Welcome to the Lax Goalie Rat Podcast! Where each week Coach Damon features interviews, strategy, and advice for dominating our position - lacrosse goalie! Ever wonder what makes the top lacrosse goalies elite? Me too! So I decided to create a podcast to figure it out. Each week I interview an elite lax goalie, coach, or special guest to find the tools, tactics, drills, and mental mindsets that listeners can use.
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Send us Fan Mail This week, Coach Damon sits down with Cornell goalie #55 Matt Tully heading into his senior season with a national title already under his belt. Matt breaks down how he rebuilt his stance from freshman year through junior year, his wall-ball juggling routine for soft hands, and the mental game of being a backup goalie ("make it so you have five game days that week"). Plus: the…
Send us Fan Mail We made it to episode 300! Thanks for everyone who has been along for the ride. I enjoy talking shop with goalies so much I'd continue to do this even if we had 0 listeners but the fact that some of you love this conversations (and reach out to tell me so) is simply amazing! Here's the episode this week - Ohio State goalie Jack Allen has taken about as unusual a path to D1…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by Riley Horoshko, Temple University’s starting goalie, recent graduate, and American Conference Goalie of the Year. Riley shares her lacrosse goalie journey, from stepping into the cage in fourth grade because it meant “less running,” to becoming a standout college goalie after spending much of her college career as a backup. We talk about the lessons…
Send us Fan Mail From Japan's national lacrosse team Shun Ito joins the podcast to discuss his lacrosse goalie journey. Shun recently had a PLL tryout and made the Whipsnakes for a few games which is an incredible journey for this international star. Enjoy this podcast where we talk about him learning the game and lacrosse in Japan. Support the show
Send us Fan Mail Connor Knight, starting goalie for the A10 Champion Richmond Spiders, joins the show for a deep dive into how he plays the position at the D1 level. In this episode: Connor's "never too high, never too low" mental approach The counterclockwise crease walk and why it works as a reset Playing goalie in a 10-man ride (rare topic, real reps) What he learned backing up Zach Vigu Tips…
Send us Fan Mail Minnesota goalie Arsen Hanschuck joins the show to talk about his path from Ukraine to the MCLA, learning the position largely on his own, and the small adjustments that have shaped his game. We get into his relaxed stance and why his hands sit closer together than most coaches teach, the mental prep routine he starts the night before games, and the "quiet feet" philosophy he uses…
Send us Fan Mail Louisville goalie Hailey Richards joins the podcast to break down her journey from fifth-grade volunteer goalie in the East Bay to playing in the ACC. Hailey talks about training with Goldsmith Lacrosse growing up, working with Ted Glenn at Goalie Solutions throughout high school ("you're not human, you're a goalie"), and the mental game work she's done with Tim Cassie at Focus…
Send us Fan Mail Carolina Chaos goalie Austin Kaut joins the podcast to break down his journey from scared youth attackman-turned-goalie to PLL champion. Austin talks about growing up training with legends like Brian Dougherty and Drew Adams, learning the "phlow system" at NetNation, and the footwork techniques that transformed his game at Penn State under Coach Tambroni — including why going over…
Send us Fan Mail Michigan freshman goalie Elizabeth Johnson joins the show to talk about how getting pelted by her older brother's friends in street hockey turned her into a fearless shot-stopper. We get into her journey from Concord, New Hampshire to Ann Arbor — including the recruiting summer she calls one of the best experiences of her life, bonding with her dad on road trips to tournaments…
Send us Fan Mail Luke Winger started playing lacrosse goalie in eighth grade after a buddy lured him to practice with the promise of ice cream. Now he's an All-American at Le Moyne, competing at the Division I level after the program's transition from D2. In this episode, Luke breaks down how his ice hockey goalie background shaped his lacrosse game — from cutting down angles to staying patient in…
Send us Fan Mail Princeton starting goalie Ryan Croddick joins the show to talk about his winding path to the Ivy League — from being told not to bring his field stick anymore in youth lacrosse, to committing to Richmond, to getting a last-minute call from Princeton. Ryan shares how growing up playing hockey and battling his brothers in the backyard made him fearless in the cage, what he learned…