Antwaun Thompson or Coach T®, has coached and mentored young men and women, helping to improve their athletic skills, personal growth, and personal relationship skills for over 30 years. His basketball coaching covers elementary, middle, and high school, AAU, college and just completed his 10th year at a private school. Coach T®, is the founder and executive Director of JLT Fieldhouse, a 501c3 nonprofit youth coaching and mentoring organization, dedicated to “Coaching and Mentoring the Leaders of Tomorrow”. This organization is named in honor of his late father, Sgt. Maj. Joe Lewis Thompson, USMC, who adopted Antwaun and his older brother after their mom and Joe were married. The lessons learned from his father is what inspires him to continue by passing it on to the next generation of leaders. He is also the owner of Coach T’s Corner®, an online mentoring academy that is designed to “Educate, Support and Inspire” our future leaders of tomorrow and to better prepare them to take ownership of the tools for a prosperous future. He has developed the “S.E.A. Of Success®” , which cove the three key elements to preteen and teen success. The “Why” for Coach T® is that many young people are missing key interpersonal skills that are preventing them from the success they deserve, want and desire. At and early stage in his life, he didn’t know what tomorrow would bring, so he has made it his passion, mission and purpose in life is to provide the necessary guidance, leadership, and direction to middle and high school students.