Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 50 - Michigan Women's Head Coach Hannah Nielsen

Hannah Nielsen - Head Women's Coach at Michigan and All-Time Women's Player 01:03 Experience Growing Up Playing Lacrosse in Australia -Laid Back Attitude -Constant Stick In Your Hands -Emulating Players Around Her -Playing at All Age Groups -Mentors In Australia -Trish Adams -Tim Dickson -Season in Australia -Playing Other Sports 10:34 Playing at Northwestern -Visiting Schools from being in the U.S for the World Cup -Vision of the program -Playing for Kelly -Playing with confidence -Changes In Rules -First team to run lines 16:24 Moving to Colorado and Building a Program From Scratch -Dream to live in Colorado -Having a hand in everything -Rewarding seeing how far they went 19:30 Coaching at Northwestern -Seeing what goes on behind the scenes -Major learning experience -Coaching at an Alma Mater -Working with Selena Lasota 21:34 State of the Union at Michigan -Surreal experience -Resources and support from school -Team this year -Breakout year last year -Building a culture -Accountability from players 32:16 Player Development -A lot of positional breakdowns -Teaching and then practicing in live setting -Working on individual skills -Learning as a coach -Learning from watching -Free Play to work on decision making 42:13 The Influence of Box Lacrosse -Not forefront of offense but is a tool -Adding tools to the toolbox -Getting to a spot on the field 49:00 Defensive Philosophy -Man first -Have a zone in back pocket -A lot of communication -Stop people 1v1 -Zone vs man against opponents -Developing zone concept -Playing keep away 55:07 Recruiting Philosophy -Looking for great people -Looking for athletes -Game sense and stick skills are important but it can be taught -Being passionate about Michigan -Timeline for class of 2021 -Recruiting defenders