Lane Burroughs   Bio Head Coach Louisiana Tech (7th season)  back-to-back NCAA Regionals (first since 1987) Hosted a regional in 2021 (1st in program history)  Conference USA Tournament Champions (1st in school history) Set record for most conference wins (21) First time in history LA tech beat a #1 ranked team Part of the 300 win club as a HC  More wins in first 3 years than any LA Tech coach in 3 year span Former HC at Northwestern State - 3 straight 30 win seasons Former AC at Mississippi College, East Mississippi CC, Northwestern State, Southern Miss, Kansas State, and Mississippi State   Notes We will be a face of the school Committee to help run the first pitch banquet Seniors run it with 5 awards given Worst hair Worst body Worst athlete Most funny Need to have thick skin we are like a family Our program is player ran“Do you want to lift after or before practice” The locker room is their space “Company man” - the glue that held it together Bulldog men! - named when they earn it, some years don’t have it, captain for life We went 2 years with no facility and no one left! Be who we are You get who you are! (when recruiting) Made a commitment as a HC to have FUNI want our guys to be the best part of the day! Lean on your faith and family Be transparent Be stoic on the field - the team watches how you will react Bad news first! You have to check yourself. I still need to be the same person The game will punch you in the face and how you respond to it is most important The ability to make great decisions FallEarly work Classroom - scouting, video review, talk Practice Everyday starts with the classroom If you have a pulse of your team you build of that Its either surrender or fight when backed into a corner Appreciation Friday - write a letter to appreciation to someone who has sacrificed / impacted your lifeMore positive feedback from the letters thany anything in the program Take care of the little things If i’m in my truck and see you step over trash that is not taking care of the little things Thursday practiceInd defense Bp Ind challenges - run for how many you mess up Every team is different and figuring out what makes them tick Adapt and adjust - you have to have the ability to adapt and adjust I can handle the big things, but the little things can set me off! Always have guest speakers - former players, professionals,  Talking with someone who is not a baseball coach Talk with people who are going to cry at your funeral Get off social media Become less selfish and more about relationships