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Post by dizzydean on Feb 8, 2023 13:02:31 GMT -5
Has Kentucky hired a new assistant yet? I didn't see anything on the website. My initial thought is someone with Muncie ties. They have. Not announced. No ties.
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Post by theTsdawg on Feb 8, 2023 14:00:33 GMT -5
This article only scratches the surface. If people only knew.
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Post by Volleydude1996 on Feb 8, 2023 14:10:15 GMT -5
Any updates on Union in Tennessee? One of the older postings without any announcement as of yet, especially since they had an interim coach for only this past fall. they had it down to a final 2 and their primary candidate declined the offer. Really disappointed, he's a good coach (former Div 1 coach). The other candidate is not going to be Offered the position apparantly. The retiring AD has completely screwed this whole process. By the time Union realized it and pulled him off the process more than one strong candidate had backed away. The head women's bball coach has been hired as the new AD, which is a very good move for union, but he is in season and wasn't as involved as he needed to be until it was too late. At this point it appears that the assistance will get the job. She played at Union I believe and has been the assistant for a few years.
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Post by jcash8 on Feb 8, 2023 14:27:47 GMT -5
George Washington University is looking to fill a GA position in a Director of Ops type role, statistical analysis and Data Volley experience is a plus. Perks: Full tuition, DC is your backyard, a fun staff and an amazing support staff (academic advisor, strength coach and athletic trainer). If interested, please email justinwong@gwu.edu with subject title "GA Position" and include your resume and 3 references. Hurry! Only 1 spot available!
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Post by volleyballfan808 on Feb 8, 2023 15:20:53 GMT -5
Anyone know what happened to Jen Dorr at Cal?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2023 15:28:10 GMT -5
This article only scratches the surface. If people only knew. That’s why as a coach I place the mental health & wellbeing of players as my top priority. I always build up & encourage players. I also ask each player what I can do as their coach to help them be their best. I partner with players to create solutions that help themselves & the team as a whole. What I have seen is that most AD’s are still hyper focused on hiring coaches based on wins. I never hear of AD’s also placing a priority on how the coach treated former players or asking about how they prioritize the mental health & wellbeing of players during interviews. Not sure this will change anytime soon. It’s very unfortunate.
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Post by tommyboy on Feb 8, 2023 15:57:36 GMT -5
This article only scratches the surface. If people only knew. That’s why as a coach I place the mental health & wellbeing of players as my top priority. I always build up & encourage players. I also ask each player what I can do as their coach to help them be their best. I partner with players to create solutions that help themselves & the team as a whole. What I have seen is that most AD’s are still hyper focused on hiring coaches based on wins. I never hear of AD’s also placing a priority on how the coach treated former players or asking about how they prioritize the mental health & wellbeing of players during interviews. Not sure this will change anytime soon. It’s very unfortunate. I find this unfortunate and concerning. Coaches aren't mental health experts and are rarely trained in any way to provide the care or focus you are suggesting. This is not, nor should it be a coaches job. I think many coaches have gotten in trouble thinking that they can provide these services and gotten in over their heads. If this is the focus of an AD then they should be hiring counselors and not sport specialists for head coaching positions. Athletic programs are an extracurricular activity focused around competition and can cause stress, believe it or not that is ok. There is stress in academics, personal relationships, post-grad life and virtually every facet of your life. Sports in past generations has prepared student-athletes to be successful post-grad through these challenges, but now we are telling them that they should feel special all the time and stress is bad. I think we are doing an extreme disservice to our youth in telling them that they should not be stressed or tested at any time. As long as there is no mistreatment there is no problem in pushing athletes to be better without coddling them constantly.
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Post by vballfreak808 on Feb 8, 2023 16:22:34 GMT -5
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Post by lotstodo2023 on Feb 8, 2023 16:43:48 GMT -5
I don’t think anyone is too surprised about this. Many wonder what took so long. The sad part about this is the athletic department being told about these circumstances and doing nothing about it. Unfortunately I think these types of things are happening in more programs than we think, but girls/ athletes stop or don't say anything because they don't feel the point when athletic departments don't do anything about it. I am very close to a parent who sat in a meeting with the assistant AD and other admin begging them to do something. I remember how horrible it was of an experience for her daughter and no one would listen.
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Post by hangonsloopy on Feb 8, 2023 16:50:25 GMT -5
He couldn’t take one winter in the Midwest.
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Post by redcard on Feb 8, 2023 17:50:44 GMT -5
That’s why as a coach I place the mental health & wellbeing of players as my top priority. I always build up & encourage players. I also ask each player what I can do as their coach to help them be their best. I partner with players to create solutions that help themselves & the team as a whole. What I have seen is that most AD’s are still hyper focused on hiring coaches based on wins. I never hear of AD’s also placing a priority on how the coach treated former players or asking about how they prioritize the mental health & wellbeing of players during interviews. Not sure this will change anytime soon. It’s very unfortunate. I find this unfortunate and concerning. Coaches aren't mental health experts and are rarely trained in any way to provide the care or focus you are suggesting. This is not, nor should it be a coaches job. I think many coaches have gotten in trouble thinking that they can provide these services and gotten in over their heads. If this is the focus of an AD then they should be hiring counselors and not sport specialists for head coaching positions. Athletic programs are an extracurricular activity focused around competition and can cause stress, believe it or not that is ok. There is stress in academics, personal relationships, post-grad life and virtually every facet of your life. Sports in past generations has prepared student-athletes to be successful post-grad through these challenges, but now we are telling them that they should feel special all the time and stress is bad. I think we are doing an extreme disservice to our youth in telling them that they should not be stressed or tested at any time. As long as there is no mistreatment there is no problem in pushing athletes to be better without coddling them constantly. We are starting to see more and more programs adding sports psychologists which hopefully will be another source of support.
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Post by n00b on Feb 8, 2023 18:01:36 GMT -5
That’s why as a coach I place the mental health & wellbeing of players as my top priority. I always build up & encourage players. I also ask each player what I can do as their coach to help them be their best. I partner with players to create solutions that help themselves & the team as a whole. What I have seen is that most AD’s are still hyper focused on hiring coaches based on wins. I never hear of AD’s also placing a priority on how the coach treated former players or asking about how they prioritize the mental health & wellbeing of players during interviews. Not sure this will change anytime soon. It’s very unfortunate. I find this unfortunate and concerning. Coaches aren't mental health experts and are rarely trained in any way to provide the care or focus you are suggesting. This is not, nor should it be a coaches job. I think many coaches have gotten in trouble thinking that they can provide these services and gotten in over their heads. If this is the focus of an AD then they should be hiring counselors and not sport specialists for head coaching positions. Athletic programs are an extracurricular activity focused around competition and can cause stress, believe it or not that is ok. There is stress in academics, personal relationships, post-grad life and virtually every facet of your life. Sports in past generations has prepared student-athletes to be successful post-grad through these challenges, but now we are telling them that they should feel special all the time and stress is bad. I think we are doing an extreme disservice to our youth in telling them that they should not be stressed or tested at any time. As long as there is no mistreatment there is no problem in pushing athletes to be better without coddling them constantly. Yikes. Prioritizing mental health of you athletes does not require training. Just being a decent person. Just not putting wins over SA well-being. If you feel unqualified to do those two things, then maybe you SHOULD get some training.
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Post by n00b on Feb 8, 2023 18:02:25 GMT -5
I find this unfortunate and concerning. Coaches aren't mental health experts and are rarely trained in any way to provide the care or focus you are suggesting. This is not, nor should it be a coaches job. I think many coaches have gotten in trouble thinking that they can provide these services and gotten in over their heads. If this is the focus of an AD then they should be hiring counselors and not sport specialists for head coaching positions. Athletic programs are an extracurricular activity focused around competition and can cause stress, believe it or not that is ok. There is stress in academics, personal relationships, post-grad life and virtually every facet of your life. Sports in past generations has prepared student-athletes to be successful post-grad through these challenges, but now we are telling them that they should feel special all the time and stress is bad. I think we are doing an extreme disservice to our youth in telling them that they should not be stressed or tested at any time. As long as there is no mistreatment there is no problem in pushing athletes to be better without coddling them constantly. We are starting to see more and more programs adding sports psychologists which hopefully will be another source of support. The need for sport psychologists is less when coaches treat players decently.
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Post by ineedajob on Feb 8, 2023 18:07:02 GMT -5
I find this unfortunate and concerning. Coaches aren't mental health experts and are rarely trained in any way to provide the care or focus you are suggesting. This is not, nor should it be a coaches job. I think many coaches have gotten in trouble thinking that they can provide these services and gotten in over their heads. If this is the focus of an AD then they should be hiring counselors and not sport specialists for head coaching positions. Athletic programs are an extracurricular activity focused around competition and can cause stress, believe it or not that is ok. There is stress in academics, personal relationships, post-grad life and virtually every facet of your life. Sports in past generations has prepared student-athletes to be successful post-grad through these challenges, but now we are telling them that they should feel special all the time and stress is bad. I think we are doing an extreme disservice to our youth in telling them that they should not be stressed or tested at any time. As long as there is no mistreatment there is no problem in pushing athletes to be better without coddling them constantly. Yikes. Prioritizing mental health of you athletes does not require training. Just being a decent person. Just not putting wins over SA well-being. If you feel unqualified to do those two things, then maybe you SHOULD get some training. I didn't interpret it like tommyboy was trying to argue that coaches should have no concern for mental health and the well-being of SAs. It's about finding the right balance. Do I care about my players and prioritize their mental health? Yes. Am I the single most qualified person to help them with all of their daily mental health struggles? Probably not. I'm there to listen and then try to guide them to the right experts if they need additional support.
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Post by n00b on Feb 8, 2023 18:21:00 GMT -5
Yikes. Prioritizing mental health of you athletes does not require training. Just being a decent person. Just not putting wins over SA well-being. If you feel unqualified to do those two things, then maybe you SHOULD get some training. I didn't interpret it like tommyboy was trying to argue that coaches should have no concern for mental health and the well-being of SAs. It's about finding the right balance. Do I care about my players and prioritize their mental health? Yes. Am I the single most qualified person to help them with all of their daily mental health struggles? Probably not. I'm there to listen and then try to guide them to the right experts if they need additional support. Do you find the self-described coaching style of @coachtaylor “unfortunate and concerning”? Coaches are not trained to handle serious mental health disorders. Also, coaches have the power to GREATLY affect a student athlete’s mental health.
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