Eric Rhoda is now in his fifth season as an assistant coach with the Tufts University women's lacrosse coaching staff, concentrating on goalies and draws. He has been a part of head coach Courtney Shute's staff which has directed the Jumbos to two straight NESCAC titles and two straight NCAA Championship Game appearances, as well as a "Final Four" berth in 2019.

For the past four seasons Rhoda coached goalkeeper Molly Laliberty, who is currently using a fifth year of eligibility to play at Northwestern University. At Tufts Laliberty was selected as IWLCA Division III Goalie of the Year for two straight seasons (2021-22) and was also named a two-time First Team All-American. She was NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 and NESCAC Player of the Year in 2021. In 54 career games at Tufts Laliberty posted an outstanding .561 save percentage and 7.62 goals against average.

After Rhoda took over coaching draws last season, Tufts was second in the conference with 315 draw controls in 2022. Jumbo Anna Clarke led the league with 112 total draws.

In 2021 Rhoda was part of the staff when Coach Shute was honored as NESCAC and IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year. In his first year with the team (2019), Tufts earned the program's first-ever NCAA "Final Four" berth. Goalie Audrey Evers was an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-New England second team pick that year. The team shut out two opponents during the season.

Prior to Tufts, Rhoda worked as roaming goalie coach for the Independent School League (ISL), working with Roxbury Latin, St. Mark's, St. Sebastian's, Rivers School, Belmont Hill School and Middlesex School. He has worked with numerous other schools in a coaching career that started in 1999.

Rhoda was a collegiate goalie at Endicott College and Eastern Connecticut State University. He played a year of semi-pro box lacrosse with the Vermont Voyageurs in 2009.

At South Windsor, Connecticut High School Rhoda helped lead the team to two Division II state championship games and was the 1996 All-State goalie.