Coach Advice

Boston College Women’s Basketball Coach Erik Johnson Offers Recruiting Advice

Boston College former Head Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Erik Johnson, coached for six years. During Johnson’s time at BC, he has coached numerous players who have broken team, conference, and school records such as the most three-pointers scored over any team in the ACC in a single season, beat many of BC’s rivals, and seen

September 19, 2019 LRT Sports Staff

Stanford University’s Women’s Volleyball Coach, Kevin Hambly, Gives Advice

The coaching resume of Stanford University’s Women’s Volleyball coach, Kevin Hambly, spans the course of eleven years and is full of honors and winning seasons. From 2009 to 2016, the first eight years of his head coaching career, Hambly was the head coach at the University of Illinois. There, he guided the Fighting Illini to

September 12, 2019

NC State Volleyball Coach Linda Hampton-Keith Offers Recruiting Advice

Hampton-Keith also has over 12 years of coaching experience in the USA Volleyball Youth Development Program and three years of experience as a head coach of a varsity program at the high school level. Some advice from coach Hampton-Keith on playing at the next level.

September 5, 2019

Harvard Football | Head Coach Tim Murphy Interview

Tim Murphy has been the head coach for Harvard University football for the last 26 years. He has run up an impressive record, as he is the program’s all-time winningest coach and has had more wins than any prior Harvard football coaches except one. In addition to coaching at Harvard, Murphy has coached at colleges

August 26, 2019

ECU Head Lacrosse Coach Talks About Exposure

LRT sports sat down with East Carolina University first Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach, Amanda Barnes, to learn about the best thing a recruit can do to gain recruiting exposure, how to transition from high school to college lacrosse, academic requirements to be accepted and to play at ECU, what tournaments to attend, and more. Amanda

August 22, 2019

Yale University Men’s Basketball Coach, James Jones, Gives Advice to Athletes

Yale University Men’s Basketball Head Coach, James Jones, is one of the most successful coaches in Ivy League history. Jones was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2016. Just some of his amazing accomplishments: 159 Ivy victories 288 overall wins .598 winning percentage in league games during his leadership Longest

August 19, 2019

Coach DeLano Offers Advice on Concussions in Youth Sports

Brain injury, safety, and prevention are on everyone’s minds, especially if you are playing a contact sport. Traumatic brain injuries should be taken seriously because they can affect the rest of your life. It is estimated that there are about 3.8 million concussions that occur into the U.S. These concussions happen per year during competitive

July 17, 2019

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Matt Crosson

Parent

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Maria Zachary

Parent

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Gus Kalikas

Athletic Director at Arthur L. Johnson High School

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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

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Brooke Cabrera

University of Maryland

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The huddle

Boston College Women’s Basketball Coach Erik Johnson Offers Recruiting Advice

Stanford University’s Women’s Volleyball Coach, Kevin Hambly, Gives Advice

NC State Volleyball Coach Linda Hampton-Keith Offers Recruiting Advice

Harvard Football | Head Coach Tim Murphy Interview

ECU Head Lacrosse Coach Talks About Exposure

Yale University Men’s Basketball Coach, James Jones, Gives Advice to Athletes

Coach DeLano Offers Advice on Concussions in Youth Sports

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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