[Joe Friday]

Was any of the faculty given the opportunity to sign up to be the coach or to assist her???

To reply to the above quote....It seems that everyone else (such as Coach Hancock and Coach Martin) is getting the blame for all of the problems and the girls leaving when it could be the coach and the way the basketball program is being run as to why they are leaving. Maybe they are not happy with the coaching and the program as to why they are leaving is what I am suggesting instead of blaming so many other individuals. Like you said, why would she feel that she needed to "recruit" them to play when they had already played on the high school team for several years. I just find it strange that after several years of playing on the high school team that 3 girls decide to transfer. The girls basketball program has went through 3 coaches within the past several years and you can't build a program by hiring just anyone and there should be more concern for the girls.

At ACHS all athletic coach positions (including dance team, cheerleading, etc.) and academic extracurricular teams (Academic Team, TAG, BETA, etc.) are offered to the faculty. A list is sent from teacher to teacher, they can sign up for whatever they are interested in coaching. The list is distributed every year. If no one signs up, as in the case of girls basketball last year, a Level 1 coach outside the high school is sought. As stated in a previous post, Coach Turner was hired with long-term commitment to the girls' basketball program in order to give it the stability you and others have said it needs.

Have there been complaints about the coaching or staff? Apparently, no one knows why these girls are leaving, except the parents.