In Season 3 Episode 12 of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima bring in Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran and the new men’s basketball head coach Chris Acker to talk about the latest developments in the program.
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LBSU athletic department overcomes uphill expenses battle
Despite being a smaller university with less funding, the LBSU athletic department manages to thrive and give back to the community.
Long Beach State announces Bobby Smitheran as Executive Director of Athletics
The Beach Athletics Department, after searching for months, has found its new Executive Director of Athletics. The Beach will bring in San Diego State University Executive Director of Athletics, Bobby Smitheran, to steer the ship at the Beach.
Interim athletic director speaks on survey to raise student fees
ASI senators criticized the interim athletic director’s survey aimed at increasing student fees from $25 to $89.
Beach Athletics supports ‘Fair Pay to Play Act’
Despite some concerns, Beach Athletics is preparing for student athletes to be able to get paid for their name, image and likeness.
Women’s tennis uses year off to prepare for 2022 competition
A near-unanimous decision from players to opt out of the 2021 season comes from concerns over shortened season, practice time and COVID-19.
Women’s basketball inches closer to returning to indoor practice
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team has been practicing outdoors at the Rhodes Tennis Center after months of dealing with coronavirus-related restrictions. Outdoor practices began for the Beach’s basketball programs on Oct. 12. Regardless of weekly testing and new guidelines players have to now follow, including maintaining a social[Read More…]
Andy Fee looking to change LBSU athletic program
Just three months into his tenure as athletic director at Long Beach State, Andy Fee is anxious to see how his new hires will work out. The director has made major changes to the athletics program by hiring women’s basketball head coach Jeff Cammon, women’s volleyball head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer[Read More…]
ASI discriminates against Chick-fil-A with a new resolution to end LBSU sponsorship
Chicken sandwiches don’t discriminate against the stomachs they fill, but Associated Students Inc. begs to differ. ASI recently announced that it is working to end Chick-fil-A’s California State University, Long Beach athletic department scholarship on charges that the food chain discriminates against the gay community and gay marriage. This claim is[Read More…]