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Hosted by Brad Challoner · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 60 episodes
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Learn how the leaders of lacrosse motivate and build winning teams. Join lacrosse commentator Brad Challoner as he asks the sport’s top coaches about the insights and philosophies that have helped raise their game to the next level.
Brad Challoner hosts Coaches Calls, a sports show with 60 episodes published.
Pat Gregoire is here and the door is wide open. For the first time in years, the Minto Cup will be contested without perennial powers Coquitlam, Orangeville, Six Nations or Whitby, creating one of the most wide-open nati
"Love, baby. Love." That's Cody Hawkins' answer when asked how he helps athletes get back on track when life isn't going their way. The Calgary Mountaineers Head Coach and Raw Iron Performance founder joins the podcast f
As Raiders LC prepare to host the 2026 Minto Cup, Head Coach Mitch Bannister joins Coaches Calls to discuss his journey through the game and the evolution of lacrosse in Alberta. Growing up around the Calgary Roughnecks,
What does a coach learn after more than 100 wins, multiple championships, and nearly two decades behind an NLL bench? For Troy Cordingley, the answer is simple: patience. Fresh off being named Head Coach of the Rochester
Junior Shamrocks Head Coach Dave Bremner joins the podcast for a deep dive into championship culture, player development, and what it takes to build a Minto Cup contender. From the legendary 1988 Esquimalt Legion Minto C
The three time Mann Cup champ is the new head coach of the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association.
This one’s for the defensive minds. Former National Lacrosse League champion defender and current Georgia Swarm assistant coach Alex Crepinsek joins the podcast for a conversation about the modern box game — how it’s pla
Maybe the youngest coach in the National Lacrosse League, Brett Hickey is the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Desert Dog and Raiders LC of the Rocky Mountain Junior League, bringing his own system-driven style an
Randy Mearns wiped his Instagram clean recently — a sure sign of rebirth. Last summer, Mearns was let go as head coach of St. Bonaventure’s men’s lacrosse program — a team he helped build from scratch over nine years, ju
Randy Mearns wiped his Instagram clean recently — a sure sign of rebirth. Last summer, Mearns was let go as head coach of St. Bonaventure’s men’s lacrosse program — a team he helped build from scratch over nine years, ju
What if you took a lifetime of lacrosse lessons and turned it into a blog to inspire and motivate people to live a more purposeful and present life? That’s what Marty Dinsdale is doing with Zero Zero. A multiple NLL cham
Matt Beers is grizzled in every sense of the word. NLL champion, Captain, leader and soon to be the most penalized player in National Lacrosse League history. But he’s okay with that. Without the PIMS he wouldn’t be him.
Is Adam Mueller a lost legend of lacrosse — or simply the keeper of an American vision that the NLL could use today? Adam Mueller is the 2008 NLL Les Bartley Award winner for Coach of the Year, and his influence lives on
Jake Elliott is the premiere play-by-play announcer in the sport of lacrosse. Guiness hasn’t stamped it yet, but no-one has called more lacrosse games. Period. WLA, Junior A, Mintos, Manns, Presidents Cups, World Champio
Jordan Hall has a sweet gig. He’s the Offensive Coordinator & Director of Player Personnel for the San Diego Seals of the NLL. A west coast boy made good in the east but now coaching in sunny San Diego and with Team Cana
Ian Llord knows how to win. Nicknamed the “Llord of the Rings” by the Fort Erie Times, Ian built a career defined by championships—NLL titles, Mann Cups, a Minto, a Prezzy, and now provincial and national championships a
Tyrell Hamer- Jackson is one of the most popular players in the National Lacrosse League. One of the most followed lacrosse influencers on the planet, a fan favorite and an entrepreneur – but he’s never played a full sea
Goats recognize Goats and lacrosse broadcasting legend John Gurtler has had a front row seat to watch the evolution of John Tavares and the Buffalo Bandits as their lead Play-By-Play Voice for the past 21 years. A team i
Andrew McBride is the defensive coordinator for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League … again. A team that has missed the playoffs in the two years since he wasn’t behind the bench of the team that went to
Dane Dobbie was one of the fiercest competitors the lacrosse world has ever seen and this summer he announced his retirement from playing the game he loves but is immediately taking on a management role with the Calgary
Bruce Alexander
Product Performance Manager · Montezuma Chocolates
1 appearance on this show
Brett Hickey
offensive coordinator · Star Mountain Capital
1 appearance on this show
Jordan Hall
Offensive Coordinator & Director of Player Personnel · Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia
1 appearance on this show
Jason Bishop
director of Facilities · Living Heritage Farm
1 appearance on this show
Mike Keenan
Stair Solution
1 appearance on this show
Andrew McBride
Colorado Mammoth
1 appearance on this show
Dane Dobbie
Calgary Roughnecks
1 appearance on this show
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