Ralph

Interviewee

Ralph "RJ" Rossi

Interviewer

Danielle Brown

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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

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