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Kevin Corrigan is set to begin his 24th season on the Fighting Irish sideline in 2012. Since his arrival on campus in 1988, Corrigan has built Notre Dame into one of the premier men’s lacrosse programs in the nation. Few coaches in the country boast a résumé dotted with such team and individual success over an extended period of time.
Inheriting a program that had never earned a berth in the NCAA Championship, Corrigan has made the Irish a staple in the postseason. His tenure has been highlighted by two trips to the final four, including the program’s first-ever appearance in the national title game in 2010.
Corrigan steered the Irish to the national semifinals in 2001 in addition to quarterfinal trips in 1995, 2000, 2008 and 2011.
Notre Dame has garnered 16 invitations to the NCAA Championship since 1990, including a current run of six straight trips. The Fighting Irish have received a national seed and a first-round home game three times in the past four years.
Moving to the BIG EAST was not the only significant change for the Fighting Irish in 2010 as the team began play in its state-of-the-art facility, Arlotta Stadium. Playing in a top-level league and in the multi-million dollar stadium will help Corrigan keep the Notre Dame program among the nation’s best for years to come.
Corrigan has continued the tradition of academic success for the Irish men’s lacrosse program. Since first competing on the varsity level in 1981, every Irish lacrosse senior has graduated. Three players since 1997 have gained Academic All-America honors. A total of 13 Notre Dame student-athletes have been named Scholar All-Americans by the USILA during Corrigan’s tenure.
Corrigan has made the student-athlete experience special for the players that have competed for him at Notre Dame. The program has embarked on four foreign trips since `95. The treks have been to such countries as Ireland, England, Wales, Czech Republic and – most recently – Japan in the summer of 2010.
When not coaching, Corrigan still remains active by participating in various lacrosse clinics and camps and is a member of the South Bend Regional Sports Commission. He and his wife, Lis, reside in South Bend with their three children – Will, Sidney and Natale. Will is a freshman on the Fighting Irish roster in 2012.
In the full interview for the Premium Members we get some great philosophical insights, tips for Man Down, Practice Duration concepts, and a really interesting internal perspective on how NCAA Coaches apply detail to even the most basic drill. We have featured an example of this in our ‘Preview Sample’ for all Free members below,
Listen to Kevin Corrigan describe the drill in his own words, then check out the article in the Article Section of the site to read more and see the schematic of the drill.
In addition, if you are looking for camps for your players, they run some great camps on campus at Notre Dame, just go to the Notre Dame Mens Lacrosse site, or check out www.und.com/sports… They run some awesome team camps from Middle School through varsity that include film of a practice review with your coaches and the Notre Dame coaches, pretty cool…
Audio Preview, ‘The 5V5 Transition w decisions Drill’ from Notre Dame… This is for all Free Members simply log in…
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The full podcast with a ton of ideas and drills is available for our Premium Members…
