Not -Canadians Influence at Stony Brook -Incorporating 2 Man Game -Utilizing the Volume of Reps 42:44 Defensive Philosophy -Simplicity is Key -Simplifying it For 2 Way Middies -Playing Fast 45:00 Recruiting Philosophy -Kids That are Tough, Work Hard, and Love Lacrosse -Kids Who We Can Teach and Develop -Players Who Want To Get Better Everyday -Finding What We Need Positionally -Breaking Midfielders Down Into Segments -Bigger Goalies 52:40 Prospect Days and Going Forward -October 14th -Team Meetings and Coming Together