FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[SpartanMom_2016]

I don't think it's that unusual for coaches to coach in HS after coaching in D3.  It happens all the time in lacrosse.  Most of the people I know who do it complain about the constant recruiting in D3.  HS jobs do not require all that much travel.  The guys I know who made the change also got HS coaching jobs that were associated with FT teaching jobs.

Oh, I agree that some D3 coaches will go back to coaching HS afterwards.  It's just that, obviously, when you're coaching HS that at least requires some nominal other job (even if that job is detention supervisor).  But I do see your point that a college job comes with additional stresses of its own - my intent is not to make this a comparison of who has a harder life between HS and college coaches, since I admire both.

Serious, not-being-a-prick question: how many D3 schools have lacrosse-coaching positions that are FT?

I would guess most of the D3 lacrosse head coaching positions are FT (like 99%).  A good number of the assistant spots are also FT.

[SpartanMom_2016]

Very few. But I bet most football coaches in D3 also have ancillary jobs. At W&L they used to teach a PE class or two in winter/spring term (W&L does trimesters). Probably still do, but I won't guarantee it as I'm now coming up on 15 years out. I think most of the head coaches are in the same boat. We had to take 6 semesters of PE before graduation, so I had golf with the swim team coach, squash with the head football coach, volleyball with the lacrosse coach, tennis with someone I can't remember, and I can't remember the other two but they were all pretty much head or assistant coaches.

Did you have Chad Moore as a teacher/coach?

In the lax world it is VERY common for coaches to have a FT lax job and also take on other jobs.  There is no end to the amount of money lacrosse parents are willing to spend.

Our local professional lax team (FL Launch) had 3 of the local HS coaches on its roster and 1 HS head coach on its coaching staff.

Lots of college coaches have their own camps.  Bill Pilat is the HC at Roanoake and he has a well known goalie camp.  Roanoke is known as Goalie U.  Lots of other lacrosse coaches have their own camps or work at camps.

[WashJeff68]

SpartanMom,

I think Jknezek went to W&L (Washington & Lee). Chad Moore was the LAX coach at W&J (Washington & Jefferson) for 9 years.

Regards,

Jeff

[SpartanMom_2016]

Oops sorry about that.  Chad Moore is now a head coach at American Heritage School here in Fort Lauderdale.

[SaintsFAN]

Thomas More has a new coach:

http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/20150217txiqgi

[ADL70]

What strikes me is he is mid-60s. Now he graduated the year after me, so I'm not going to say he's old.   

He's the same age as Larry Kehres.  I can't imagine he'd stay longer than four years or so. 

Is he bringing an heir apparent with him or is there someone already at TMC who wasn't considered quite ready?

Fellow CWRU grad (2008) Tom Zagorski is OC at JCU and was an assistant under Scafe for five years there.  But he's in Arth's shadow, so kind of a dead end for him there.  And I doubt Debeljak is going anywhere anytime soon, unless maybe if McDaniels gets another HC job, so no opportunity for him at his alma mater.

[SaintsFAN]

What strikes me is he is mid-60s. Now he graduated the year after me, so I'm not going to say he's old.   

He's the same age as Larry Kehres.  I can't imagine he'd stay longer than four years or so. 

Is he bringing an heir apparent with him or is there someone already at TMC who wasn't considered quite ready?

Fellow CWRU grad (2008) Tom Zagorski is OC at JCU and was an assistant under Scafe for five years there.  But he's in Arth's shadow, so kind of a dead end for him there.  And I doubt Debeljak is going anywhere anytime soon, unless maybe if McDaniels gets another HC job, so no opportunity for him at his alma mater.

They have two guys (if they stick around) who are going to be legitimate candidates to be Head Coaches within the next 4 years.  Both were actually interviewed for this job two weeks ago:  OC Trevor Stellman and DC Adam Norwell

[WashJeff68]

At least he won't have to play Mount Union during the regular season every year. I expect he will find the PAC less grueling than the OAC.

[ADL70]

Per their tweets two more commits for CWRU:

Mitchell Peer  6'3 180 QB/PK   L'Anse Creuse North High School  Macomb MI

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1271689/mitchell-peer


Steve Bachie  6'3 260 OT/C  Berea-Midpark   2nd Team DI Northeast Lakes District  Becoming a Spartan despite offers from St Francis PA FCS, Dayton FCS-NS, West Va Wesleyan DII, as well as Carnegie Mellon, which was where he wanted to go per an interview last September. 

http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/5199584458464780047/berea-midpark-football-player-steve-bachie-answers-8-questions-varsity-time

http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&Itemid=166&userid=7361

[DagarmanSpartan]

Quarterback and Placekicker???

Well, now THAT'S definitely a combination that you don't see very often!!!

[ADL70]

Not so uncommon in hs.
Then there was George Blanda.

[jknezek]

My sophomore year our NJ State Championship team QB was also the placekicker. He got a scholarship offer to be a placekicker at Nebraska and a host of mid-major schools but opted to go to Delaware to try and be a QB. Ended up as a pretty good receiver/kick returner with a few NFL practice squad spells and a short couple year career in NFL Europe. Since H.S. teams so often put the best athlete at QB we all know what happens when they hit higher levels...

[bman]

My sophomore year our NJ State Championship team QB was also the placekicker. He got a scholarship offer to be a placekicker at Nebraska and a host of mid-major schools but opted to go to Delaware to try and be a QB. Ended up as a pretty good receiver/kick returner with a few NFL practice squad spells and a short couple year career in NFL Europe. Since H.S. teams so often put the best athlete at QB we all know what happens when they hit higher levels...

North or South Jersey?

[jknezek]

At the time it was central Jersey group 3. 1994 Ocean Township. We also were voted the Star Ledger top team in the state but that was fluky. No way we would have beaten the big boys, but we went undefeated and none of them did.

[Bob.Gregg]

Condolences to long-time Thiel play-by-play announcer Hugh Ringer on the passing of his mother.
Roberta Ringer was 100 and a regular at many Mercer County, PA high school & college events.