Multiple sources have told us that.
Multiple sources have told us that.
Not easy to coach in Florida humidity.
If true he should ask Tim Tebow to be his assistant coach if the baseball thing doesn't work out. If Tim is unavailable he should look up Keith Brantley. He is probably the last great Florida distance runner.
Why would he leave William and Mary already?
Gernandam wrote:
Why would he leave William and Mary already?
$$$$$
Too bad he doesn't coach the sprints. Hakim Sani Brown of Japan is coming to UF this year.
Um... ever heard of Genevieve LaCaze.
I was hoping he'd wait until Wisconsin opens up.
Uhh, not enough dollar signs, but what about being in the hunt for a ring every year. Remember, this man's major accomplishments were on the track!
Cross is nice, and yes, Florida humidity is brutal!
Sometimes, though, a quality young man may respond to a challenge, and choose to become part of something where excellence is expected, and not a wish!
Lacaze another Australian and they have one that is very good in Jess Pascoe. Once she adapts to the US system will make a very big impact in the SEC and possibly nationals. For those coaches that aren't recruit aussies you really are missing some very fine runners!
Remember that one time he sat and kick for a 26:59
asdfasdf wrote:
Too bad he doesn't coach the sprints. Hakim Sani Brown of Japan is coming to UF this year.
I don't think Hakim Sani Brown chose Florida because sprint coaching is a problem...
Under former Coach Spangler, UF got some good Florida HS distance recruits but Spangler never had any $$ to offer HS recruits. UF never invested in the distance part of the track team and typically failed to score any points at NCAA's in distances over 400m (though this year Arroyo did score some critical points in the 800m). The distance program appeared to many observers to be a neglected and overlooked component of what was otherwise a very successful track and field program at UF.
Mouse has a proven formula for winning National Champiionships and thus far it has not included investing scholarships in the distance events. If UF could regularly count on even 4-5 points at NCAA's from distance events on top of their traditional domination in the sprints and jumps, UF would likely be untouchable at NCAA Championships.
UF may have opened the checkbook to hire Solinksky but the question remains very open whether Mouse and UF will change their scholarship money allocations to target distance runners more aggressively with scholarship offers. And if they do so, what effect might that have on the depth and success of their sprint and jump programs?
If he ends up being the coach, I just hope people in 3 years aren't asking why the UF xc team isn't top 10 in the country. Having talked to someone who has coached there in the past, I know they get very little scholarships for distance. Unless the recruit is basically a guaranteed scorer at NCAAs, almost zero.
And Florida despite its size isn't a good state for in-state distance recruits like Texas.
A nice result would be try to finish top 2 in xc in the weak region in xc and make it to NCAAs, try to develop a stud or two on the team that can contribute at the NCAA level, and not be a total embarrassment at SECs in the 1500-10k (zero points this year).
Remember, Florida is a team built on TOTAL studs. They finished higher at NCAAs (1st) than they did as SECs (4th) and amazingly almost scored as many points at NCAAs as SECs (81.5 at SECs, 61.5 at SECs). That's why on the coaches thread, I suggested going foreign for a Kenyan stud or two . If you are handing out a full ride, you can't afford to miss.
Easy, all he has to do is recruit every 1.55-1.57 800m runner in the state who has yet to put in any type of training - kids that haven't caught the running bug yet. In two years, those types of kids will become 24.xx xc types once you give them a good base. Just check for mechanics and build to make sure they could handle the training. The main challenge is selling them on the lifestyle of the sport.
How does the coaching structure typically work in college?
Solinsky is currently an assistant coach at W&M in charge of distance and has an assistant distance coach. Does the coach in charge of distance typically get to chose their assistant? If his assistant, isn't promoted to Solinsky's job, is it unlikely he will stay?
Yeah, in state recruiting would not be the answer to their distance woes (their are only a couple of handfuls of decent post-collegiate distance runners in the state - it is just a tough place for distance runners).
A Kenyan, preferably one who can get back to Kenya for the summer, would be a home run though. With an opportunity to do summer training away from the Florida heat and humidity, but with the ability to crank on the outdoor track all winter long, they could get some serious production. Of course, the same could be said for folks that they could recruit from cooler regions of the US, if they could compete for those recruits.
Gernandam wrote:
Why would he leave William and Mary already?
Like said early probably the money. Florida actually has slower times from 5k to 10k times than William and Mary, although that may just be a lack of a great coach. Also I remember he coached Sean Mcgorty's younger brother at W&M, and he really liked him. Wonder if he graduated...
How much was Paul Spangler making at UF?
Blows my mind that folks think this is about money. There is NO REAL money in coaching beyond a few Director/head coaching positions at the Power 5 programs. If you make more than $60k coaching distance you're doing very very well. $100k to coach XC and Distance is an income level few will ever achieve.
You coach because it's what you love to do. You coach because you want your career to be in the sport. You take the job at Florida because you want to be at Nationals twice a year, every year. And you want to have a shot at winning.
26:59 wrote:
Gernandam wrote:Why would he leave William and Mary already?
Like said early probably the money. Florida actually has slower times from 5k to 10k times than William and Mary, although that may just be a lack of a great coach. Also I remember he coached Sean Mcgorty's younger brother at W&M, and he really liked him. Wonder if he graduated...
Ryan McGorty graduated from Chantilly high school in 2015 so he should have a couple years left.