Going Offsides
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★ - 3 ratingsA sports podcast powered by Fivestar
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EP 107: Jim Calder : Tales of a Lacrosse Troubadour
January 14, 2022 15:24 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBJim Calder has lived a lacrosse life. His experiences as a player, fan, coach, and parent are the stuff of legends. I recently sat down with Jim to discuss his latest book, Tales of a Lacrosse Troubadour. About Jim Jim Calder, born in Canada but raised in New York, grew up as one of the only Canadians to play purely field lacrosse. He took his talents to Hobart College where he was a 2x All-American and 2x National Champion. In 1978 he would be named to the Canadian national field team, a ...
EP 106:INSIDE SPIRE ACADEMY WITH LELAN ROGERS
December 10, 2021 03:43 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBInside Spire This month we take a look inside the Spire Academy with managing director Ted Meekma and Director of Lacrosse Lelan Rogers. Throughout the show we discuss what exactly the Spire Academy is, the mission of the program, and what life inside the academy looks like for student-athletes. Spire Lacrosse At the Spire Academy they have several high caliber sport offerings, bolstered by the recent addition of boy's lacrosse. Who better to run this "new" sport than a former division on...
EP 105: Freddie Berry on the ins and outs of NIL Marketing
November 12, 2021 22:37 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBNIL is all the rage right now. College and high school athletes across the country have scrambled to cash-in on their Name, Image, and Likeness but there's one big problem: most people are very unclear on what you can and cant do. https://twitter.com/AthleteNIL/status/1455645978636206091 Welcome Freddie Berry, a former division three stud football player turned newly minted NFL certified agent. Freddie's background as a college athlete and his skills in marketing have served him well thus ...
EP 104: The Transfer Portal
November 02, 2021 19:33 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBOn this weeks episode we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, that is the NCAA transfer portal. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GLMYdkte5HNItpQhYEBWd?si=5ab7419d4ee444df What is the transfer portal? An ESPN article written last year had an excellent definition: Jeff Borzello, ESPNEssentially, it's a database of every player who has interest in transferring from his or her current school. In other words its like a stripped down dating app where players who are unhappy with their cu...
103: Sixes is a Start
October 27, 2021 03:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBOn this week’s episode of Going Offsides the guys celebrate the NLL television deal and give their honest opinions about Olympic Sixes lacrosse. When the push for the Olympics was discussed we, like the rest of the lacrosse world, were excited about the prospect of having our sport displayed on the worlds biggest stage. https://twitter.com/NLL/status/1452998628591734785 NLL Deal: Earlier this year the National Lacrosse League (NLL) obtained what appeared to be the strongest television br...
EP 102: Coaching Contracts and Jared Bernhardt leading #1 Ferris State
October 19, 2021 01:33 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBOn this weeks episode of Going Offsides the guys discuss the LSU football situation and how D1 football contracts have gotten out of control. Later in the show they discuss the success of Tewaaraton trophy winner turned D2 quarterback Jared Bernhardt. Coaching Contracts When the news broke that Ed Orgeron's contract would be terminated at the end of the 2021 football it came as a bit of a shock. Typically coaches are terminated after a loss, or due to one single obscene incident. In the c...
EP 101: Top games of the weekend and the importance of film in recruiting and coaching
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBFilm is more important than ever and our hosts discuss how to utilize film for coaching, game planning, and recruiting in this weeks episode. As always, for more information about todays topics head over to www.fivestarnews.com
EP 100: Welcome to Fivestar with Sports Videographer Eric Bowden
October 05, 2021 22:58 - 24 minutes - 56.7 MBIt's been a long time coming but we can finally officially announce our new relationship between LaxAllStars and Fivestar. The in-depth article explaining what all of this means can be found at LaxAllStars.com but what does it mean for the pod? It means we have more resources and bigger plans than ever. The Going Offsides Podcast will be moving to a new channel and will continue to discuss lacrosse but will also expand to talk on other sporting news while interviewing some insane guests f...