2021 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

East Tenn State jumps

https://web2.ustfccca.org/assistant-track-field-coach-east-tennessee-state-university/

Findlay throws

https://findlay.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Main-Campus/Assistant-Men-s-and-Women-s-Track-and-Field-Coach--Emphasis-Throws-_R0002193

Pointless wrote:

Tigerbait5677 wrote:

Halter can’t possibly survive this:

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/mu-settles-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-with-former-track-assistant-for-1-1-million/article_5453f2ce-fabd-11eb-9edb-535d615e644a.html

You can’t find a single former athlete or coach at Mizzou that has this guy’s back. You can’t find a single thing about the team’s performance to rationalize how he’s been kept on staff. Honestly, it’s beyond puzzling how athletic director after athletic director has come and gone without firing him. Maybe this new one that just got hired changes that. Otherwise, I’m flabbergasted by (and yet in awe of) his survival skills.

This has nothing to do with this thread

but lets be honest can you really trust the word of a ncaa coach who has released from his duties at varies coaching stops?

Only 4 paid, countable coaches + 1 volunteer coach on staff.

Most Power 5 programs have the full allotment of 6 full-time, countable coaches

Are they putting themselves at a disadvantage? Soon to be SEC school!

actually they have 6 paid countable coaches including a Head Coach, 2 Assistant Head Coaches, and an Associate Head for XC, Director of Ops, and a couple volunteers. I would say that are in a pretty good position

P-5 wrote:

Only 4 paid, countable coaches + 1 volunteer coach on staff.

Most Power 5 programs have the full allotment of 6 full-time, countable coaches

Are they putting themselves at a disadvantage? Soon to be SEC school!

They have 6 full-time, countable coaches. Four previous members and two new additions.

Tim Langford

Jerel Langley

Colin Boevers

Austin Davis

Michelle Freeman

Hannah Fields

Did you not read the article??

Congratulations to Dustin Mettler the new Little Rock distance coach. The man put in the work, paid his dues. Good coach’s know you have to build that resume to get the job!

Is he taking a pay cut to go from Head Coach at Butler CC to UALR assistant/XC coach? Or is Butler not what it used to be?

rayi123 wrote:

Congratulations to Dustin Mettler the new Little Rock distance coach. The man put in the work, paid his dues. Good coach’s know you have to build that resume to get the job!

The hardest and MOST important part of building a resume is successful running experience and strong communication skills. A coach needs to personally understand the ups and downs of being a successful athlete at various levels which include high school, college, and professional (preferred but not necessary), and be able to communicate these experiences to athletes. You can't read this stuff in a book or take a course to learn it. It's a talent and comes organically. Just bouncing around from program to program and chumming it up with coaches and athletes for a year or two to build a resume doesn't make you qualified or constitutes as "paying your dues".

If I'm a young athlete, I want a coach whose been in the trenches, won a few championships, and can share these experiences. Not some mediocre hack runner who took a bunch of coaching classes and bounced around the country from program to program.

Just Sayin'

The hardest and MOST important part of building a resume is successful running experience and strong communication skills. A coach needs to personally understand the ups and downs of being a successful athlete at various levels which include high school, college, and professional (preferred but not necessary), and be able to communicate these experiences to athletes. You can't read this stuff in a book or take a course to learn it. It's a talent and comes organically. Just bouncing around from program to program and chumming it up with coaches and athletes for a year or two to build a resume doesn't make you qualified or constitutes as "paying your dues".

If I'm a young athlete, I want a coach whose been in the trenches, won a few championships, and can share these experiences. Not some mediocre hack runner who took a bunch of coaching classes and bounced around the country from program to program.

Just Sayin'[/quote]

You are definitely not a coach (with any legitimate experience) if you believe this.

Doesn't hurt to have that but not necessary. Many qualities more important that previous high-level competitive success. This has been proven over and over by some of the most successful coaches in the profession.

Tell that to Peter Coe.

Honestly, some of the worst coaches I've known were great runners. Not all, but a lot of the time being a great athlete doesn't translate to great coach. It also depends on the program. I think many great athletes are not so good at development. They succeeded with talent and relative ease and it can be hard for them to relate to the diamond in the rough, or the rough.

Aouita 84 wrote:

If I'm a young athlete, I want a coach whose been in the trenches, won a few championships, and can share these experiences. Not some mediocre hack runner who took a bunch of coaching classes and bounced around the country from program to program.

Just Sayin'

Oh thank God!!! I really needed an opinion from the king of butthurt white guys.

Shayla Houlihan to UC Riverside.

All Mine wrote:

Speed over 60 wrote:

In addition, his men's team was last and the women were 12th of 13 in the SEC Outdoor meet.

12th of 14. Vandy didn't score. TFRRS doesn't show a score of zero.

Regardless, it's still terrible.

AT gonna change that zero honey boo boo child..

All Mine wrote:

https://soonersports.com/news/2021/8/13/track-and-field-ou-xc-t-f-completes-staff-announces-title-changes.aspx

At This point, is it Even worth saying…

Weren't you the n00b who called Priscilla Bailey to UCSB?

You know nothing