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On 4/8/2024 at 8:00 AM, PlayActionPass said:
Preface, I am a FOOTBALL COACH.
There are numerous advantages to having an Athletic Director ONLY position. The AD is an Administrator and overseeing every Athletic program is a daunting task, It is a full-time job, if done right.
However, Football is a different animal, it is light years different from any other sport. The sheer number of coaches necessary to be competitive as well as the large number of participants makes it different than any other sport. If you have never coached football, then it is going to be very difficult to understand what goes into having a successful program. Having an AD that does not understand the inner workings of what it takes to win in football is NOT a recipe for success.
"Having an AD that does not understand the inner workings of what it takes to win in football is NOT a recipe for success."
Not necessarily....if the AD is separate and worth their salt, it doesn't matter if they don't know much about football. All they have to do is bring the HFC in to tell the AD what they need staff wise and have the HFC sit in on interviews and perhaps take the lead on the football parts of the interview. After the interviews are over, the HFC and AD can get together and discuss the candidates and hire. Now, this may not exactly be the format that it would take but the separate HFC would need to obviously have a LOT of input on football hires so any separate AD would be smart enough to know that. Any AD who does not listen to his/her coaches is likely to fail.
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8 hours ago, LIBERTY82 said:
I saw that on Facebook, from Hardin/Hull people. Quite a different culture in Liberty however. We’ll see where it goes.
I did see it on Facebook as well. I do not know the person who said it as the post was shared by a friend. Based on the content of the post, it was a resident of Liberty. It was a well reasoned post for the most part but you are right, it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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2 hours ago, LIBERTY82 said:
He has 6 kids. 4 girls and two boys. Regardless of what the "highsky" Hardin assistant coach says, he didn't "move to BH" for his oldest daughter. There were several reasons, but this wasn't one of them.
I did say it was my opinion (whether I was right or wrong) in my original post and I was very complimentary of his daughter. It is fact that many coaches have moved for their kids so I presented that as a theory about why he moved.
Liberty82, I'm sorry you have a problem with me. I did nothing here to be called out by someone who obviously dislikes me or the Hardin program. You used to be part of the Hardin program once upon a time.
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1 hour ago, LIBERTY82 said:
Yep, long over-due but nevertheless, Hardin has a guy that can lead the boys program finally. Small school(s) like Hardin should not have an AD who does not coach football.
By that logic, the AD should coach every sport at that school. The previous AD was a boys coach at one time. As long as the sports have good coaches and the budget is managed well among the sports, what does it matter who the AD is?
From what I hear, there is groundswell support for a separate AD (this person has never played or coached football) and head football coach at Liberty. Liberty is bigger than Hardin but still falls under the "small school" criteria you posited. What then?
Anyway, Chad T has done a good job for us this past year as HFC and expect him to do well as AD.
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22 minutes ago, 89Falcon said:
You are indeed “thinking incorrectly”. BH has been 5A for several years
Well, I was actually thinking correctly then. I only said 4a D-1 because an earlier poster made a post saying "Moved up to 4a D1 for a beat down" and I thought the poster was referring to Lackey moving to BH. I just misread it.
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Not sure what he is going to do at BH but I would say (my opinion) that he moved on to increase the visibility of his daughter. She is one of the best athletes Liberty has/had and one of the best young basketball players in the area. She is a pretty good volleyball player too, but I think basketball is her best sport by far.
What's odd is for some reason I thought BH was 5A, but they're 4a D-1? Have they ever been 5A or am I thinking incorrectly?
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On 3/28/2024 at 11:24 PM, LIBERTY82 said:
I heard they made Chad the AD a few days ago.
The previous AD has retired from AD duties, thus leading Hardin to name Taylor to be the new AD. Nothing more, nothing less.
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4 minutes ago, 2wedge said:
Surely you joke....right?
Not necessarily but at the same time, yes. Haynes was really good in his time at Crosby but don't really see him at Dayton. Here, I really meant Prieto, but I don't discount Haynes applying for the job though.
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2 hours ago, PlayActionPass said:
You are misreading this topic. Not current, but former and very successful.
Larry Haynes or Prieto?
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On 1/10/2024 at 11:34 AM, LIBERTY82 said:
The real question is, why is this becoming a thing for smaller schools? Save the money and hire an AD who can handle, coordinate and facilitate the job duties required, or am I missing something? It seems the pay for these HC's without the AD title is on the lower side, so wouldn't that in turn reduce the amount of suitable candidates with aspiring dreams of becoming "the guy" to lead a program (where football matters)?
A lot of the time it's to establish continuity, especially if a coach uses the school for a springboard to a bigger/better job. If a coach was HC/AD and only stayed 2 years then left, the school would have to run the risk of hiring another coach that might do the same thing plus there's no one to be the boss over the different program HCs (basketball, baseball, etc.). Having an AD in place keeps the various programs running, especially with finances or if they need something done.
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1 hour ago, THS99 said:
BH also has more depth of talent than the other teams. The girls who were not on the starting six would be standouts on any other district teams.
I believe that. BH has VB talent oozing out their ears. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised at the outcomes of the superlative awards. Sometimes, ego and jealousy dominate when players should be rewarded for their hard work. I get that a player for a team can be deserving to be put up but if a another player is superior in all aspects of play, then the superior player should be voted in. Sometimes someone is better and should not be punished for being better.
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36 minutes ago, 5GallonBucket said:
I thought only 6 girls are on the court at a time per team.
If you're talking about BH having 7 girls on the all district team, it's because one is a libero who can play for anyone on back row regardless of rotation or position.
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At the worst, dead ball and unnecessary delay on the team. If the violating team had no timeouts left, then point is awarded to the other team.
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Regarding WOS, the girls program there is not top tier. They regularly play lower classifications and lose in most team sports. It could be coaching or not enough actual skilled athletes to play. Skill has a lot to do with winning, not just athleticism. WOS always has athletes, but some may not play for different reasons. Like THS99 said, the club presence is not that strong in the Triangle. To get on a truly good club team, you would have to be closer to Houston or other metro areas like SA or Austin.
That said, I don't get the love for MaxPreps. It's a tool that is available to coaches and as such, it is optional. So what if a coach doesn't use it. It's slightly useful as a record of games played if they are entered. Even then it's flawed. I've seen games where a team won 3-2 but didn't even record the scores of the final two games. Even the stat part can be flawed....if a coach puts stats on there, great, but are they reliable? Coaches pad stats all of the time. A possible reason that coaches may not use MaxPreps is that they don't want other coaches to "scout" their games/scores/stats. I would bet not many college recruiters/scouts actually look at MaxPreps.
These days, if a college scouts for volleyball players, they go to the club tournaments. More likely to see way more players to recruit & more likely to see players that actually play well and know the game. They very rarely go to the high school games anymore, if at all. I can't even remember the last time I ever saw a college coach at a HS volleyball game. 8-10 years ago, maybe?
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1 hour ago, Fortheloveofthegame said:
I will say this regarding Vidor..... I honestly have no clue what team I saw take the court against Hardin. I think I sat there with my mouth on the floor. We looked horrible. Maybe Hardin exposed all the weaknesses? I don't know. But I know the team I watched the previous 7 games was not the same team I watched take the court in Hardin. It was awful. Granted there are a lot of things that need to be fixed before district starts, but I wouldn't go as far as to say "did they play anyone with a pulse". The first day of the Silsbee Tournament they did play not so good teams on day 1, but Saturday the Championship game was between Vidor and LCM that went to three sets with Vidor winning.
It wasn't me that said the "played anyone with a pulse" quote. It was Steven Avery who said that in responding to me.
Speaking of Vidor, my step-dad's parents had a barber shop around the corner from the high school in the 60's-70s, maybe into the early 80's.
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1 hour ago, Steven Avery said:
Are you saying Barbers Hill is down?
During Vidors 7-0 start, did they play anyone with a pulse? Records aren't always the end all be all, need to look at who they are actually playing. BH has played some big time programs, not sure anyone else in the area has played anyone remotely in the same ballpark. If you are only playing other teams from the Golden Triangle you might want to step out and play some other areas. Bridge City stepped out and played the Dickinson tourney two years ago and never came back, the same tourney BH has reached the finals 3 years in a row and won it back to back. Nederland has played in the John Turner two years in a row in Pearland and has finished in the bottom both years. My opinion is BH is close enough to Houston area club volleyball that their players develop at the top levels of club where as east texas/gold triangle has a hard time keeping up due to logistics. Until that changes the level of volleyball in HS will not change.
Huffman lost some srs last year including their setter so that is tough to replace. They got on a magical run last year but for perspective they lost to BH 3-0 last year and 3-0 the year before.
No, I did not say BH was down. I said it was based on what teams I have actually seen with my own eyes. I have seen teams this season that are generally strong, like Huffman, be weaker than last year's team. I hear the BH program is quite good but never will get a chance to see them unless I do so after I retire. However, it helps that there are some clubs close to BH. Girls from Hardin/Liberty area have to travel to do club ball if they do it at all.
Hardin usually plays the Wimberley Tex-Fest Tournament instead of the Central Heights tournament but rising costs of staying in the Wimberley area prompted a look around for a different tournament. Central Heights had some solid teams in the tournament (not high powered like you would see at Wimberley) and we got some game experience there. At Wimberley, Hardin played the likes of Laredo United, Stephenville, & Wimberley. Last year, they went 2 rounds deep in the Gold Bracket before losing to Wimberley in 3.
Regarding your comment about Vidor, I do not know if they "played anyone with a pulse" but saw on here that they won the Silsbee Tournament and was told they were 7-0 coming into Hardin.
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Some of you folks aren't actually here to talk volleyball. Stirring the pot is what y'all like to do.
Yes, we have lost games. Are we upset about it? Not at all. It's all game experience to get better as a team. I don't know if anyone noticed but Vidor came into Hardin having won the Silsbee tournament and was 7-0, but lost in 3 sets. Like I said before, tournament/non-district games don't really matter. Those games are to get ready for district play.
In my opinion, volleyball is down all across the board. Even Huffman, who is coming off a state volleyball run last year, is down. They are still good, but not the same as last year. I have not seen many dominant teams this season, with the exception of maybe Tatum and Jewett Leon.
Edit: I want to say that the last paragraph is based on what I have seen. I am sure there are some really great teams out there and I just haven't seen them. I'm sure Barbers Hill is one of them. I've never seen them play, obviously due to my job. I'm sure y'all think it's funny I post on here but I actually do love volleyball and like to see the legit info that is posted here.
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1 hour ago, Hawks18 said:
Buna already beat Hardin in 3 in the central height’s tournament
Doesn't matter. That's one game in a tournament, which happens to be a best 2 out of 3 sets. In district, it can go to 5 games. A win in a tournament does not guarantee a district championship win and those teams have to play each other twice.
A few years ago , Orangefield dropped from 4A to 3A and thought they would just sweep everyone in district for an easy championship. Hardin beat them twice that year and Orangefield did a have a pretty good team as they only had 2 district losses.Granted, this year is different but your statement makes me think you've already counted Hardin out and you shouldn't.
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4 minutes ago, Bread said:
Don't count EC just yet, either. New coach has them playing with a purpose!
EC's outside hitter is pretty good.
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On 8/19/2023 at 4:44 PM, Hawks18 said:
I’ve been telling people buna was gonna have a pretty good team this year. They should get first in their district this year
I think Hardin, Orangefield, and Anahuac will have something to say about that. Yes, Anahuac is up there too. Athletic as all get out and can play.
Hardin beat Huffman in the first set Saturday, but dropped the last 2.
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1 hour ago, Hawks18 said:
Hardin lost to buna in 3 sets yesterday at the CH tournament. I think this is bunas first time beating Hardin in school history
Not true, there was a year where Hardin was down a bit and the parity in the district was a lot better. That year, if I remember correctly, there was a 3 way tie for first place (co-champs if you will) & Buna took a game from Hardin. I don’t recall who the third team was…Kountze maybe. A few years later, Buna took a game as well for the only district loss that season (Hardin still ended up district champs).
I will say Buna always gets pumped to play Hardin. Good match.
Nice hyperbole though. For the record, it was a tournament and best 2 of 3. Scores were close and could have gone either way.
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51 minutes ago, kenny powers said:
LOL I'm a BH fan my man but I have to admit the small town Hardin drama is fun to watch. Popping some popcorn now!
I understand its from other teams posting maxpreps scores, get with the times and register an account and update. Maxpreps is 100% accurate when the coach updates it themselves. Its free and it gives the girls exposure. Maxpreps puts together national stat leaders with coaches using maxpreps, I guess the question is why isnt Hardin? If I was a parent I'd be pissed.
And just like BH, Hardin has always been a historically weak district so of course "most" of their losses are going to be early in the season. It's a good measuring stick on how far a team might make a run in the playoffs. How many of Hardins district foes have any girls that play club? Any? I have no clue but my guess is one or zero.
You talk/type just like Jim Adler. On here, anybody can say that they are a fan of a certain school and there’s not much evidence to disprove that. All a poster has to do is consistently “support” a school and say they’re a fan. That’s the online world for you. I’m sure there are multiple people here that have multiple accounts. For what purpose, I don’t know.
By the way, Hardin does just fine without a MaxPreps account. The college worthy players that have come through the program have all found a spot somewhere. Not just in volleyball too. Hardin softball players have found college homes as well.
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16 minutes ago, kenny powers said:
That is from the other teams who have a MaxPreps account. When they record a win/loss, it is reflected in the other team's profile as well. Most years, the MaxPreps is very inconsistent in records. Hardin does not have a MaxPreps account that is officially kept up by Hardin staff. They are currently 4-5 at the moment, but improving every day. If someone were to go back over the past years, one would see that the majority of the losses for Hardin seasons occurred in the early part of the season.
The question of the day: Are Kenny Powers and Jim Adler the same person?
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This is the part I wanted to add to my post but wasn't sure how to say it. Being AD & HFC together sometimes creates a tunnel focus only on football at the expense of the other sports. I've been in the coaching game long enough to have seen this happen.
I also agree with the statement that "To be fair, their job will be on the line based on the success of the football team." However, success (or lack thereof) in other sports will also reflect on the AD because he/she is the director of the entire sports program at a school.