Matt Mancz, SU Lax S&C Coach

[W'boro'Cuse315]

How does a strength coach train for performance without having ever played the sport? - Athletes Acceleration Sports Performance Training

Great first-person piece, lots of interesting details.

"I’d also like to thank Kevin Rice and Dylan Donahue for starting with me as small, weak, undersized attackmen, and leaving as physically dominant forces on the lacrosse field. Also, Randy Staats, who showed up out of shape and lazy, and left with a respectable work ethic."

 

[Whitey23]

How does a strength coach train for performance without having ever played the sport? - Athletes Acceleration Sports Performance Training

Great first-person piece, lots of interesting details.

"I’d also like to thank Kevin Rice and Dylan Donahue for starting with me as small, weak, undersized attackmen, and leaving as physically dominant forces on the lacrosse field. Also, Randy Staats, who showed up out of shape and lazy, and left with a respectable work ethic."

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Hal Luther was in charge of Lax's S&C from 2000-2012 without ever playing a minute of Lax in his life.

Syracuse University Athletics - Hal Luther

Luther came to SU from North Carolina State where he held the same title, working with the Wolfpack baseball, volleyball and gymnastics teams.

 

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Amazon product ASIN 0671027034
This guy should read it

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Amazon product ASIN 0671027034
This guy should read it

He seems like a tough love kind of guy. He took this position learning on the fly in 2013 as a 23 yr old fresh out of college, there were likely 5th yr Seniors his age or older.