03-11-2016, 06:21 PM
Job should be posted today. There are some names being toss around but hopefully they dont way to make hire. These kids need to get to work and learn the new coaches philosophy.
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03-17-2016, 12:51 PM
Gargamel Wrote:I'm hearing another name that is going to be tough to beat out if he applies is Jeremy Bell. Just remember this name. He would give Valley a long term answer to their coaching problems.
Jeremy was a good receiver in high school and i believe he went on to play at Georgetown, but what are his coaching qualification?
03-18-2016, 02:44 PM
I don't believe Coach will be leaving East Ridge for Shelby Valley. Especially this year
03-18-2016, 02:51 PM
[quote=TribePride]I don't believe Coach will be leaving East Ridge for Shelby Valley. Especially this year[/QUOTE
Never say never, money talks. Ratliff said he wasnt going anywhere either.
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Never say never, money talks. Ratliff said he wasnt going anywhere either.
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03-19-2016, 05:38 AM
I've heard Jeremy's name more than once....he would be a great asset to Shelby Valley.....he's got high school experience, college experience, and coaching experience with younger kids....if you've ever heard him on the radio he does a great job breaking down the games! I think he's just what this program needs.....he's young, committed to the area, and he has great knowledge for the game!
03-21-2016, 02:29 PM
footballfan06 Wrote:I've heard Jeremy's name more than once....he would be a great asset to Shelby Valley.....he's got high school experience, college experience, and coaching experience with younger kids....if you've ever heard him on the radio he does a great job breaking down the games! I think he's just what this program needs.....he's young, committed to the area, and he has great knowledge for the game!
Being the head coach of a high school football program requires far more than a voice for radio.
03-21-2016, 02:57 PM
footballfan06 Wrote:I've heard Jeremy's name more than once....he would be a great asset to Shelby Valley.....he's got high school experience, college experience, and coaching experience with younger kids....if you've ever heard him on the radio he does a great job breaking down the games! I think he's just what this program needs.....he's young, committed to the area, and he has great knowledge for the game!
Are you serious??? He should be the next varsity Head Coach, because he has "coaching experience with younger kids." And, "on the radio he does a great job breaking down the games."
Heck after seeing some of the hires people are making this off season, he probably will get it, because of those reasons.
03-21-2016, 03:11 PM
I agree totally that it takes more than that; however, we need someone who is dedicated to this area and KNOWS football! We also need someone who the kids will respect!! He had college experience and was one of the best players to come from SV.....and more importantly, he's dedicated to this area! This program isn't what it needs to be because we have a new coach every few years! This area needs someone committed to stay and build a program from the ground up!
03-21-2016, 03:35 PM
When you guys say he has experience coaching younger kids, what exactly do you mean? Are we talking Middle School or are we talking pee-wee league?
Too many people want to dog middle school coaches, like somehow the game is so vastly different than any other level. I'd dare say that a good MS coach is probably better at teaching the core of the game than a high school coach, because they have to do it from the ground up usually.
I don't know any of the parties involved in this, I just didn't want someone to get a bad wrap just because they're a MS coach. The game is still the game.
Too many people want to dog middle school coaches, like somehow the game is so vastly different than any other level. I'd dare say that a good MS coach is probably better at teaching the core of the game than a high school coach, because they have to do it from the ground up usually.
I don't know any of the parties involved in this, I just didn't want someone to get a bad wrap just because they're a MS coach. The game is still the game.
03-21-2016, 03:58 PM
I totally agree! I don't have a dog in this fight, but just because someone has experience at any level doesn't mean they can build and maintain a good program. You can become a great coach without any experience at all if you know the game and what it takes to win. Experience at this level means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Everyone has to start somewhere. If you think about it, a great high school program begins at the "peewee" level!!!!
03-21-2016, 04:13 PM
TheHotSnakes Wrote:When you guys say he has experience coaching younger kids, what exactly do you mean? Are we talking Middle School or are we talking pee-wee league?
Too many people want to dog middle school coaches, like somehow the game is so vastly different than any other level. I'd dare say that a good MS coach is probably better at teaching the core of the game than a high school coach, because they have to do it from the ground up usually.
I don't know any of the parties involved in this, I just didn't want someone to get a bad wrap just because they're a MS coach. The game is still the game.
He doesnât coach Middle School football; Chris Johnson coached Shelby Valley middle and does a great job at it. I didnât recall seeing Jeremy B coaching any of the youth programs last year either. I think he is a good guy and yes does have football knowledge but that donât make you a good coach. Hopefully the powers that be at the SV schools will use their head some on this hire. They have talent there but if they donât utilize it correctly then they will only be subpar.
03-21-2016, 04:23 PM
shelbyvalley02 Wrote:He doesnât coach Middle School football; Chris Johnson coached Shelby Valley middle and does a great job at it. I didnât recall seeing Jeremy B coaching any of the youth programs last year either. I think he is a good guy and yes does have football knowledge but that donât make you a good coach. Hopefully the powers that be at the SV schools will use their head some on this hire. They have talent there but if they donât utilize it correctly then they will only be subpar.
So what coaching experience does this guy have? Is he just the radio guy?
03-21-2016, 04:28 PM
I do belive he has coached all sports at the second and third grade levels, to stay with his son's age group. But honestly, everyone has to start somewhere.....just because someone hasn't coached at the high school level doesn't mean they won't lead a great program. All coaches have started out somewhere without much experience.
03-21-2016, 04:45 PM
I agree 100%
03-22-2016, 03:27 AM
Experience doesn't necessarily make you a good coach either
03-22-2016, 10:34 PM
If all these places chose people who'd never coached at the high school level, these jobs would never be filled! Many great coaches have taken over and built successful programs without "high school varsity" experience and many coaches with tons of previous experience have taken over programs and have failed miserably!
03-22-2016, 10:44 PM
And we wonder why Kentucky is an awful football state....
03-22-2016, 11:24 PM
Really lol!! Probably because we look for people with experience that dig one program into the ground and then move on to another one!
03-22-2016, 11:33 PM
You go to Georgia, Alabama, places that really care about football and tell them that a middle school football coach with no high school experience got a head coaching job at the Varsity level. You will be laughed at.
03-22-2016, 11:35 PM
All I'm saying is that all of these people have to start somewhere!
03-22-2016, 11:37 PM
All these coaches had their first "Varsity" position at some point.
03-23-2016, 02:48 AM
You do have to start somewhere, but you don't start as a varsity head coach! You sure don't coach 2nd & 3rd grade and jump to varsity head coach. Also people do make comments about middle school coaches being hired as a high school coach, because it only happens here in the basketball state. Coaches in other states do laugh, and honestly they don't believe it at first.
If you believe a middle school coach, a person that coaches from maybe July to maybe November can run a high school program, then you really do not know what it takes to run a high school program. If you do, then tell me, day by day what goes in to it. Start with Friday (Gameday) and go all the way to next Friday.
If you believe a middle school coach, a person that coaches from maybe July to maybe November can run a high school program, then you really do not know what it takes to run a high school program. If you do, then tell me, day by day what goes in to it. Start with Friday (Gameday) and go all the way to next Friday.
03-23-2016, 03:31 AM
I don't have to prove what I know or what anyone else knows. Like I said before, I have no dog in this fight but the right person will get this job and I'm confident in that. Just posting my opinion. All of these comments about middle school or other coaches "not knowing" how to run a varsity program are out of context. There's a lot of middle school coaches, or other people for that matter, who could outdo some of these so called "experienced coaches!" Just because you haven't ran your own program doesn't mean you don't know exactly what you need to do to build a good program from the ground up!
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