2 X Chromosomes and you too can coach DI Track

Yeah...but she is hot as f*ck. I know who she is and she is a total piece of A$$. Good hire in my book!

And the problem is???

She was a high school coach, now she's a women's assistant coach at (whoa now) Western... Michigan. What's missing from her credentials?

Drop it.

Guys the scoop is that the Head Women's coach at Western was the Assistant coach at Ball State when she was an athlete there. It's not what you know........

wallaby wrote:

And the problem is???

She was a high school coach, now she's a women's assistant coach at (whoa now) Western... Michigan. What's missing from her credentials?

Drop it.

I realize you are trying to be condescending to WMU here, but the point is that there are literally HUNDREDS of guys out there pounding the pavement in Volunteer/GA land who know a little bit about what college coaching is about. The fact of the matter is that the difference in college & hs coaching is NOT the "coaching" at all.

It is the ability to recruit, help kids become eligible, manage budgets etc. that separates college from HS. from college.

This message is not intended to criticize anyone. I think it is great when someone gets an opportunity to work in a job that they love like coaching. That being said, I seem to remember Rojo recently being named assistant coach somewhere. Maybe I am wrong, but I do not think he has any outstanding coaching credentials, yet he got tons of congrats from posters on this board; but, a woman gets the same opportunity and you criticize her? I find that extremely interesting.....

It is always easy to see when the young bucks get loose on the message board who have little life experience to form their opinions. For every unqualified woman or minority hired in t&f jobs, there are 30+ unqualified white males. For gods sake, there are more white males coaching women's sports than women. Maybe prerequisite #1 of some universities is a female/minority role model for the athletes. The problem lies in every college runner suddenly feels 'qualified' because they participated and can't understand how anyone could not see their vast knowledge. I have watched and followed space shuttle missions, but I do not suddenly claim to be qualified to build the rocket. Quit bitching, get a grad assistantship with a top program, do a good job, apply and get a rec. from the head coach, and the white AD good ole boy network will take care of you. There is far more to being a good fit in a college atmosphere (particularly in a sport the university and AD doesn't give a rat's ass about) than whether you ran at podunk U and think you are a training guru that hasn't been discovered yet. But I'm sure you'll ignore my advice and go back to complaining how unfair it is that ANYONE could get hired over you. There must be some politically correct conspiracy against you. I'm sure it is extremely difficult for the truly qualified women/minorities to impress those in power (white males). By the way, what are your qualifications to be the most qualified women's coach at Western Michigan?

Well, I'm not sure what in the qualifications cited indicates that she is not well equipped to be an assistant coach. Did she compete in college? How long ago did she graduate?

No one has indicated that this woman is either unqualified or underqualified for the position. It seems like this thread is based mostly on speculation and a short blurb from a press release.

All I wish the coach well and hope that she is not subject to the disrespect she has been shown in this thread.

Prediction:

Her team will suck, she'll get fired, she'll sue for millions, she'll settle for something less than that, she'll retire, we'll be at our desks, looking for running time after work, posting here and whining about the sad state of college distance runners.

" Her team will Suck" - YES

" She will get fired " - No way they will hold onto her because SHE is a female and the school will not have the balls to fire her. And my God if she is African American she is set for life in the college coaching ranks.

Whatever happened to her. Asking for a friend.