FORT WORTH – Director of Track and Field Khadevis Robinson has announced Terry Hughes as a new assistant coach. He will serve as the throws coach for the Horned
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson College Director of Athletics, Chris Clunie, has announced the promotion of Matt Stuck as the next Director of Men's Cross Co...
The Head Cross Country/Assistant Track and Field Coach reports to the Director of Cross Country/Track and Field and is responsible to assist in all phases of the University's Cross Country/Track and Field program. This positi...
College Track and Field coaching is a Tough business. TCU gets rid of an experienced, well rounded throws coach with proven success at the Power 5 level - with probably only a couple years left to get to retirement, and hires a coach with one year experience. Not sure if the situation is the same, but experienced and successful jumps coach also has left TCU (17 years at LATech, and 12 years at TCU) in which he has PROVEN success. He has landed at South Carolina from what I understand. Is someone threatened by older, knowledgeable and established coaches OR is it easier to get less experienced coaches that you can "mold"?
College Track and Field coaching is a Tough business. TCU gets rid of an experienced, well rounded throws coach with proven success at the Power 5 level - with probably only a couple years left to get to retirement, and hires a coach with one year experience. Not sure if the situation is the same, but experienced and successful jumps coach also has left TCU (17 years at LATech, and 12 years at TCU) in which he has PROVEN success. He has landed at South Carolina from what I understand. Is someone threatened by older, knowledgeable and established coaches OR is it easier to get less experienced coaches that you can "mold"?
OR was that super experienced and qualified coach a jerk who the whole staff hated?
College Track and Field coaching is a Tough business. TCU gets rid of an experienced, well rounded throws coach with proven success at the Power 5 level - with probably only a couple years left to get to retirement, and hires a coach with one year experience. Not sure if the situation is the same, but experienced and successful jumps coach also has left TCU (17 years at LATech, and 12 years at TCU) in which he has PROVEN success. He has landed at South Carolina from what I understand. Is someone threatened by older, knowledgeable and established coaches OR is it easier to get less experienced coaches that you can "mold"?
Can't speak to the older throws coach, but when an experienced and successful jumps coach leaves for an SEC program, you can first assume that there's more money there. Then when you see that they lured Tim Hall to be their Director, you can assume that they are serious about winning and have given Tim the ability to bring in a great staff. Sometimes the coach just leaves for a better gig.
Both the throws coach and jumps coach were let go. KD is surrounding himself with young inexperienced people. This has all the markings of an insecure head coach. My guess is the jumps coach they hire will also be inexperineced and possibly a former athlete from a KD coaching stint. We just have to wait and see. But TCU future is not looking bright.
Without a doubt the TCU debacle is due to new head guy feeling the need to have young staff in he can control. Some of these types want to "Mentor" their staff and feel in secure with proven staff who get it done. Sad....
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech Director of Athletics Abby Davis has announced the hiring of Gabe Sams as the new head coach of the Golden Suns cross country/track
The Athletics department at UNC Asheville is an integral part of the University committed to providing an exemplary NCAA Division I Athletics Program that creates an environment where student-athletes have high-impact learnin...
Primarily working with sprints and hurdles event groups;• Develop programs and procedures with respect to the training and coaching of student-athletes to compete successfully while assuring their welfare;• Assist Director of...
College Track and Field coaching is a Tough business. TCU gets rid of an experienced, well rounded throws coach with proven success at the Power 5 level - with probably only a couple years left to get to retirement, and hires a coach with one year experience. Not sure if the situation is the same, but experienced and successful jumps coach also has left TCU (17 years at LATech, and 12 years at TCU) in which he has PROVEN success. He has landed at South Carolina from what I understand. Is someone threatened by older, knowledgeable and established coaches OR is it easier to get less experienced coaches that you can "mold"?
OR was that super experienced and qualified coach a jerk who the whole staff hated?
I felt the throws hire was a good one. Head coaches are hired and typically clear the previous staff immediately and that is typically the right thing to do to start with your own people and that may have been the mistake that this HC made. I could see where he maybe didn’t want to bother replacing a staff and didn’t have people in mind at the time or they weren’t ready to jump ship who knows. But all HC’s have the power to do what they feel is best for their program and that’s what the guy did. So assuming the reason behind it is a moot point.
