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2 hours ago, WaReAgLe3 said:

Coach Simmons to be named at Green Hill.

Green Hill just got a lot better and Goodpasture seems to be getting worse.

1 hour ago, MJMSBear said:

Would be great hire if it is Patton!!  Where is Simmons landing?

Agree Great hire!! Where does NC go now, he coached both teams. Tough spot for them.

3 hours ago, DABears20 said:

Several of the players are telling people they are leaving. Wonder if any of them are thinking about coming to Davidson?

Doesn’t matter what the girls are saying now. If they get the right coach in, those girls will stay I’m sure.

I am sure the process is ramping up. Will be interesting to see where they go with the hire.

2 hours ago, DABears20 said:

You clearly do not know her or her daughter. They are people you want around your program and school. I would love for her to get a job coaching here.

This guy is everywhere. Just gets on here to bash the small schools it seems. Doesn’t even comment much on Ensworth or even BA. Much not have much of a life.

On 3/12/2022 at 10:01 PM, BigENS said:

1. No, do you? Don’t care.

2. Please take your daughter and go….. Farther the better!

3. ABNER (don’t know her either)

Don’t really know him either but I am betting he is the guy they go after. I’ve talked to a ton of people over there and they would love to have him back. 
 

Bashing a lady and her daughter on a message board? Real classy. Where would you like her to go that is far away? I hope she comes to Ensworth with you. 

They will get back to that. You must have forgotten what our program was just a couple years ago. Not a good plan to put them on the schedule during the drought.

3 hours ago, BigENS said:

No way Patton  comes back, he is in a good spot and I don’t see him jumping just yet.

Miles is a HARD NO!! Who would want that?!?

Abner makes the most sense, big name hire who has won a ton of games. Would be interesting to know if her son is coming with her wherever she goes.

1. Do you know the guy? You could very well be correct but he’s a great young coach. Hard to turn down better facilities and more money which I would guess GoodPasture would be.

2. I don’t know if Sara has any interest in coaching. If she does would be a great choice. She has done a fantastic job each and every-time she has coached. Has an advantage over everyone else in knowing the girls in the program and a young daughter on the team. If she doesn’t get the job you risk her getting another job somewhere else and taking her daughter. 

3. Abner is the best coach on the market. She’s going to be fielding calls from every school on the market. Would be smart to make her say no before doing anything else.

On 3/9/2022 at 7:56 AM, DABears20 said:

Abner has to be #1.  
 

There are a couple former assistants that worked with Sonn that would make a ton of sense here too. One just stepped down at DA a year ago and isn’t currently coaching. *Both have switched over to girls too.

 

Roller is currently at Goodpasture and has girls coaching experience. Myles who has coached and has a daughter on the team could be a great option as well. 

 

I’m assuming you are talking about Sara Miles. She coached here for several years before moving over. She would make a ton of sense if she has interest in getting back into coaching. I believe she led the middle school team to the championship over there a couple of years ago with some of these girls currently playing high school. 
 

Also has a ton of connections to local schools and could get interest from those on the outside, which is always the GoodPasture way.

They could do much worse.

On 12/8/2021 at 11:47 AM, Sackmaster50 said:

DCA is LUCKY Paul Wade is their HC and, for their sake, continues to be for an extended period of time.

Congrats to CPW and the Wildcats on another Championship.

We are very lucky to have him! Best coach in the state!

Can the Wildcats repeat next year? I know we lose a few key pieces but everyone else does also. 
 

I think Coach Wade is the best coach in the state and that alone gives us a huge advantage. Who are the other teams to know as we are approaching spring ball? 
 

Looking forward to football season!

I thought this might be the case late in the season. In the tournament we played them and he didn’t seem like himself. Sat down the entire game and looked like he was ready for it to be over. Hard to see from a guy who has pretty much dominated the district the last 7-8 years.

I bet they go across town and get the guy at Nashville Christian. Coached at GoodPasture for years. 

Rumors swirling since the Singer duo that this was a one year deal. Is that really the case? When will we know?

They did a decent job with our girls this year but this is clearly not the long term answer. 

Our new “coaches” won’t be coaching the summer camp games. Will be relying on the middle school staff to run things. Disaster!

11 minutes ago, Playerscoach said:

Nope. 

What a cluster. Coach Winfree told the administration and the team before he season he was leaving. 7 months later the guy making the hire appointments himself. 

4 hours ago, Playerscoach said:

Yeah those two didn’t interview. I suspect an announcement will be very very soon.  

Sounds like Coach Holden is the hire. I don’t know a ton about him but I know he was our middle school girls assistant this year. I wonder how this will go over with players and parents? 

Happy to know a coach is in place.

8 hours ago, Playerscoach said:

You named two people who didn’t interview. 

I’m not sure anyone knows. So many rumors going around it’s crazy.

38 minutes ago, WaReAgLe3 said:

No one has heard this. There is no coach in place. My bet is they will just give it to Winfrees daughter, the MS coach, or the boys assistant.

One of them could be who my source was referencing. We will know in a few days.

I just heard we may have a coach in place. Anyone else heard this and know who it might be?

13 minutes ago, SpreadOption said:

No,

You have not touched a nerve.   

I'm confident in the direction of leadership of all sports programs in the school the day CPW was announced as Head Football Coach.    It sets the tone, and I'm fine with it.   If you don't stand for something like personal integrity, you will fall for anything.    Much like everyone trying to figure out usernames.   

Most people wanted to see CPW coach on this side of town anyway, and we are thankful he wanted to be at DCA with all the folks that have supported his career.   Like him or not, his track record is winning and he is legend to a lot of people that grew up on this side of town and played for him.  

Forward thinkers know the deal.  

A DCA girls basketball thread getting 7,000 views is something epic, and something I never thought I would see personally.  

Back to the search...........

 

 

 

Who do you see getting it? Who are even candidates? I think if it was someone internally they would have already hired them. If it’s not Coach Winfree it has to be someone from the outside. Who are potential coaches that would come here or have interest? Are they still interviewing candidates or are they done with that part of the process? Give us some hope. Please.

7 hours ago, AlphaNiner said:

Actually I do. Did I touch a nerve? I'll be glad to jump on it. Your assertion of "We all know who the coach is that can teach math, coach girls basketball, and multiple sports." Well wrong again. Try a different username.....again. 

Speaking of this. We are the only private school in the area that is hiring a coach based on teaching positions we can fill. What about hiring the best coach for our kids? That seems the most logical thing to do. If we are only hiring a coach based on if they can teach math or not. We will never be on the same level as the schools in our league.

17 minutes ago, Playerscoach said:

Camp is scheduled. To say theres no talent is not true whatsoever. There are several good players returning and had some kids not quit before the season DCA would have had a great year last season. Adding the post players that are 6’ and 6’3.5” would go a long way to helping this season. 

Camp being scheduled is good to know. Not sure why they would schedule it without the new coach being involved, but at least they thought enough of the team to do that.

There is a reason those girls quit, they have repeatedly said they don’t want to play basketball anymore. We lost most of our talent with the senior class leaving. It is not going to be a good year regardless. I just wish the new coach would of had a chance to at least try to get in the building before summer.

If they go internal maybe one of those coaches has been working to get them to  play.

12 hours ago, AlphaNiner said:

Things can change quickly if the board will get their act together. There is a big following in the community ready to roll once the AD is gone. That is the hesitation on the outside. 

I’m not going to blame anyone for the lack of hire to this point. I do know this though if we don’t have a coach by the summer it will set the program back even more. Can’t understand why this isn’t obvious and important. Our girls deserve to know who the coach is. The new coach is already going to be at a disadvantage not being able to recruit girls in the school for the summer roster. And it is looking more and more likely there won’t be a summer period. I’m assuming those who have posted on here are parents as well. Have any of you reached out to the school to see what is going on? My attempts have failed.

8 minutes ago, AlphaNiner said:

Those two are possibilities. But there is a third. The high school Principal? Used to be the head coach. Since the school is in bad financial shape (depending who you speak too) then he would save them some coin for the short run. At least until things turn around financially. Even if they did that, things won't change until the AD is gone. In this day and age you have to know how to network, promote, and build relationships. Which he is seriously lacking. Just time to move on. 

This is going to end up being a depressing hire. It is all about a bandaid at this point. I don’t think we can even make a good hire now. So late in the process, no money, and no talent in the high school. No wonder no one wants the job. Hopefully by the time our best classes get to high school (if any of them are here by then) we will have the funds and also be ready as a school to lead a decent search. 

4 hours ago, AlphaNiner said:

I will say yes, but it will be from someone on faculty. I will agree with BigENS on one thing. The whole situation at DCA is a dumpster fire. Has been for years if not over a decade. No accountability or results driven criteria whatsoever. The athletic department has been ran into the ground. There is only one individual to point the finger at in this case. Time for house cleaning. Wake up Board members!

Who do you think on faculty will get it? Holden? Shepard? 

Who is making the decision on who to hire? Who is to blame for this? Very heart breaking for all who are associated!