The Long-Stick Midfield Position, Running a High School Lacrosse Program & Winning State Championships with Jon Begier of Radnor High School

Thanks to our special guest, John Begier, Head Coach at Radnor High School (PA). Great to talk about the Long-Stick Midfielder position, as well as, what it takes to coach a state championship team during the COVID season.

Here are some highlights from this episode. We hope that you enjoy the show!

Youth Sports Hot Topics

6:00, For players: Re-defining the “Long-Stick Middie” position, with the influence of Fred Opie from Syracuse

10:00, For parents: Involving parents and helping manage parent expectations as a high school coach

20:05, For coaches: Managing free-spirited players vs. system players on your team

Questions & Answers

26:10, Radnor’s 2021 State Championship Run

31:50, The importance of an “everybody is a 1” mentality and every player having an important role

36:00, The influence of coaches like Mike Mayock Sr. (while at Haverford School) and Jeff Long (while at UVA)

38:40, Props for the assistant coaches and the parent support at Radnor High School

44:00, A life-changing phone call from Peter Samson, an icon of the Philly Lacrosse scene

46:00, Coaches should focus on their growth

51:40, How High School coaches can collaborate with club coaches to fully support their players

54:58, Supporting multi-sport athletes and encouraging lacrosse players to have different sports experiences

Rapid Fire NXT Homework

For players: Consciously strive to be a great, inclusive teammate

For parents: Enjoy and have fun with the ride with your kids, it goes fast

For coaches: Make your practice the best two of the day for your players

“You don’t have to be serious about being serious.” - Gerry Byrne, Harvard Head Coach

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