UCSB? Rumor coach Dolan stepped down, can anyone confirm?
UCSB? Rumor coach Dolan stepped down, can anyone confirm?
You do realize, don't you, how exquisitely difficult these past seasons have been at Arizona, with former throws coach Carter on trial for assault of one of his throwers, right? It's national news and Coach Harvey and the AD from that time have also been reeled in on the trial. Not. Easy. Not joke-worthy, either. Coach Harvey has aged so much in the past 2 years. This is why I'm surprised he hasn't announced retirement.
No retirees wrote:
Every year these old codgers say they will retire but the job is too easy for them; same thing every year.
They last forever.
Whittset at Oregon is out as throws coach at end of season. Will anyone decent want this job???
A high profile throws job? Yeah, Dubs will take it.
Throwsitopen wrote:
Whittset at Oregon is out as throws coach at end of season. Will anyone decent want this job???
This is becoming one of those yearly rumors that don't become true.
Meanwhile down here in the high school ranks, we get paid better than college coaches, have great benefits, and have access to out athletes all year! Often, we introduce students a sport that is new to them, and make positive impacts on student outcomes, while attempting to increase the popularity of our sport. In my state, track has more participants than any other sport, and we don't have to worry about how to split up 12 scholarships for a team of 30! I used to long to be a college coach, but the more I know about it, the more I love coaching high school! Why don't some of you college coaches come join us? There are way too many assistant football and basketball coaches just making stuff up as they go along, and making kids run "full effort, every rep, every day."
What other D1 throws jobs coming open? Someone has the inside on the rumor mill...
Why do high school coaches always try to pretend that they make more money FOR COACHING than college coaches? You are being paid to teach. The coaching stipend is 4 figures or less. College coaches don't make enough, but its 5-6 figures and its just for the coaching. They don't have to teach for 6 hours, then coach. High School coaches are teachers and that's how they make their money. The coaching is just extra.
I agree,
I have coached collegiate track for over a decade; worked part time/volunteer for first three. As a DI mid major assistant I make a shade less than my brother in law who coaches/teaches high school. My family benefits are actually better (my current job offers the best benefits I have ever had at a university).
In the spring he spends two hours one week a night outside of school and practice to do entries. His meets are almost always the bulk of a Saturday and he has to spend more time than I do at competition (he is a head coach).
I am the one with family; and I actually think my workload is less.
I deal with entitled/difficult athletes, but he has to deal with parents and some very unmotivated kids.
One plus for him; his job security is significantly better.
There is positives to both, but I would never want to teach an academic subject to the general population of teenagers. I imagine it is like pulling teeth.
Vincennes University (NJCAA program)
The Gaucho wrote:
UCSB? Rumor coach Dolan stepped down, can anyone confirm?
Looks like he is done. Resigned/forced out. Not finishing the season ans hasnt been with them for most of the Spring.
Dolan has been on administrative leave for at least a month.
From the Santa Barbara Independent
"On Saturday, thanks to a million-dollar reconstruction funded by a student referendum, the Gaucho track-and-field team will host a meet at Pauley Track for the first time since 2009. Apparently absent from the proceedings will be longtime track coach Pete Dolan, who has been suspended by the university for undisclosed reasons while an investigation is underway.
Sucks, the guy has been with the program for 30 years and been Big West Coach of the year many times with lack of funding and the worst track in all of California. They finally get a new track and he's gone? Terrible!
What is going on with the Eastern Illinois job?
Yep. someone is not being renewed..
With Dolan stepping down or suspended at UCSB who took over the program for the rest of this season?
Wasss757 wrote:
Yep. someone is not being renewed..
Is it Cunniff?
Tibs wrote:
The Gaucho wrote:
UCSB? Rumor coach Dolan stepped down, can anyone confirm?
Looks like he is done. Resigned/forced out. Not finishing the season ans hasnt been with them for most of the Spring.
If you all hadn't already figured this out...the inmates are now running the asylum. You kid still want to get into this? Especially when it's likely we won't even have a sport in the NCAA in another 10 - 15 years?
Big Wester wrote:
With Dolan stepping down or suspended at UCSB who took over the program for the rest of this season?
The assistants have been running the track program since the 1st track meet this season. Doing a solid job I might add.
No idea what Pete did or didn't do but if they are going to get rid of him I think the lead assistant should probably be handed the keys.
Looking wrote:
What is going on with the Eastern Illinois job?
The throws coach has been sending their summer camp info stuff out.