03-13-2012, 10:20 PM
RACELAND â The position of head boys basketball coach is officially open at Raceland after Scott Floyd submitted his resignation on Friday, according to Bill Farley, the schoolâs athletic director.
âYou can look at our record and see that we havenât done as well as weâd like to,â Farley said. âHe just thought that it was time to step away.â
Floyd guided a senior-laden team to a 19-10 record in his first season in 2007-08. The Rams were 63rd District champions â they have had four district titles in school history.
Raceland has failed to reach the 16th Region Tournament the last four seasons, a period during which the Rams went 36-75 overall.
âFrom a personal standpoint, I felt like the program wasnât necessarily going in the right direction,â Floyd said. âMaybe a change in the program is best for the kids.
âIâm a competitor,â he added. âI like to win. I wasnât up to my standards.â
Before serving as head basketball coach, Floyd was an assistant to Shawn Johnson. Floyd was also the schoolâs head softball coach for the five seasons prior to taking the basketball job.
During his softball stint, the Lady Rams turned in three regional runner-up finishes.
âUnfortunately, that success didnât translate into basketball,â Floyd said.
With eight seniors on the squad, the Rams flourished throughout Floydâs first season. The results have been less than satisfactory since, which has bothered Floyd more than anyone, he said.
âNobody will ever be as hard on me as myself,â said Floyd. âI want to thank Mr. (Frank) Melvin (school superintendent) and Larry Coldiron (principal) for giving me the opportunity to be a head coach. I just think itâs time to move on.â
Eight of 13 players on the varsity roster this past season, which ended in February with a 11-20 overall mark and a first-round district tournament loss to Greenup County, were freshmen.
âWhoever takes over has some good young experienced kids,â Floyd said. âThere are nine kids (returning) that played a significant amount of time at the varsity level.â
Floyd, 41, plans to stay on board as a middle school math teacher. His wife teaches in the Raceland school system, and his children attend Raceland.
Coaching again is not out of the question, Floyd said.
âIâll never say never about getting back into coaching,â Floyd said. âI will definitely look into becoming an assistant coach again.
âRight now, itâs a situation where I can spend more time with my family and get the batteries reenergized,â he added.
According to Farley, Raceland wants to hire Floydâs replacement in a âfairly quickâ manner.
âYou can look at our record and see that we havenât done as well as weâd like to,â Farley said. âHe just thought that it was time to step away.â
Floyd guided a senior-laden team to a 19-10 record in his first season in 2007-08. The Rams were 63rd District champions â they have had four district titles in school history.
Raceland has failed to reach the 16th Region Tournament the last four seasons, a period during which the Rams went 36-75 overall.
âFrom a personal standpoint, I felt like the program wasnât necessarily going in the right direction,â Floyd said. âMaybe a change in the program is best for the kids.
âIâm a competitor,â he added. âI like to win. I wasnât up to my standards.â
Before serving as head basketball coach, Floyd was an assistant to Shawn Johnson. Floyd was also the schoolâs head softball coach for the five seasons prior to taking the basketball job.
During his softball stint, the Lady Rams turned in three regional runner-up finishes.
âUnfortunately, that success didnât translate into basketball,â Floyd said.
With eight seniors on the squad, the Rams flourished throughout Floydâs first season. The results have been less than satisfactory since, which has bothered Floyd more than anyone, he said.
âNobody will ever be as hard on me as myself,â said Floyd. âI want to thank Mr. (Frank) Melvin (school superintendent) and Larry Coldiron (principal) for giving me the opportunity to be a head coach. I just think itâs time to move on.â
Eight of 13 players on the varsity roster this past season, which ended in February with a 11-20 overall mark and a first-round district tournament loss to Greenup County, were freshmen.
âWhoever takes over has some good young experienced kids,â Floyd said. âThere are nine kids (returning) that played a significant amount of time at the varsity level.â
Floyd, 41, plans to stay on board as a middle school math teacher. His wife teaches in the Raceland school system, and his children attend Raceland.
Coaching again is not out of the question, Floyd said.
âIâll never say never about getting back into coaching,â Floyd said. âI will definitely look into becoming an assistant coach again.
âRight now, itâs a situation where I can spend more time with my family and get the batteries reenergized,â he added.
According to Farley, Raceland wants to hire Floydâs replacement in a âfairly quickâ manner.