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 FUN
- I 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
Fall
- Early 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 life
- More 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 practice
- Ind 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