2019 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Toledo finished interviews and all finalists were women. Decision coming soon.

What is the actual point/purpose of having an Associate Head Coach position? Is it just to give your buddy a title to put on a resume? I was on a staff once where we had a head coach (not director of track/xc), an Associate Head Coach for Mens xc, Associate HC for womens, and 2 different associate head coaches for Mens and women's track. I feel like you are either the boss/actual head coach or you're not. Why do programs have this?

statsguy wrote:

im certain it would be

Distance women- Director JJ

Distance men - “head men’s xc coach” if he can land anybody good and put ego aside

Distance - assistant / recruiting coordinator

Sprints- Assistant

Jumps - assistant

Throws- assistant

Ops

Assoc Head title to whomever other than men’s cc coach is the most accomplished. Assist AD title to ops if needed to secure the person he needs to help run the program (he probably needs this hire more than we think)

Who are some names he should go after to fill the slots?

Entitled wrote:

Toledo finished interviews and all finalists were women. Decision coming soon.

Adrian Ghioraie isn’t a finalist for Head Toledo job?

Rockettes wrote:

Entitled wrote:

Toledo finished interviews and all finalists were women. Decision coming soon.

Adrian Ghioraie isn’t a finalist for Head Toledo job?

Nope. Wasn’t even considered. Admin wanted a female.

Hmmmberto wrote:

statsguy wrote:

im certain it would be

Distance women- Director JJ

Distance men - “head men’s xc coach” if he can land anybody good and put ego aside

Distance - assistant / recruiting coordinator

Sprints- Assistant

Jumps - assistant

Throws- assistant

Ops

Assoc Head title to whomever other than men’s cc coach is the most accomplished. Assist AD title to ops if needed to secure the person he needs to help run the program (he probably needs this hire more than we think)

Who are some names he should go after to fill the slots?

Men’s distance - Forest Braden and Pat Henner were already mentioned. Good options. I’d add Vig, Ryan Cole, and Hakon DeVries to the list.

Distance assistant/recruiting coordinator- someone young and vibrant since this is a “young man’s game” as we’ve learned this week. Mike Rutt, Isaac Wood, Maverick Darling come to mind.

Sprints - Beg Kebba Tolbert to come. If he won’t, then go with Gabe. If Gabe is going to Boston, look at Michelle Freeman who will probably be out of a job at UVA with Fetzer “retiring”

I know nothing of the field events / ops people out there, so no recommendations on that end

Hahahuh wrote:

Rockettes wrote:

Adrian Ghioraie isn’t a finalist for Head Toledo job?

Nope. Wasn’t even considered. Admin wanted a female.

This is discrimination and sexist. Someone should sue.

Here is the new sprinting coach at Berkeley Cal

5th maybe 20th choice!??

https://cornellbigred.com/staff.aspx?staff=1902

Robyyn really is doing a job over there. ?

Vince Anderson is available

Dude is right then wrote:

Shadow Lurker wrote:

Mark Wetmore doesn’t recruit. He has Billy Nelson do it. He barely even says a word to them on the official visit.

Well sounds like the guy who started this sub-topic is correct, recruiting is a young man’s game.

Or, like someone said, the older established coaches pay someone else to do it, usually a desperate young dude who can't coach.

calling shenanigans on the someone good. Gonna be someone cheap and close

Cali Guy wrote:

The absolute wrote:

The absolute worst coaching openings thread I’ve seen so far.

Evergreen post.

Another evergreen post:

"CaLIfoRNia iS EXpEnSIve!!!!!"

If this is true, this is a good hire.

boonana wrote:

calling shenanigans on the someone good. Gonna be someone cheap and close

Cheap/close and good are not mutually exclusive. Give them a chance before crapping all over them. There’s a new director. This ain’t your Daddy’s Rutgers.

Fingers crossed on this one...

Spill the beans. Who they looking at?

Stanford sprint suggestion wrote:

Vince Anderson is available

Why would an elite sprint coach go to a school where most HS sprinters would not meet the standards to be admitted? Why would a coach in his 60's who is planning his retirement sooner than later, move to one of the most expensive regions in the US?

Think a little bit.

Sometimes I just have to be blunt wrote:

Stanford sprint suggestion wrote:

Vince Anderson is available

Why would an elite sprint coach go to a school where most HS sprinters would not meet the standards to be admitted? Why would a coach in his 60's who is planning his retirement sooner than later, move to one of the most expensive regions in the US?

Think a little bit.

By your logic, how on earth does Stanford field a competitive football team?!

WinnytheBish wrote:

Sometimes I just have to be blunt wrote:

Why would an elite sprint coach go to a school where most HS sprinters would not meet the standards to be admitted? Why would a coach in his 60's who is planning his retirement sooner than later, move to one of the most expensive regions in the US?

Think a little bit.

By your logic, how on earth does Stanford field a competitive football team?!

One simply has to think college football and track are on par in admissions, to demonstrate that they have no idea what they're talking about.

Cheap close means desperate and bad.