ERIC LAMBERT

DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

OFFICE: (828) 884-8110

EMAIL: lamberem@brevard.edu

COLLEGE: Virginia ’10, Harding ‘11

TWITTER: @CoachlambertE

AT A GLANCE:

• Started at the renowned Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, working with some of the top junior players in the world, many who have gone on to successful pro careers
• At Providence Day School in Charlotte, NC, worked under NCHSAA Hall of Famer Bruce Hardin
• While with Fork Union Military Academy, the postgraduate school helped place players with Clemson, Michigan State, Nebraska, NC State, Temple, and Memphis
• All-Star coaching experience as Defensive Coordinator of the Canadian National team for the 2015 CanAM Federation Bowl
• Inaugural member of the startup St. Andrews football program in Laurinburg, NC
• Primary Recruiting: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
• Secondary Recruiting: Central North Carolina

CAREER BACKGROUND:

Season                         Team/School                            Position/Title

2012                Evert Tennis Academy                        Assistant Strength & Conditioning

2013                Providence Day School                       Special Teams/Defensive End Coach

2014-15           Fork Union Military                 Defensive Coordinator/Strength & Conditioning

2015                CanAm Federation Bowl         Defensive Coordinator Canadian National team

2016-17           St. Andrews University                        Linebackers Coach

2018                Brevard College                       Defensive Line Coach

Virginia native Eric Lambert joined the Brevard College football staff in August of 2018, working with the defensive line and assisting in equipment operations.

With a strength and conditioning background, Lambert has worked primarily on the defensive side of the ball while previously recruiting Mecklenburg County, NC. In addition to high school coaching at Providence Day School in Charlotte, Coach Lambert was part of one of the most celebrated postgraduate programs in the country, Fork Union Military Academy, which annually turns out athletes who go on to be part of some of the top college football programs in the nation and has over 200 players in the National Football League.

Under the tutelage of famed Fork Union Head Coach, John Shuman, Lambert filled a variety of roles, serving as defensive line coach, linebackers coach, and assistant offensive line/tight ends, before being elevated to the role of coordinating the entire defense. This skill proved valuable during his time as defensive coordinator for the CanAM all-star game representing Team Canada in the country’s top recruited game for mid-year postgraduate football players.

His first stint in college football came in 2016 when Coach Lambert joined the startup NAIA program at St. Andrews University, which is a division of Webber International University. Because of this unique partnership, Coach Lambert recruited both Greater Charlotte, leaned upon his time in the postgraduate ranks, and added the areas of Florida, Upstate South Carolina, and Texas to his recruiting territory.

Coach Lambert received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Virginia in 2010 and followed that up with a master’s degree in kinesiology from Harding University in 2011.