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I built and sold an online education company, but the road there wasn’t easy. I spent years broke, consumed by coaching, and unable to focus on building financial stability. That experience—and the many coaches I see facing the same struggle today—is why I want to start a mastermind focused on helping coaches make money while continuing to coach the sport they love.
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When I played lacrosse in the early 90s, there was a certain mystique to the sport that’s hard to describe but impossible to forget. From beat-up boathouse jackets to frayed shooting strings and muddy cleats, being a lacrosse player felt like belonging to something slightly off, slightly rough, and completely magical. I’m not sure that identity still exists today, but I do know it mattered—and I can’t help but wonder if it’s something worth bringing back for the next generation.
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In the U.S., the teenage years are often when team sports shift from development to selection. Kids who love the game can lose access not because they quit, but because the system narrows. This isn’t about effort or character — it’s about how youth sports are structured during adolescence.
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I don’t know how many of you know my background, but most of the financial stability I have today came from one thing: I built an online education company, and eventually I sold it. That’s where my money was made. And ye...
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Lacrosse coaches often pour everything into their teams while struggling behind the scenes. Joe shares his experience building and selling an online education company, why many coaches face the same financial challenges, and his plans to start a mastermind to help coaches earn while they continue coaching.
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A message to lacrosse coaches about navigating online business, making money without leaving the game they love, and joining an upcoming free mastermind/webinar to help coaches thrive.
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Transitioning to a 2-3-1 alignment forces the top defenders to widen out, cracking open the middle of the field for cleaner skip lanes and high-quality step-down shots. By altering the attack geometry, you disrupt established defensive rotations and isolate the single player behind the net to quarterback the offense with significantly less pressure.
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A coach tries to do everything right when a player reveals a troubled home life, only to see the school psychologist break the delicate trust that was holding the situation together. This reflection exposes the gap between policy and humanity — and the frustration of watching a young person retreat further into silence because the adults meant to help couldn’t meet him where he was.
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College coaches love to preach the value of multi-sport athletes — the balance, the athleticism, the mental freshness. But when the season arrives, the kids who actually see the field are usually the ones who trained lacrosse like a full-time job. The message is clear, even if no one says it: balance is beautiful… until it costs wins.
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A short stick behind the cage is the matchup most defenses least want to see. It puts an uncomfortable defender in an unfamiliar spot and forces the defense to prepare early slides. Once they overreact, your dodger can read the help and find the open player. The isolation isn’t just about beating the short stick—it’s about triggering the defensive rotation you can take advantage of.
A simple shape change forces a man-down defense to completely rewrite their responsibilities on the fly. Going from two crease threats to none flips the job of the middle defender, overloads the outside, and pushes communication to its breaking point—all without the offense running a single play.
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The five-person weave is a fast, dynamic passing drill designed to give players more touches and improve their stick control. Instead of scrimmaging with 24 players and only one ball, this drill forces constant movement, catching, flipping, and finishing with a shot. It teaches girls to handle the ball in their outside hand, communicate, time their cuts, and finish under pressure. This is a great option for any coach who wants a high-energy drill with clear purpose and simple structure.
