Homefield Advantage is new 8 week program in which athletes engage in the entrepreneurial process while they are not competing. The Baker Institute in partnership with the Athletics Leadership team will help student athletes focus their efforts on training for a new game - innovation and entrepreneurship.

Homefield Advantage is a concept understood by all athletes. Student athletes in the program will work in teams to create ways for more people to experience the advantages of having secure living conditions by developing entrepreneurial solutions to shelter and housing related issues.  

The challenge will be to develop solutions for affordable, sustainable, accessible housing through innovation in areas such as materials, policy, housing as an industry and more. Each week there will be training workshops and coaching sessions to provide knowledge and guidance. At the end of the workshop series, participants will compete against the other teams in the program, receive recognition of completion and get access to mentoring and other resources should they decide to continue the project. The winning team will have pitched the Best Idea, shown they had the Best Execution Strategy and Made the Most Progress.

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For more, read: 

Student-Athletes as Entrepreneurs: A Natural Fit, by Justin Lafleur via lehighsports.com 

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Using Her Homefield Advantage: Marina Mendez by Justin Lafleur via lehighsports.com

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Using Her Homefield Advantage: Anna Harvey by Justin Lafleur via lehighsports.com

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Using His Homefield Advantage: Jan Maciejewski by Justin Lafleur via lehighsports.com

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