2024 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

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Vijayjay has passion, usatf education, and good look. He’s going to be a great leader to the much much older coaches on staff who have been coaching since before he was a HS studnet. Looking forward to the “Top 25” to happen sooner than later.

This is false. There are a lot of good coaches who would take this position. Are you kidding me? lol

These two posts have so many false statements it's not even worth reading.

You apparently have never taken the USATF Level 1 if you label that "usatf education"

Lmfao I have to give him create for his positivity we need more of that in the thread. You grumpy boomers.

Good program. This is a good job

UCSB hiring a Sprint, jumps guy from the Army is just stupid.

No one good ever works at UCSB. It's got NO money a black hole for athletes who want to be any good. No good coaches apply for that job. Look at the staff

Where did the current throw coach go? He was there 2 weeks ago when we had a few kids go to a camp at the school.

I am not sure but Indiana Tech is a good program.

Re: UCSB, Vijay Saxena

I was sent this message board and feel compelled to say a few things. I have had the absolute pleasure of working with Vijay Saxena since we hired him in 2022, and I have known him for longer. He is an absolute class act, and a professional through and through. I know him to be earnest and authentic - qualities that I value and I have seen prove to contribute to his success - on top of having an incredible depth of knowledge in training and coaching athletes. The athletes and staff here at West Point know that our loss is UCSB's gain. I have seen how Vijay works, and I only wish he had more time here to help the athletes in Army's program continue to improve.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you would like to discuss the quality of the hire. I would tell anyone that UCSB is lucky to have him, and I look forward to seeing the program do well in the future.

-Ryan Hershberger

Can he fundraise? Took them 30 years to get a new track and the still have no stands🥺

Dang I said the same thing about an employee I once managed. I would have said anything to get her 3000 miles away from my team and myself.

The kid is 30. Got the job over very qualified Head coaches and directors- primarily because the pay and resources suck for that title and they turned it down.

I’m sure he is very energetic and sweet and nice and works hard. But the reality is he is the director now Of a program that is getting donkey punched by its rival Cal Poly. This hire was not in an effort to get better- it was a cash savings. They had proven people in the interview process that would have leveled up to Cal Poly…. They went the cheap route. He even posted on FB the absurd cost of a tiny apartment with only a half bath in SB (you only do that when your pay sucks)

I’m sure he is nice nonetheless.

Distance is coached by Zarb. They’re gonna be just fine there. If the newbie is as fricking AMAZING as the WP throws coach says- he will listen up and learn from the much much much more successful and experienced coach Zarb and they will thrive

Plenty of jobs don’t pay enough to own a house or even rent a house in the city the job’s at. Malibu- SF- Palo Alto- Turlock- none of those coaches can afford to live in those towns