Host Matt Langley welcomes Andrew Farrell and Micah Roberson, co-founders of Locker Room (L-K-R-M), a new sports technology company aimed at helping high school coaches manage their basketball programs more efficiently.
The conversation begins with light-hearted banter about college traditions and leads into a deeper discussion about how lessons from playing sports translate into life skills and professional success.
Andrew shares his background — growing up near a high school where his mom worked as an administrator — and how seeing coaches stay late inspired him to build a platform that saves them time. Despite majoring in physics and politics, he turned down a lucrative job offer to pursue Locker Room full-time, driven by the belief that technology can simplify coaching and program management.
Micah reflects on his basketball journey in Alabama, realizing early that his playing career wouldn’t extend to college but that the teamwork, discipline, and perseverance he learned through the sport carried over into his medical school pursuits and his work with Locker Room.
Together, they describe Locker Room as a coach-first platform designed to eliminate paperwork, streamline scheduling, manage rosters, track budgets, and even integrate with platforms like MaxPreps. Their goal is to save coaches 20 hours a week and help them focus more on their players and program culture.
Langley praises the platform’s intuitive design and relates it to his own experience as a high school coach who once had to manually call newspapers to report scores. The episode emphasizes how technology, teamwork, and passion for the game can intersect to make high school sports more effective and enjoyable for everyone involved.
🏀 Key Takeaways
- Locker Room (LKRM) helps coaches cut administrative time by up to 40%.
- Built from feedback from hundreds of coaches nationwide.
- Focused on organization, culture, and long-term program sustainability.
- Founders emphasize life lessons from sports — goal setting, resilience, and teamwork.
- The episode captures how innovation in high school athletics can empower coaches and players alike.
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