2019 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Going to be tough getting a coach in at Stanford. A Coach I know was just offered the Distance job and he turned it down. He new it was a great opportunity but the Cost of living just wasn't worth it, especially with a family. Stayed where he's at. A great Opportunity if you were single and had no other expenses and just live off a tight budget.

No doubt the Bay Area is has ridiculous COA. But how was the distance coach offered the job before they have nailed down a director?

Big $$$ wrote:

Going to be tough getting a coach in at Stanford. A Coach I know was just offered the Distance job and he turned it down. He new it was a great opportunity but the Cost of living just wasn't worth it, especially with a family. Stayed where he's at. A great Opportunity if you were single and had no other expenses and just live off a tight budget.

They should offer housing for assistant coaches also. Even if it were duplex style townhomes nothing fancy and could even charge them a very reasonable rent. That would attract much better coaches. But oh well their problem.

Miami XC- believed to be Cody Halsey from OSU

OSU then has an assistant position open.

UVA needs another XC coach after the retirement.

Bunch of California jobs open too. (UCSB and Fresno come to mind)

Also was it ever released about California keeping the XC staff, or if they will be replaced?

Yeah yeah okay wrote:

No doubt the Bay Area is has ridiculous COA. But how was the distance coach offered the job before they have nailed down a director?

Either the Director position has been offered, and it isn't public knowledge or one of the prospective Directors' is starting to reach out and assemble a staff.

Stupid smart school wrote:

Big $$$ wrote:

Going to be tough getting a coach in at Stanford. A Coach I know was just offered the Distance job and he turned it down. He new it was a great opportunity but the Cost of living just wasn't worth it, especially with a family. Stayed where he's at. A great Opportunity if you were single and had no other expenses and just live off a tight budget.

They should offer housing for assistant coaches also. Even if it were duplex style townhomes nothing fancy and could even charge them a very reasonable rent. That would attract much better coaches. But oh well their problem.

Stanford’s new coach can live in a van (or RV) down by the river (on El Camino Real) like so many other people do. The rent is free and the utilities are cheap. You just hook up to the nearest hose and pump out your toilet into the storm drain. Everything flows to the bay anyway. Because of this, housing is no excuse for turning down a job at Stanford.

Distance Coach Positions wrote:

Lets’s Go wrote:

Let’s get this party started!

Assistant at Yale University-CT

Director at Monmouth- NJ

Director at Toledo- OH

Head Women’s at Northwestern-Ill

Assistant at Loyola- Ill

Northwestern has been filled, it was not Jack but Jill.

I would not jump the gun on this. First of all, from a recruiting standpoint, this is not like recruiting to some directional school. This is Northwestern University. The issue with not being able to run track is a bit shortsighted as well:

No pressure to have to sacrifice every weekend, all Winter and Spring to heading to track meets. Complete freedom to train and concentrate on academics (this is college).

Secondly, only a very small percentage of athletes make it to the NCAAs in track (particularly indoor). Worrying about not getting to run at the NCAAs is not really that big of a deal.

In addition, with the focus being cross country, you can absolutely take a team to the NCAAs without having a single runn er qualify for the NCAAs in track. I've done it. A lot of teams have done it. You need a solid program, not a factory.

There is absolutely nothing prohibiting these women from running unattached for track. They way the NCAA meets are structured, honestly, it isn't like we are running for team points or titles every week. The meets are non-scored and structured to produce PRs.

As a coach, well....former coach at the moment...I can tell you that this would be an attractive position for a great distance coach that doesn't want their entire life consumed with coaching. The coach and the athletes can be in a position to have a greater balance in their lives and still enjoy the benefits of training, competing and improving.

Quite honestly, Jill will be the type of coach that can take them to the NCAAs. The Midwest is not that tough of a region, traditionally, after the first couple of schools. Recruiting is the key and selling Northwestern is going to be the focus. My opinion, purely from these points of view, it is not a step down.

Opinions from the cheap seats.

~Kevin

Many great distance coaches lobbied for NU position.

Jill won.

turned around wrote:

Many great distance coaches lobbied for NU position.

Jill won.

Dude. Exactly! I would have jumped at this job back in the day. Without a doubt!

Kevin Hadsell wrote:

turned around wrote:

Many great distance coaches lobbied for NU position.

Jill won.

Dude. Exactly! I would have jumped at this job back in the day. Without a doubt!

One season on, two seasons off with the same pay. Where do I sign up?

Yass wrote:

Kevin Hadsell wrote:

Dude. Exactly! I would have jumped at this job back in the day. Without a doubt!

One season on, two seasons off with the same pay. Where do I sign up?

Yeah. For 135k/year.

What in the world is Jenkins doing?

He’s begging people to come for $25K...

What other position at Memphis? Director of Ops?

Cram wrote:

What other position at Memphis? Director of Ops?

Nothing on their HR site...

Another Assistant posted for Miami as well? Maybe just a repost?

Is that true?

Ya it has no description but seems to be like a new posting at Miami.