Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 33 - Paul Carcaterra of ESPN

Paul Carcaterra of ESPN

01:25 Yorktown -"The farm" -Charlie Murphy Class of 1934 -His story and how he brought lacrosse to Yorktown -The lacrosse community -Similar to how the Thompsons and Natives do it -Different times -Kids are getting their lacrosse "fix" by playing structured lacrosse -Using pickup games to try new things and work on things

12:42 Arriving at Syracuse and Playing with Casey Powell -Yorktown friends -Roy Simmons Jr. as a coach -Never being burnt out -How disciplined the team was -2 first team all Americans a year on a line -Casey Powell -Versatile player -Powell brothers playing in the backyard

31:45 How Paul Got Into Broadcasting -Did not study broadcasting in college or Grad school -Friend suggested him -First game was Navy vs Army in 2004 -Started studying it because of the rush -Auditioned and worked with Joe Beninati -College media guides -Working other sports -Interesting all different kinds of fans -Cutting hair and interviewing people -Utah interview -Cutting Dave Pietramala last week -8 more this year

43:43 Maverick Showtime Backstory and Updates -The early stages with equipment and apparel -Acquisition by Bauer Hockey -Great success story -Together with Cascade -Starting Maverick Showtime -Small numbers -Never changing the model -Seeing young players

50:50 The Olympics -Interesting how it will look -What are the rules going to be? -The globalization of the sport -Provides validity to the game -Potential rules to make for a good hybrid -Obtain funding from the countries

56:00 The PLL -Paul Rabil as a great player and sport contributor -What they have done in so fast -Provides good competition -Challenge and opportunity for the traveling model -Athletes power and branding -Denver Pioneer Classic

1:02:42 The Golden Age of Lacrosse and the Beginning of the Season -Shot clock makes it interesting for the normal fan -20 seconds to clear the ball is huge -More up and down -Shrinking the boxes -The dive -Controversial calls so far

1:10:40 Pat Spencer and Jeff Teat -Comparison to Mikey Powell and Lyle Thompson -Hanging out with Pat Spencer -Different style and backround on Pat Spencer -Jeff Teat as a box player -Not able to be tolerated being shut off -John Traveras -Unreal attack group this year

The Overtime Podcast with Paul Carcaterra