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Interview With Coach Jack Emmer — Page 2

Athleticism: Going back decades, if someone trying out for a team didn't have any stick skills, a coach would put him on defense. Or, if a player was slow and uncoordinated, he also would be put on defense. That's certainly changed!

And most players were very one-handed. They were "righty" or "lefty" — very few had two-handed skills. The shooting was not very good in those days either. Even though there were more goals being scored, that was because, defensively, they weren't as sophisticated as they are, today.

Fans: And there was no TV exposure back then!

Q: As the winningest Lacrosse coach in NCAA history, what did you focus on to lead your teams to so many successful seasons?

T - E - A - M

In the three collegiate jobs I had — I was at Portland State University, Washington & Lee University (where we played Division 1 lacrosse and had the opportunity to beat Virginia five years in a row at one point) and Army — my emphasis was always about TEAM. "Together, Everyone Achieves More." It's a pretty common expression, but it's critical to any success you can have with a group of athletes.

We tried very hard to develop a selflessness, where guys would think about their teammates first, often sacrificing for them.