Strong Head Job

[JackofallTrades]

Any words on if any names applied for the job..Is this a great job or is it a dying job?

[Ventman]

How many kids are in this district?

[Rob Van Winkle]

I just had to read this because of the title............... 

[Ventman]

I've heard the school may be gone in the next few years between the financial and academic distress

Sad to see these small schools in distress.

[bleudog]

http://www.fearlessfriday.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=147243.0

[BrianfromCarlisle]

I just had to read this because of the title............... 

ICE ICE BABY!  LOL I see what you did here!!

[Jimbo Morphis]

I just had to read this because of the title............... 

I spit diet coke when I saw it.

[beach bum]

I just had to read this because of the title............... 

    hahaha

[Cheek]

Will Dayton get this HC position? 

[Dayton Kitchens]

Will Dayton get this HC position? 

They hired someone else.   Not sure who.   Disappointed.

[mtindian42]

Dayton! Dayton! Dayton! Hire the man allready...

[Dayton Kitchens]

Dayton! Dayton! Dayton! Hire the man allready...

Not completely unexpected.     Every school wants someone who has been a head football coach already.

[mtindian42]

Yeah schools seem to want that home run hire. Frank McClellan or David carpenter

But even those guys had to start somewhere...

[Dayton Kitchens]

Yeah schools seem to want that home run hire. Frank McClellan or David carpenter

But even those guys had to start somewhere...

As I've pointed out,  hiring an experienced head football coach serves to insulate the superintendent and school board from criticism.

If a new head coach with no previous head coaching experience proves to be a failure the constant criticism is  "why didn't you hire someone with more experience?"

If a head coach had been a head coach previously and proves to be a failure NO ONE says "why didn't you hire someone with less experience".

And the facts are that previous head coaching experience in no way gives a coach a statistically increased likelihood of succeeding.

[WPWells]

As I've pointed out,  hiring an experienced head football coach serves to insulate the superintendent and school board from criticism.

If a new head coach with no previous head coaching experience proves to be a failure the constant criticism is  "why didn't you hire someone with more experience?"

If a head coach had been a head coach previously and proves to be a failure NO ONE says "why didn't you hire someone with less experience".

And the facts are that previous head coaching experience in no way gives a coach a statistically increased likelihood of succeeding.

Misrepresenting statistics to prove a point. I like it.

[purpleswag]

As I've pointed out,  hiring an experienced head football coach serves to insulate the superintendent and school board from criticism.

If a new head coach with no previous head coaching experience proves to be a failure the constant criticism is  "why didn't you hire someone with more experience?"

If a head coach had been a head coach previously and proves to be a failure NO ONE says "why didn't you hire someone with less experience".

And the facts are that previous head coaching experience in no way gives a coach a statistically increased likelihood of succeeding.

Where can I find this research you speak of??

[Dayton Kitchens]

It isn't hard to do your own research.

Take 10 head football coaches who were hired who had previous head football coaching experience (easy to find in Arkansas),   take 10 head football coaches who were hired who had no previous head football coaching experience.

Compare their overall win/loss records after five years.   Five years is a pretty good number.   Long enough to matter without being so long as to bog down  your research.

You will find that they are not significantly different.

I can give solid examples to get you started.   Shane Davis at Strong and Waldron.    Scott Waymire at Carlisle and Trumann.

[Rob Van Winkle]

I still can't get over the title.......... Makes my day every time I read it!!! 

[Jimbo Morphis]

I still can't get over the title.......... Makes my day every time I read it!!! 

so who got the strong head job?

[Rob Van Winkle]

Heard it's Anthony from El Dorado

Anyone who get's the strong head job is lucky...........

[Jimbo Morphis]

Heard it's Anthony from El Dorado

Anthony who?

[Proud Buckaroo]

so who got the strong head job?

I did at one point in my life..

[sevenof400]

I just had to read this because of the title............... 

..and the name of the OP. 

[sevenof400]

Why am I thinking there should be a proximity warning when these two threads are together?

[WPWells]

Why am I thinking there should be a proximity warning when these two threads are together?

Never mind got it

[sevenof400]

Never mind got it

The synapses operating at summer efficiency there Fred?

[ricericebaby]

Any word on who?

[JohnBarleycorn]

Love the title.

Someone posted on Coaching thread that Greg Anthony is new HC.

[bleudog]

Any word on who?

http://www.fearlessfriday.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=147243.msg3348684#msg3348684

[Made]

It isn't hard to do your own research.

Take 10 head football coaches who were hired who had previous head football coaching experience (easy to find in Arkansas),   take 10 head football coaches who were hired who had no previous head football coaching experience.

Compare their overall win/loss records after five years.   Five years is a pretty good number.   Long enough to matter without being so long as to bog down  your research.

You will find that they are not significantly different.

I can give solid examples to get you started.   Shane Davis at Strong and Waldron.    Scott Waymire at Carlisle and Trumann.

I'm curious as to how you are making a comparison here....are we comparing just the coaches record....or what the school has done? Truman has won more games in past 3 years with waymire than they did the 3 years prior to his arrival...I'm trying to find the logic, while I agree to an extent that head coaching experience may not have an effect on outcome there is no way to prove it.

[Dayton Kitchens]

I'm curious as to how you are making a comparison here....are we comparing just the coaches record....or what the school has done? Truman has won more games in past 3 years with waymire than they did the 3 years prior to his arrival...I'm trying to find the logic, while I agree to an extent that head coaching experience may not have an effect on outcome there is no way to prove it.

The Davis and Waymire mentions were just off hand examples I used to as a way of starting a discussion.

There are many factors to consider,   but I believe my point is valid.    Head coaching experience or the lack thereof is not a reliable indicator of future program success or failure.

[lesanthony04]

Strong's new head coach is Greg Anthony from El Dorado

[bearbacker52]

Good friend of mine he will do great there, Strong lucky to have him.

[Rob Van Winkle]

Just had to get it back on top because of the title....... Childish yes, but it makes me laugh out loud

Have a great day

[sevenof400]

A classic is always a classic....