WinnytheBish wrote:
accurate wrote:
The list of athletes she BURNED OUT is significantly larger than the list of athletes that she developed well.
Also you can't say she was respected enough to earn a pro coaching job only to then imply it was part time.
You must not have much experience at a power 5 program. This is pretty typical. Top kids want to go to these schools because of the brand and realize success won't be laid out for them. I digress. I'm not willing to die on this hill for her so you can have this one.
Let's get back to jobs.
You've made a nice list of excuses to justify Houlihan's hiring, of which some may or may not be true. Nonetheless, no matter who is hired, the coach needs to put up results, and this can't be done in 1-2 years. A culture needs to be developed and that can only happen over time. It just seems that many of the posts on this thread are about how much money and or how many scholarships are needed in order to be successful. You don't get into this profession for the money. Another issue is that a lot of new wannabe coaches have a problem with older coaches with a lot of "running experience" verse "holding a watch and setting up hotel reservations" coaching experience. Elite retired athletes with valuable running experience who seek coaching jobs do so because they want to coach and have something to offer, not the money or accolades. They choose to coach and mentor young athletes and actually have a passion for developing their talent. You can't read this stuff in a book or by taking an endurance class. Overloading a resume with a bunch of 1-2 year stints doesn't make anyone a good coach.