SHEA SMITH

Varsity Football – Offensive Coordinator

We are pleased to welcome Shea Smith as our new Offensive Coordinator. He is the son of Varsity Head Coach, Scott Smith. Shea graduated from Odessa Permian in 2005, where he was the quarterback.

After his high school career, he received an offer to play quarterback at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. While playing there he led Air Force to two bowl games in back-to-back years, 2007 and 2008.

Shea has made multiple stops before finding his home here at Legacy. In 2009 he served as a Graduate Assistant at the Air Force Academy. During 2012 and 2013 he was an Adjunct Coach at Airline High School in Bossier City, LA. During his tenure there, the team advanced to the playoffs twice. From 2014 to 2015 Shea was the Assistant Coach at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Texas. Then in 2016, he moved to Lorena, Texas where he became the Assistant Coach at Lorena High School and coached them to a District Championship that year.

Shea has been married for eight years to his wife Lindsay Smith, a 2009 graduate of Baylor. Shea and Lindsay are the proud parents to four-year-old Joel Hyeon Smith.

 

BARRETT HARDAGE

Varsity Football – Defensive Coordinator

We are pleased to have Barrett Hardage serving in his 9th season here at Legacy. Barrett is a graduate of Liberty Christian School where he was a part of two state championships. He was a three-year starter at linebacker and was All State his senior year.

Barrett graduated in 2002 from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. While attending SMU he was captain of the rugby team for three years and was a student leader for Campus Crusade for Christ. He then went on to graduate school in 2012 at Dallas Theological Seminary receiving a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies.

Barrett has coached at two schools before coming to Legacy in 2010. He began his coaching career at Prestonwood Christian. While he was there they finished State Runner-Up in 2004 and went on to be State Champions in 2005. After Prestonwood, he took his talents to Argyle Liberty Christian where they were State Runner-Ups in 2009. Barrett now serves as the Defensive Coordinator at Legacy.

Barrett is married to his wife Janet who is the bilingual teacher at Celina Elementary. They have been married for 11 years this October. Together they have a son Colt and daughter Bennett. Colt is a 2nd grader here at Legacy and Bennett is in Pre-K 4.


This blog was composed by Communications Intern Sam Clayton.

Legacy Christian Academy is Frisco's only Pre-K through 12 Christian school committed to educating students in a college preparatory environment balanced in academics, athletics, and fine arts–all within the context of a biblical worldview. For the latest information on Legacy athletics, subscribe today. For more information on Legacy, visit our admissions page.