University of MN Womens Distance - Job

Running Passion wrote:

From the article about coach Wilson:

" Long-time volunteer assistant coach Sarah Hesser will take his place."

When were the interviews for this position? Does anyone know?

They won't if you can read.

Oppps!

Why not? How do you not have interviews for a big ten program?

Hesser has been volunteering for like 7 years...even if they did open it up, it would be pointless, she has been pinned as the replacement for a while now

So all it takes is volunteering to get a job? I should go back to my alum and start volunteering!

Maybe you should....try getting by for 3 years on food stamps and working 60+ hours a week. But the truth is there is a reason you haven't done that...becasue you want the big ten job with out the sacrifices.

Running Passion wrote:

So all it takes is volunteering to get a job? I should go back to my alum and start volunteering!

Volunteering at any given program, and or a graduate position hve been the story of this and last summer as far as coaching jobs are concerned. Haven't you been paying attention?

Not Anymore wrote:

Running Passion wrote:

So all it takes is volunteering to get a job? I should go back to my alum and start volunteering!

Volunteering at any given program, and or a graduate position hve been the story of this and last summer as far as coaching jobs are concerned. Haven't you been paying attention?

Sure! For a small D1 school or a D2,D3 job. Please list other Big Ten and other large conferences that just hand over jobs at this level.

Why would you not still hold interviews?

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Because she has been doing a seven year interview. She ran at U of Minn and knows the system. It will be the smoothest transition for all involved, and she has not really been a volunteer. Yes she does not get paid, but she does spend at least 40 hours a week in that track office working to help the team. Showing that kind of loyalty makes her deserving. She was offered several good jobs over the past seven years and turned them down to wait for the job she really wanted. Good for her. Most paid coaches jump all over the place looking for where the grass is greener. This is a good move for U of Minn! And if you think it isn't fair, then it is time to grow a pair and realize that the world of coaching isn't fair. It is all about making good connections and proving you are ready to work. She had done that.

P.S. Gary will be missed. He is a great guy to hang out with at the bars the night before the meet!!!

This explains the seven year interview concept a bit better. The last paragraph is all you need to read:

"Wilson said the program is in good hands as he prepares to leave.

He also said he backed his point last year when a recruit said things were going to be different when Hesser took over.

“Do you think for one second that I would have come here in 1985, done all this work for this program and gotten the program where it is today with the help of Sarah and Matt [Bingle] and everybody else, and then hand it over and hand-pick somebody that’s an idiot? What’s the matter with you people?”

Classic Gary Wilson!

http://www.mndaily.com/2012/09/25/wilson-retires-hesser-takes-over

I'm confused how Hesser conducts ANY recruiting duties. The article says she doesn't recruit off campus, but volunteers cannot make phone calls or even write letters and emails. Even when kids come to visit, you can't be with them off campus (ie, take them to dinner or airport).

As an aside, $55,000 seems like a low salary for a team with like 100 girls regardless of her prior credentials.

If anyone thought that job would have been truly "open" to all applications, then you're a fool. Her or whoever else other would have been picked already. Just be quiet and keep your jealousy to yourself.