Carroll Academy

[dobber2368]

The team is pitiful,never plays at home,isn't it a correctional school?Also I thought they had a home court?And would you take a job there if offered?I might,depends?

[cajags]

Its is a correctional school, but when my brother played there they were a pretty good team that was in the later 90's though 98-99. Its just depends on what students you get and you have to work with a high turn over rate too. Also the parents have to sign a waiver when thier kids got to CA, it basically gives the teaches, coaches, ect., the right to enforce the rules by any means. My brother has told me countless stories of fights between teachers and students, so you would have to be ready for that also.

[cajags]

I think I must set the record straight having worked at Carroll Academy.

 

1) Carroll Academy has a home gym with the Memphis Pyramid orginial home floor constructed in 2002. They did play 133 consecutive road games from 1998-2002. Carroll Academy has a waiting list of schools who have requested to play them.

 

2) The parents of students who attend there are under a juvenile court order to cooperate and participate as instructed by the staff of Carroll Academy as well as the juvenile courts, so a parental waiver is not necessary. Example: parents who have failed to pick up their children after games or who do not cooperate with the staff there have been jailed and forced to attend Friday night detentions at the school. On one occasion a parent who served a detention there received another detention for talking the next Friday night from Patrick Steele the school's ADT Security Supervisor. Parents are required to write off just like the students when they serve detentions.

 

3) Students including ball players must adhere to the school's strict dress code and most especially Coach Hatch's team rules. Players there can't sag their pants or wear earrings, necklaces, cornrows, have headphones inside the gym, and are frequently drug tested. Failure to comply with these rules usually means dismissal from the team or in some case being sent off to a residential lock-up facility since Coach Hatch is the Director of Carroll County Juvenile Court. In fact Coach Hatch issues each player team clothing apparell such as fleece tops and bottoms that must be worn to every game.

 

4) There has never been a fight at Carroll Academy between students in the entire history of the school. Fighting there is never tolerated. Staff members there are trained in CPI restraining techniques should students become aggressive or threatening toward staff. Those few students who become aggressive there usually end up with an appearance in front of Carroll County Juvenile Court Judge Larry Logan and leave with their bags packed.

 

5) Every year since Carroll Academy joined the TSSAA they have won a certificate for the TSSAA Sportsmanship Award (Doing What's Right). Believe it or not there are schools in the area who have NEVER EVER received this recognition. Carroll Academy has never had a player or coach ejected from a game in the school's history.

 

6) I realize Carroll Academy doesn't win a lot of games, but that is not necessarily the school's athletic program objectives. Carroll Academy has the smallest enrollment of any school in the TSSAA and has to rely on 8th graders just to have enough players to have a team. Carroll Academy does not have Jr. High or JV teams. I think Coach Hatch's boys team in 2002-03 did finished 13-16 eventhough they played several AAA and AA teams. Coach Hatch has said many times we will play anyone anywhere anytime. Often times players especially the girls team have never played organized basketball at any level. Also the team roster changes each year and sometimes during the season itself.

 

If you want to learn more about Carroll Academy and it's basketball teams, you might want to read a copy of Coach Hatch's book WINLESS WINNER available in bookstores throughout the United States and over the internet, or you just might see it on the big screen since Universal Studios Hollywood executives have called Coach Hatch about his book.

[ontheverge]

congratulations to all those who sacrifice for Carroll Academy. Coach Hatch and others have set an example that many our regular programs should have. No it is not about the wins/losses. The best part has to be the parent co-operation. Think how better a coaching situation would be without having to deal with influential parents (it is getting ridiculous by the way) Good luck on the movie. I can't wait to read the book and see some of the ways this school was treated by other programs. I know how one "Christian" school treated the girls program a few years ago...rolling the ball down the court so the clock wouldn't run to score again - 100th point- when CA only had about 13..classy..

[cajags]

congratulations to all those who sacrifice for Carroll Academy. Coach Hatch and others have set an example that many our regular programs should have. No it is not about the wins/losses. The best part has to be the parent co-operation. Think how better a coaching situation would be without having to deal with influential parents (it is getting ridiculous by the way) Good luck on the movie. I can't wait to read the book and see some of the ways this school was treated by other programs. I know how one "Christian" school treated the girls program a few years ago...rolling the ball down the court so the clock wouldn't run to score again - 100th point- when CA only had about 13..classy..

 

 

All those who work at Carroll Academy appreciate your kind comments. One thing all the folks who work at CA say is that no 2 days are ever the same. It is probably one of the most interesting places to work.

[dobber2368]

I have now realized the great struggle to do what's right at CA.I would love to see them gain a football team.Football motivates many in many ways and is a life changer.It would be nice to see this school grow to gain enough players to play at CA.I know this would be pretty interesting.

[cajags]

I have now realized the great struggle to do what's right at CA.I would love to see them gain a football team.Football motivates many in many ways and is a life changer.It would be nice to see this school grow to gain enough players to play at CA.I know this would be pretty interesting.

 

 

Dobber your comments are very appreciated. Carroll Academy before joining the TSSAA did consider playing 8 man football. Even today several schools around Nashville, Memphis, Arkansas & Mississippi have contacted CA about 8 man football. However since 8 man football is not sanctioned by the TSSAA CA could not participate in this league. There have been several pretty good football players to attend CA over the years. Right now there are probably about 30 boys in grades 9-12 at CA only half of them would be eligible to play sports since CA team members must meet the same academic requirements as other TSSAA schools do. 10 of these boys are on the basketball team.