Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

Drexel coach Brian Voelker joins for the eighth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?"Foy starts by asking Voelker whether, among programs that have won an NCAA Tournament game in the last decade, Drexel's recruiting strategy is the biggest outlier. Voelker says yes, and from there, they discuss why and how, and eventually get to one of the aspects of Voelker's experience that most informs how he conducts his recruiting strategy: his son went through the process.

Iona coach Chad Surman joins for the seventh installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?"The newest program in Division I, Iona is a member of the MAAC located in New Rochelle, N.Y., just north of New York City. Surman explains how he went from Le Moyne to Salisbury to Lehigh to Mercer — ultimately becoming the Bears' head coach — to Manhattan before getting tapped to lead the startup program in the fall of 2022. He's bringing in 17 members of the Class of 2023 for a Year Zero before they begin competition in the spring of 2025.

Bellarmine head coach Andy Whitley joins for the sixth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?"Whitley's path to being a Division I head coach was not conventional, nor was it a straight line. He starts by explaining how he get to Louisville, then the conversation turns to June 2019, when he produced about 500 player evaluations for Inside Lacrosse's Recruiting Database when he was between his tenure as a Fairfield assistant and taking over for the Knights. Through that lens, they discuss the system and process of evaluating players, and how that's informed how Whitley and his staff approach building their roster.

High Point head coach Jon Torpey joins for the fifth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?"Like the last podcast with Andy Shay, Foy starts by outlining Torpey's background and career stops — Calvert Hall (Md.), Ohio State, Denver and Dartmouth, most prominently — the led to becoming the first coach in Panther program history. From there, he outlines how he found and recruited the likes of Dan Lomas and Matt Thistle, Connor McKemey, Tim Troutner and Asher Nolting. They end by discussing where he sits with ’24s and how they'll attack the Class of 2025.

Coming off an MVP-winning season, Trevor Baptiste joined the PLL Happy Hour Podcast with Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown to discuss the new :32 shot clock rule and the ripple effects its had on the face-off position this season.Editor's Note: Due to  technical difficulties, this podcast is being released late. It was recorded prior the Week 8 action at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md.

Yale head coach Andy Shay joins for the fourth installment of this month's series in which IL's Terry Foy tries to answer question, "How does recruiting work?"As opposed to the "How do you evaluate?" and "How do you communicate?" formats that Foy used with Navy's Joe Amplo, Ohio State's Nick Myers and Virginia's Lars Tiffany, Foy starts by asking Shay how his recruiting has evolved since he arrived in New Haven ahead of the 2004 season. They move through culture-building, admissions standards, emphasizing athletic potential and handling success. They end with how the Yale staff is approaching the Class of 2025; the role that highlight videos and athlete outreach plays, how they build their list and much more.

Virginia's lacrosse coach, Lars Tiffany, discusses the recruiting process, summer coaching experiences, evaluating players, scholarship allocation challenges, reaching out to recruits, and the emotional aspect of the recruitment process.

Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?"In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing with Ohio State head coach Nick Myers. On the eve of his team's trip to Italy, Myers joins to discuss when and how his staff starts to identify the talent in a class, how they balance evaluation vs. communication, how he tries to get to know a prospect and what he thinks is appropriate when the conversation turns to finances, including NIL opportunities.

As the 2023 AU Pro season comes to a close, Official Lax Girl, a.k.a. Tari Kandemiri, talks to Nicole Levy about her time at Syracuse, how she advocated for herself and created an opportunity to play pro, and what it's like suiting up for Athletes Unlimited.

Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?" In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, starting with Navy head coach Joe Amplo. Given the service academy's ability to begin contacting prospective student-athletes on July 1 (as opposed to Sept. 1, like the rest of his colleagues) and his commitments to Team USA in June, Amplo had a unique summer. He talks about his staff's composition, distribution of responsibility and style of evaluating.