4/3 ILPreps: Loomis Chaffee's Bill Ball
Apr 03, 12:42 PM
Director of ILPreps Dan Kaplan links up with Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) head coach Bill Ball to summarize some early action, highlight players and discuss some of the exciting challenges that lie ahead of them this season.
This week features a pair of heavyweight contests with Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) on Wednesday and Brunswick (Conn.) on Friday. Ball also talks about the development of the program since he took over as head coach ahead of the 2022 season and highlights the strong work ethic and commitment of the players while emphasizing the value of being a well-rounded athlete and the importance of playing multiple sports.
Ball also gives some detail on a few key players on the team and their contributions, including seniors like attackman Nate Cobery (Harvard), face-off specialist Joe Hobot (Johns Hopkins), defenseman Kaleb Griffith (Richmond), junior attackman Anthony Rodriguez (Georgetown) and many more.
11:30 Introduction and Start of the Season
13:40 Program Development and Team Buy-In
15:36 Value of Playing Multiple Sports
20:38 Key Players and Contributions
25:04 Strong Defense and Leadership
34:49 Importance of Midfield Play
42:00 Underrated Defensive Midfielders
This week features a pair of heavyweight contests with Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) on Wednesday and Brunswick (Conn.) on Friday. Ball also talks about the development of the program since he took over as head coach ahead of the 2022 season and highlights the strong work ethic and commitment of the players while emphasizing the value of being a well-rounded athlete and the importance of playing multiple sports.
Ball also gives some detail on a few key players on the team and their contributions, including seniors like attackman Nate Cobery (Harvard), face-off specialist Joe Hobot (Johns Hopkins), defenseman Kaleb Griffith (Richmond), junior attackman Anthony Rodriguez (Georgetown) and many more.
11:30 Introduction and Start of the Season
13:40 Program Development and Team Buy-In
15:36 Value of Playing Multiple Sports
20:38 Key Players and Contributions
25:04 Strong Defense and Leadership
34:49 Importance of Midfield Play
42:00 Underrated Defensive Midfielders