74smack Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I was wondering what programs right now are being ran by relatively young head coaches. Are these young coaches good choices? Also what was the youngest age of any head coach to be named? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlevito Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Joe Willmann, head coach at Lowell High School, is an outstanding young head coach. They definitely made a good choice by bringing him in to run the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
center7024 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 crawford county's head coach is 23 i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2016GrecoGold Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 How old is Schafer at MD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justadadnow Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I have to agree with Wilman being a great young coach. Tri made a good selection hiring Jerry Ingalls also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatSpeed Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Check Brandon out bein all modest....haha LittleVito is also a great choice for a head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlevito Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 You can have a wahoo for that one Combat...Of course I had to be modest...I wasn't just going to hop on this thread and rant about myself....yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatSpeed Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Yes....sadly it'll be awhile before I get my Head Coaching job as I will live my life as a Caveman ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnatchSingle Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Union City has two young coaches this year. Winchester has had two young coaches since last year that have done a good job. Richmond just got a somewhat young coach this year. Northeastern has two guys that aren't that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matts Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I think more and more coaching wrestling is a young man's game. That is unless one is lucky enough to have a super-cool wife and zero kids... or perhaps one's own kid is part of the program. Factor in a mortgage and economy issues, and it is hard to create an adult life and continue coaching. To truly compete one has to coach year-round- all over the country- we all know that. Four years ago I went to see a financial planner to learn what I could do about saving some money. After studying my background, schedule, etc... the first thing he told me to do was quit coaching. At first I was shocked, but then he broke down all the hours I spent in the spring (freestyle), summer (camps, open room, clinics), and fall (conditioning) and showed me my potential income if I took a simple job waiting tables, mowing yards (I live in florida now), or bar tending. Quite frankly it was staggering. We often read about kids burning out, but it happens to coaches too. With the growing demands in the classroom collecting data, statewide testing, NCLB, and all the other educational mumbo jumbo, coaching simply became a burden that stressed my life, girlfriend, and wallet. I won't even go into issues with societal changes, kids who simply quit, screaming parents, etc... Ten years was enough. I dont know about Indiana, but in Florida more and more teams, good teams, are losing experienced coaches for such reasons. Many schools are now having a tough time assembling a staff- let alone finding experienced head coaches. I, for one, am glad there are young coaches right out of college willing to take on this sport. I hope parents think about this next time get upset with their kid's coaching staff over a difference of philosophy. It takes a ton of energy, dedication, and patience to run a wrestling program, so I think the new young coaches are great as they have the tools to make solid programs. Hopefully they will find solid mentors to guide them through their first few years- be it supportive parents and/or an experienced coach. The late Dave May and Coach Goddard from Ben Davis made all the difference in the world for me. Teaching wrestling was the easy part, but running a program is freakin' tough. Too bad some schools don't remember this when they run their 24 year old coaches off the mat over something like a trivial discipline issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtv2112 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I think Wood Memorial's coach is the youngest in the state, maybe ever. He's 20-21 or so I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnsDAD Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Israel Blevins Avon came here at 25, in his 4th year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLane Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Ryan Parrish - Cascade HS is 22yrs old in his 1st year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlevito Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I guess it all depends on the quality of the program if it was a good choice bringing in a young head coach. There are a few guys out there my age that I believe are highly capable of building and coaching a program. I've also seen some young guns come in thinking they know everything, and it all just sort of blows up in their face. In no way would I have been ready to run a team until this year. The best thing I ever did was take the assistant job at Homestead and work with Coach Pursley, who was actually just getting into his second year of coaching there. It allowed me to learn even more than what I learned growing up in the Bellmont wrestling room. But I'd have to say that Coach Willmann (Lowell) and myself made the right jump at the right time for both of us heading up solid programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loshe8 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I know I am a tad bias, but Ryan Landis is 26 and is an excellent coach at Southern Wells. He is hardworking, motivated, and simply loves coaching. I believe this is his 5th or 6th year as head coach. I played basketball and tennis all through high school and college. I never cared too much for wrestling. Coach Landis is the biggest reason I have become interested in wrestling. His enthusiasm and knowledge of the sport has rubbed off on me. I am now a huge fan of high school wrestling and look forward to watching as many matches as I am able! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatSpeed Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Wow loshe that was a......bold......statement. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loshe8 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Ha...didn't even realize I had bolded it. Maybe that can be my new motto...almost like a trademark...bold everything I write. Ok...maybe not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaspec Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 How old is the coach that left recently left Delphi to go to McCutcheon? Isnt McCutcheons head coach even young himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Wow loshe that was a......bold......statement. ;D Just for the fact you actually said it, a wahoo is coming your way you very cheesey man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachRyan_Delta Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I think my coaches' ages are 23, 21, 23, 24, 23, 21, and 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnatchSingle Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I think Winceshter's coaches are 23 and 19 I think Union City's coaches are 26 and 27 I think Richmond's has two coaches about 28 and 22. Winchester so far with their two coaches have put up about 29 wins and 8 losses in two seasons Union City's coaches with a small small squad have made a lot of improvement Richmond looks good too with their new coaches as well...I think they have 10 wins or something like that He did an amazing job last year at Tri leading the Titans to their best year...and a great 2nd place finish at TEC. Good job young coaches in the TEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccoach Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 pekin easterns head coach is 21 i believe and having a rough time with a small number of kids out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Landis is doing a great job at Southern Wells. He is one of the elder statesmen of coaching in the ACAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmomoftwo Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I would like to make an observation regarding young coaches....I think the refs do a great job and obviously love the sport, but I have seen too many times when they don't show respect to the young coaches. Just because they are young doesn't mean they aren't knowledgable about the sport. Yes, they may have more to learn, but the refs demand respect and should give the young coaches the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinwrestlersmom Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I have seen that as well.Just because they are young doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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