Hampton University Athletics

Richard Nicholson is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach with the Hampton University softball program in 2021, joining the staff of head coach and his wife Angela.
 
Prior to coming to Hampton, Nicholson was a licensed paraprofessional for Mahomet City Schools in Mahomet, Ill. In that role, he aided in the classroom with students of various handicaps and learning disabilities, while also tutoring and mentoring various students – as well as student-athletes.
 
He also served in the same capacity at Jefferson Elementary in Charleston, Ill. during the 2014-15 school year, working with a student who had cerebral palsy.
 
From 2007-09, Nicholson served as associate teacher at Education Alternatives in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. There, he worked with children who had emotional or behavioral disorders.
 
He spend the 2006-07 academic season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Butler University, where he his primary responsibilities included training student-athletes during the offseason, maintaining the weight room facilities, and monitoring student-athletes during workouts.
 
He has also worked as head of security at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio (2004-06) and office manager at Fifth Third Bank in Cleveland, Ohio (2001-04).
 
Nicholson is a 2001 graduate of Cleveland State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and finance. He was on the wrestling team at Cleveland State, serving as team captain and being named an Academic Scholar Athlete Award winner.
 
Throughout his life, Nicholson has coached in sports such as softball, wrestling, basketball, and soccer – coaching males and females at various ages.