Lars Heimlich on the field
The founder

Lars Heimlich

Defenseman at Fairfield University. Islip High School, class of 2023. Founder of L.T. Athletics, est. 2024.

  • D1 defenseman at Fairfield University, living the college training standard year-round
  • Islip born and raised, now coaching on the same fields he grew up on
  • 420 lb squat · 335 lb bench · 285 lb power clean, because a coach should hold himself to the standard he sets
  • Every program written from scratch, no templates, no recycled plans
Why L.T. Athletics exists

The standard, brought home

L.T. Athletics started in 2024 with a simple gap Lars kept seeing: Long Island kids love this game, but most of them never get coached the way college athletes get coached until it's too late to matter. So he brought it home. Small groups instead of long lines, live game situations instead of standing drills, and strength work that's actually built for the body doing it.

The defensive lens runs through everything. Lars trains offensive moves, toe drags, spin moves, dodges, not to play attack, but because you can't take away what you don't understand. Footwork, hip angles, and reads transfer both ways across the ball, and that's how clinics here are taught: both sides of the same battle.

Get in touch

Talk to Lars

Questions about clinics, programs, or speed training? Contact info is right here.

Lars playing under the lights