Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

Founded by Michael Mabry and John Rothenberger nearly five years ago, One Play Development “saw the brokenness in the youth sports space and an opportunity to serve families and players in a really impactful way.”They say transformational coaching is at the heart of everything they do and they want to help people get to where they want to be. So, in order to achieve that goal, they tapped former Gonzaga (D.C.) head coach Casey O’Neill, Director of Mental Performance Alec Wortman and Marquette head coach Andrew Stimmel.Over the past year, One Play has taken a significant step forward, welcoming former Virginia assistant Kip Turner, former Rutgers assistant Eric Seremet, former High Point assistant Pat Tracy, former Hampton head coach Chazz Woodson, former Denver assistant Trevor Tierney, former Virginia Tech and William & Mary Head Coach Brooke Ireland, current PLL Whipsnakes midfielder Roman Puglise and development specialists Mugs Mickum and Dr. Abby Latona.To learn more about what One Play is, Mabry, O'Neill, Stimmel and Turner join the IL Podcast to discuss.

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown convene for an offseason edition of the PLL Happy Hour podcast to discuss the new player movement period timeline, news around potential schedule changes and salary cap increases, as well as discussing the best fits for some of the free agency market's top available players. Rosie and Kevin wrap up with some big picture team needs and even throw in a few fun Championship Series-only contract options, too.

With fallball competition in the rearview, IL's Kevin Brown, Dan Aburn and Terry Foy hop on to discuss all the scrimmages and exhibitions IL attended over the last two months: Syracuse, Army, Princeton Hopkins vs. Army Saint Joseph's, Lehigh, Harvard, Maryland Penn State, Penn, Bucknell, Drexel Michigan vs. Virginia Johns Hopkins vs. Delaware Maryland vs. Cornell Plus, Fall All-Access visits to: Lafayette Lehigh Loyola Yale Add an update on the latest news, and that's this edition of The Source.

Dana Dobbie, one of the legends of Canadian lacrosse and a pioneer across multiple disciplines of the sport, is announcing retirement from her playing career.“We're hanging up the cleats, we're folding up the jersey and we're throwing out that bad word ‘retirement,’” Dobbie said. “But at the same time, I feel like I've given everything I possibly can to the sport as a player. And I'm so excited about that next chapter and what that looks off the field, off the floor, and even if it's just being a fan.”Check out the ILWomen Podcast for more reflections on one of the best playing careers in women's lacrosse history.

On the heels of being honored at Bronx Lacrosse's annual fundraiser, Chair of the USA Lacrosse Foundation Board and Johns Hopkins alum joins IL's Terry Foy to discuss the many different aspects of the sport that he touches, from Team USA's Olympic aspiration to grassroots development, from being the dad of a ’27 who just committed to North Carolina to being a PLL investor and NLL team owner.Check out the wide-ranging conversation with one of lacrosse's most interesting and influential voices.

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 men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing with York head coach Brandon Childs.The first DIII coach Foy has brought on for this series (though Dan Kaplan has previously spoken to Amherst's Sean Woods and Dickinson's Dave Webster on the topic), Childs says he wears four hats in the recruiting space: college coach, club coach, dad and fan. They hit on all four topics, illustrating not just what makes Division III distinct from DI, but his broarder views on the topic.

IL’s Terry Foy, Dan Kaplan and Dan Aburn chat September panned out for the 2027 class. With nearly all of the Top 100 players committed and North Carolina establishing itself as the top class, there’s a ton to chat about.

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 St. John's head coach Justin Turri.Entering his fourth year in Queens, Turri talks about what it's like to be so close to the biggest city in the United States, being part of a basketball rich department, how his own recruitment taught him about recruiting, what it's like to work with his brother and much more.

On the heels of bringing on former Penn head coach Micke Murphy as a strategic advisor, IL's Terry Foy talks to him and Harlem Lacrosse CEO Mike Levin about the latest with the organization, especially the need to increase its capacity for coaching coaches and helping place future college lacrosse players — two things Murphy is uniquely skilled to aid.

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown welcome original Atlas player and current assistant coach/assistant GM Steven Brooks to the show to discuss getting over the hump and winning New York's first championship. From the disappointing first round exits to the crushing semifinal defeats to now champions, there is no better guest to discuss the Atlas rise to the top of the mountaintop than the man who had a say in drafting and constructing every singe player on the title-winning roster that has been there for it all. Brooks helps Rosie and Kevin relive the 2025 epic championship clash in all of its glory with insights on the hectic dramatic final minute, a hot offensive start, and some key words from Xander Dickson that stuck with him. Whether it's the story behind his Carolina kicks or getting some behind the scenes on the guys who celebrated hardest and danced the most, this is a must-listen podcast for all Atlas/PLL fans. From there, Rosie and Kevin put a bow on the seventh PLL season, sizing up how epic the title game ranks, how an Outlaws-Atlas Finals rivalry could be special for years to come, and start looking ahead to key storylines to look forward to this offseason.