tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post9129197941861749868..comments2024-02-08T02:44:59.426-08:00Comments on The College Volleyball Coach: NCAA Athletic Department Leadership?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post-91567698084159950722012-07-18T10:56:13.289-07:002012-07-18T10:56:13.289-07:00Unfortunately, college volleyball has settled into...Unfortunately, college volleyball has settled into a roll of the dice; not only for parents but for coaches. As the life the head coach has become more unstable, so have the lives of the players and recruits. The job security of a coach can change in one month, even if they are 'successful' because of AD changes and budget shifts - Not too many coaches have the security blanked of a high salaried contract. It is cheap and easy to switch college volleyball coaches. Best advice I can give any person today, is what folks have said all along; pick the school because of the school. As primary as volleyball can feel, it can switch in an instant, but the school environment will remain the same. Pick the best academic/geographic/comfortable school possible and pray that volleyball goes well.The Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820642193954055733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post-89964783807638762932012-07-10T18:37:31.567-07:002012-07-10T18:37:31.567-07:00Our family went through this with our oldest daugh...Our family went through this with our oldest daughter, and the chances of it happening probably get exacerbated with a coaching change. My oldest daughter passed up full-ride offers for a 2/4 opportunity with her dream school. The coach she committed to left before she reported for her freshman year, and the new coach made it clear he was going a different direction. Although she was a solid teammate and got a 3.7 GPA during the Fall quarter of her freshman red-shirt year, after the season he told her that he was shrinking the roster and that there wasn't a spot for her (even though he told us directly that she'd always have a spot on the team). To answer one of the questions above, at least some of these kids are marketable (maybe especially when a coaching change is involved). She had over 60 schools express interest in her transferring, but it was her dream school, she'd made friends and wasn't interested in starting all over so she retired from volleyball. We're just starting the recruiting process with my class of '14 daughter. How to trust a coach and an athletic department now is a huge issue we're trying to figure out. We've been given indication that she's likely to have offers before next year's Vegas tournament (her Junior year), but we're struggling with whether we can allow her to commit if she decides she wants to, versus the risk of losing the spot on a school she really likes if she puts it off. One of the things that I'm focusing on right now if how long the coach has been there and really focusing on new coaches. My thinking is that if he's been a big winner than chances are he'll move up to a bigger program, if she's a loser than she won't be around when my daughter arrives in two years. At least if they're new in the job maybe there's some benefit to being in the coach's first class and he/she might not have enough time to be good/bad enough to get promoted/fired before my daughter has at least a couple of college seasons under her belt. Coach, does that thought process make any sense to you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post-38506430877415771832012-07-03T08:13:16.500-07:002012-07-03T08:13:16.500-07:00My estimation is that the majority of released ath...My estimation is that the majority of released athletes will find another school to play at, but because of the very early nature of today's recruiting, combined with the various transfer unit counts required by potential schools, the choices available to these released athletes are limited. As you referenced, the emotional impact is significant because the SA and Family has invested heavily, only to be told good bye. One would think programs doing this would suffer, but it is not the case; they just find new players because the new players are naive and will believe whatever spin the program puts on releasing players.The Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820642193954055733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post-69708511107329144352012-07-02T20:32:23.092-07:002012-07-02T20:32:23.092-07:00I'd like to know more about those athletes tha...I'd like to know more about those athletes that are let go? Are they still marketable? Is it super difficult for those recently released one-and-dones to get other colleges to consider them? I'd like to hear a follow up on the aftermath such action has on these girls. How devastating it must be for them and their families. What a threat to the remaining SA's on that team. Seems as though a decision by a Coach to oust players instead of helping to develop them would erode the confidence level of every remaining player on that team and have nothing but a negative effect in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post-1658009608654683812012-06-30T05:20:41.232-07:002012-06-30T05:20:41.232-07:00Sites like PrepVolleyball do a good job at announc...Sites like PrepVolleyball do a good job at announcing verbal commitments but you never see when these aren't honored. Volley Families are at a distinct informational disadvantage. Those same Proud Parents who are quick to spread the word of their Darling Daughters VC seem also to be the last to admit that their DD was passed over after-the-fact. By keeping such information to themselves, they don't place the spotlight on the coach who diss'd them. It would be a good way to get even but it seems their ego can't take it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post-26025355304442794752012-06-28T11:06:56.189-07:002012-06-28T11:06:56.189-07:00Families have to review the rosters (which can be ...Families have to review the rosters (which can be found on the program webpages) to see how many changes there are each year, then follow up with specific questions about why underclassmen are no longer on the team. <br /><br />And, Families don't think it can happen to them.The Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820642193954055733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260203891028367770.post-67585967073927614502012-06-28T10:57:39.523-07:002012-06-28T10:57:39.523-07:00How are VolleyFamilies supposed to keep track of t...How are VolleyFamilies supposed to keep track of the coaches who have adopted the one-and-done or none-and-done philosophies? I would think that if it were known that the coach of Giant College were pulling the none-and-done stunt on PSA's then the PSA's would avoid committing to that school like a plague.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com