Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 20 - Army Head Coach Joe Alberici Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Joe Alberici Head Coach at Army

00:30 Welcome to Coach Alberici
-2300
-Competing and working out
-Playing tennis and basketball
-Run has to be 3 miles
-30 minute minimum on a machine
-Writing down workouts

06:50 Coach Alberici's Coaching Journey
-Parent lottery
-Alfred University
-Lacrosse can be fun to practice
-Young coaching experiences
-Coach Pressler

14:33 What it Like to be a Head Coach at West Point
-Wanted to make sure he went to a place he stood for
-Passion for the place and development
-Admire players
-A day in the life for players
-Separating times in the day
-Leaders of character

23:33 Core Values of the Program and How It Fits With the Academy
-Physical gades
-Embracing the culture of the Academy
-Special people
-Family, Toughness, and Tradition
-Mental toughness

29:58 Philosophy of Player Development
-Fundamentals
-Pushing on the field
-More competitive the more fun

33:32 How coach Alberici is Sharpening His Saw
-Staying competitive
-Taking time to learn
-Work with other staffs
-Stay reading a book all the time
-Watching practice film as a staff
-Nuggets of information

41:36 Translating Basketball Into Lacrosse
-Drills
-Pick game
-Smaller pieces
-Details and variations of screens
-Turning your head and scan the field
-Duke basketball motion offense
-Learning from football
-D back drills

52:00 How Coach Alberici Uses Their Teams Identity
-Spend time talking to a lot of people
-Going into the season 60/40
-Changing plans through out a year
-Simple is better
-Speed

56:32 Recruiting
-Looking for athleticism
-Gifted in their hands
-Shooters vs scorers
-Not a fine science or rating system
-Smartest players play
-Individuals capacity
-Humility
-Finding interesting players