There's been a lot of good coaches stepping down. Do you think it's because of the new age of kids coming thru ( want things given to them ) or schools caring more about winning only or growing the program/young men for the long run?
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Is there a list? I think some of the High Schools that are not in the limelight are not mentioned.
Just to name a few, Washington, Martin Co., Person, SW Onslow, Andrews, SW Guilford and New Hanover. There was a big turnover from last season as well.
That is true, but it's getting to be more frequent opening and less time. Meaning there's coaching changes after 1 to 4 years now a days compared to guys being in place with time to truly build a program or maintain a culture. Again you are correct there are openings each year and it may just be the landscape of sports now.
a lot of good openings. places you can win at with talent. new hanover, martin co, washington, swo
Forbush, Randleman as well and more to come
Didn’t realize the Martin county guy left. They had a good year
And they had a lot of kids returning next season. I think they only had like 5 seniors.
All this coach switchin' comes from a mix of stuff...... like how them young ballers think now and the schools pushin' for quick wins. Schools be lookin' to score fast, makin' snap choices on who runs the team. We seen squads flip coaches after just one rough season, instead of givin' 'em time to build they plan and grow a tight-knit crew.
So far there are 24 openings, I would think that number more than triples, as last year there were 85 coaching changes in the state.
Apex
Bessemer City
Central Cabarrus
Chase
Douglas Byrd
East Burke
East Gaston
Fairmont
Felton Grove (new school)
Forbush
Harding
Task
Hickory Ridge
High Point Central
Martin Co
Montgomery Central
New Hanover
Pamlico Co-already found there man
Providence Grove
Randleman
SW Guilford
SW Onslow
Surry Central
Washington
Apex
Bessemer City
Central Cabarrus
Chase
Douglas Byrd
East Burke
East Gaston
Fairmont
Felton Grove (new school)
Forbush
Harding
Task
Hickory Ridge
High Point Central
Martin Co
Montgomery Central
New Hanover
Pamlico Co-already found there man
Providence Grove
Randleman
SW Guilford
SW Onslow
Surry Central
Washington
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With the knowledge on these boards there should be a lot of candidates for these jobs.
Too many parents trying to get involved trying to run the programs. kids not putting in the work and coach gets the blame to many hours for not enough pay. I cannot blame a coach for giving the sport up!!
NCHSAA and gutless school boards across the state can be blamed for some of this. Too many loopholes that allow players to move around easily and not enough people willing to stand up to it and fight for change. Been a long time in the making. It's a "Pandora's Box" and it's likely not going to ever close. Local loyalty and allegiance to your hometown school or assigned school is a thing of the past. Whoever has the hottest coach or owns the perception for the best opportunity to win, etc., gets the players. We've truly allowed things to morph into a case of the "haves" and the "have nots." I've wondered if in the future we won't see some schools dropping certain sports, football chief among them, because they have no chance to compete with the recruited teams on their schedule. IMO, we've arrived at a sad day in high school athletics.
Promoting a coach from within a bad program rarely works. We will see if this hire is any different.
Them loopholes makin' it too easy to switch teams done watered down that hometown pride we had in high school ball. Now with all this cash flow and players chasin’ after the best shots for gettin' scouted, it’s makin' things even messier.
