Coach Advice

What Women’s Ice Hockey Coaches and Pros Have to Say About the Recruiting Process

Given the differing coach perspectives and expectations across all Division I women’s hockey teams, LRT Sports set out to piece together a holistic analysis of recruiting. Below are a number of different coach insights regarding some of the most commonly asked recruiting questions. The coaches that have been interviewed are some of the best in

May 7, 2021 Jordan Alcon

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lamont Paris, “Can You See Yourself Being Coached by Me?”

Can you see yourself being coached by Coach Lamont Paris? After listening to his interview, We are thinking that your answer will be yes. Paris will explain what coachability means to him, game tape vs. AAU tape, prospects, and how athletes respond during games. He will also talk about those players who are a diamond

May 3, 2021

College Coaches Panel | Women In Sports: Same Game, Double Standard

LRT Sports hosted a panel of women’s college coaches around the country to shed light on the disparities that exist between men’s and women’s NCAA athletics. This discussion is intended to continue the dialogue surrounding these inequalities and differences that grabbed national attention during the 2021 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball tournaments.Coaches featured: Florida, Women’s

April 27, 2021

Utica College Men’s Basketball Coach, Sean Coffey, on Versatility, Body Language and Scoring from Multiple Areas

Sean Coffey took the reins as head coach ahead of the 2016-17 season. He has led the Pioneers to a 59-45 overall record and a 38-24 mark in the Empire 8. This helped earn the berths into the Empire 8 Conference Tournament in three (2017, 2018, and 2020) of his first four seasons at the

March 8, 2021

Harvard’s Assistant Tennis Coach Talks Character, Grades and Resources

Omar El Kheshen’s first season as the assistant coach (2019-2020) was canceled by the Ivy League and Harvard due to COVID-19. But not before securing a 7-2 record. This also included a singles mark of 80-34 and doubles record of 44-18. El Kheshen was successful as associate head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Southwest

February 15, 2021

Santa Clara University Softball Coach Gina Carbonatto Hits a Homerun With Advice

With this being her first season at Santa Clara University and as a newly-appointed head coach, Gina Carbonnatto has had her fair share of coaching experience. While being one of the most prominent assistant coaches within college softball on the west coast, Carbonatto looked to earn the role of leading her own team. Her extensive

February 8, 2021

Vassar Soccer Assistant Coach Ross Macklin | What Type of Coach is He?

Assistant coach Ross Macklin joined the coaching staff right before the 2014 season. Macklin helped Vassar get to the Liberty League Championship final four times; he won the Liberty League Championship twice and went to the NCAA Tournament three times. While coach Macklin was acting as the assistant coach, the Vassar men’s soccer program is

January 28, 2021

When doing research in the recruiting process for my daughter I came across the LRT Sports website. I was immediately intrigued as this was another dimension of the recruiting process that many people don't even consider. My daughter and I could "short list" schools based on the education she was looking for, as well as the opportunity to play her sport. LRT Sports not only gave us pertinent information into the recruiting process with different interviews of coaches and players, it also gave us insight into current and/or former players' opinions on the coach of that school in her sport. We could use this information to re-prioritize my daughters list of schools based on this feedback. I have many friends that are, or will be, going through this process shortly and I highly recommend using LRT Sports as part of anyone's recruiting process.

Matt Crosson

Parent

The college process presents a myriad of challenges. Factor in athletics and it becomes even more daunting. Now, add the fact that you have zero experience with sports. What is a the mother of a college bound student-athlete to do? LRT Sports has truly lived up to its promise. It has kept "the college recruiting process honest and easy by providing first hand information about coaches, schools and the recruiting process." Their interviews with current students, coaches, and professional athletes have provided realistic guidance. I am much more informed because of LRT Sports! The coach ratings are the most helpful. LRT Sports interviews allow us to hear from students as to how the adults are impacting not only their athletic experience but also how they are helping to shape their adult self.

Maria Zachary

Parent

The C.A.L.C. was thrilled to have Keirsten Sires come and speak to us on multiple topics relevant to high school athletics today, including recruiting. Keirsten reached all of our students and left them with great strategies that will not only help on the fields, courts, and mats, but also in the game of recruiting. She was a true professional and delivered a wonderful message.

Gus Kalikas

Athletic Director at Arthur L. Johnson High School

Now that the recruiting process and the related stress is over, I wanted to thank you for your guidance. You did so much more than we had expected. Once you started the process by matching the best academic schools first, not the best sport programs, I knew you were the one. The way you laid out a timeline of contacting coaches, visits, and camps completely took any guesswork out of the plan for us. All of the student athletes that you put us in touch with gave us a look from the inside, and made us more comfortable knowing what was coming. Finally, using your website as a resource for knowing what to expect from different coaches based on former recruit reviews gave my son confidence before our meetings. There is no way we could have figured this out on our own, you really put us in a great position when decision time came.

Richard Andrzejewski

Parent

I think hearing from other athletes is very beneficial. To be able to learn from people’s mistakes, and to be able to have access to those voices is really helpful; especially voices that have been there and done that. It’s very important for people to have access to information that could benefit them, and in this case there are many voices that can help the next wave of athletes.

Troy Polamalu

University of Southern California | Pittsburgh Steelers

If you have something that’s going to spell [the recruiting process] out for you… it’s so valuable. I think what everyone at LRT Sports is doing to spread the word and help advocate and educate athletes on the recruitment process is incredible.

Brooke Cabrera

University of Maryland

Without question would have used LRT Sports. It would have probably been one of the most valuable tools that I could have had. If you want to know what these coaches are really like then I think this is the best tool out there. I’m really glad you are allowing recruits to have a resource like this moving forward.

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What Women’s Ice Hockey Coaches and Pros Have to Say About the Recruiting Process

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lamont Paris, “Can You See Yourself Being Coached by Me?”

College Coaches Panel | Women In Sports: Same Game, Double Standard

Utica College Men’s Basketball Coach, Sean Coffey, on Versatility, Body Language and Scoring from Multiple Areas

Harvard’s Assistant Tennis Coach Talks Character, Grades and Resources

Santa Clara University Softball Coach Gina Carbonatto Hits a Homerun With Advice

Vassar Soccer Assistant Coach Ross Macklin | What Type of Coach is He?

Matt Crosson

Parent

Maria Zachary

Parent

Gus Kalikas

Athletic Director at Arthur L. Johnson High School

Richard Andrzejewski

Parent

Troy Polamalu

University of Southern California | Pittsburgh Steelers

Brooke Cabrera

University of Maryland

Will Yeatman

University of Maryland | Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans

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