Hofstra University Athletics

Michael Bedford is in his third season at Hofstra after joining the women's lacrosse staff in the summer of 2013.

In 2015 he helped lead Hofstra to the regular season Colonial Athletic Association title as the Pride went 6-0 during the CAA regular season and won 11 games overall.

Bedford is a 2010 graduate of LIU Post with a degree in physical education. Before arriving at Hofstra, he served as an assistant coach with the Lenoir-Rhyne University men’s lacrosse team in Hickory, North Carolina.

While at Lenoir-Rhyne, Bedford served as the defensive coordinator and was responsible for creating and implementing defensive plans. He was also involved in recruiting, as well as scouting and game planning.

From 2011 to 2012 Bedford was an assistant coach and the defensive coordinator at Suffolk Community College in Selden, New York, where he had previously been a student-athlete for two seasons (2006 and 2007). While leading the defense, the Sharks finished as the regional runner-up and had the fifth-best defense in the NJCAA. As a player, he was a member of the 2006 team that reached the NJCAA National Championship game. Bedford served as team captain in 2007 and earned second team All-America honors, as well as first team all-region honors.

Bedford also has extensive club and high school coaching experience. He has worked in the Half Hollows Hills East School District as a lacrosse coach and served as an operations director with Dynamic Sports Marketing, working as a field director for various lacrosse camps, clinics and training sessions. In addition, he has worked with the Long Island Junior Lizards as a varsity assistant coach and with Team USA as an assistant to the equipment manager.

In addition to his playing career at Suffolk Community College, Bedford was a member of the 2009 National Champion LIU Post team. Professionally, he was a member of the Charlotte Copperheads in 2012 and the Chesapeake Bayhawks in 2010.

Bedford is a native of Miller Place, New York, and attended Rocky Point High School.