Interviewer
Danielle Brown
Files
Description
RJ Rossi, assistant coach for the University of Montana men’s lacrosse club team, describes growing up in southern Connecticut in the 1970s and how he found the game of lacrosse. He discusses his time in college playing in North Carolina at Guilford College and in New York at Syracuse in the mid 1980s. Rossi talked about stepping away from lacrosse and how he found his way back into coaching by starting with a high school team in Connecticut. He described the difference between coaching at the high school and college levels, and between college affiliate sports and college club sports. Rossi talks about how the teams he has worked with in the past in Connecticut and Florida are different from those in Missoula, Montana. He incorporates his coaching style and explains why he enjoys it. He shares advice he thinks is helpful for people to hear today about following your passions. Interviewer Danielle Brown was a graduate student participating in the Griz Nation Oral History Project as part of the Griz130 History Initiative.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
coaching; University of Montana; Lacrosse; club teams; Syracuse; North Carolina; Connecticut; Florida; sports; athletics; high school sports; collegiate sports
Original Date
11-13-2024
Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Missoula, Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Griz Nation Oral History Collection
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 492-029
Media Type
Sound;Text
Original Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:39:18 minutes
Local Filename
OH_492_029_audio_use.mp3; OH_492_029_transcript.pdf
Citation
Rossi, Ralph "RJ", "Ralph "RJ" Rossi Interview, November 13, 2024" (2024). University of Montana Griz Nation Oral History Collection. 29.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/griznation/29