LGR 294: Chaos Goalie Austin Kaut on Winning the PLL Championship Series, the Mental Game, and Thriving as a Backup

Send us Fan Mail Carolina Chaos goalie Austin Kaut joins the podcast to break down his journey from scared youth attackman-turned-goalie to PLL champion. Austin talks about growing up training with legends like Brian Dougherty and Drew Adams, learning the "phlow system" at NetNation, and the footwork techniques that transformed his game at Penn State under Coach Tambroni — including why going over the top on off-stick hip saves changed everything. He gets into the details of the Championship Series run: how Carolina went from 0-2 to champions, his strategy of playing unorthodox sixes lacrosse (including switching to righty mid-game), and why limiting two-pointers was the key to the title. Austin also shares real talk on being a backup in the PLL, the mental game tools he uses to reset after goals, and pays tribute to his late Penn State teammate Connor Darcy. Plus: the Doc Drill, pregame juggling rituals, and why training outside of practice is the ultimate separator. Support the show

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LGR 294: Chaos Goalie Austin Kaut on Winning the PLL Championship Series, the Mental Game, and Thriving as a Backup is an episode from Lax Goalie Rat Podcast by Coach Damon Wilson.

This episode is 57:07 long.

This episode was published on Apr 6, 2026.

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