Girls Basketball Coaching vacancies

[Hoops20]

Who ends up at Montgomery Central?

[Metroman]

Coach Barrett did a good job with decent talent at Hickman County and then went to a Riverdale team and won a state championship.  Granted, to do anything less than win a state championship with that team would have been a disappointment, but they did win.  The last two years have been really good, but could have been better.

 

He is damaged goods right now and will do a good job if someone gives him a chance, but even if an athletic director wants him, the powers that be in the upper administration of a school system will have a difficult time taking the bad publicity.  Hopefully, he will get a second chance.

[WarriorFan]

Coach Barrett did a good job with decent talent at Hickman County and then went to a Riverdale team and won a state championship.  Granted, to do anything less than win a state championship with that team would have been a disappointment, but they did win.  The last two years have been really good, but could have been better.

 

He is damaged goods right now and will do a good job if someone gives him a chance, but even if an athletic director wants him, the powers that be in the upper administration of a school system will have a difficult time taking the bad publicity.  Hopefully, he will get a second chance.

Agree.  The biggest thing I believe though is the bad publicity will subside the minute Coach Barrett takes a program, starts coaching, and folks in the community and school see what he is about and get behind him.  His contacts with college coaches across the country are phenomenal.  He knows how to get college coaches in the door to showcase talent for scholarships, and knows how to build programs.  Again, under Cory, every kid at Riverdale but one has gone on to play in college, and the kid that chose not to play two seasons ago had juco offers.  Another had a golf scholarship.  Scholarships even went to kids who were deep in rotation and seldom played.  He is that good and dedicated to helping his kids get to the next level.  Fans quickly forgive and forget when their team wins a district championship and is a state contender.   Some school will pick up a major asset to their program.  I put my bottom dollar on it the same coaching mistake will not be made twice.  To me, he knows he is watched and scrutinized, and will be a safe hire. He is a great person outside of coaching as well.  I wish him the best.

Edited April 28, 2015 by WarriorFan

[TdTbb]

Columbia Central High School

Sequoyah High School - finally listed on TSSAA

[Eddie]

I agree -- Barrett deserves a second chance. What are the odds he'd do something stupid on his next assignment?  The big question remains, who will have the guts to give him that opportunity?

[allaroundsports]

Coach Jackson (Stewarts Creek) to Blackman is a great move.. She will fit right in and continue the tradition..

[BigBoy10]

What a mess at Dickson! Sounds like no matter who gets the job, they will be unwanted by one side or the other. Not a good position to be in. When taking a new job, you hope that you are wanted and supported by the powers that be, which doesn't seem to be the case here. 

 

Agree that Barrett is a quality coach who will work hard at it. I do think it will be hard for an administration to sign off on that decision so soon after the debacle at Riverdale... but then again Smyrna did hire Bud "The Nature Boy" Brandon. So, who knows.

 

I also like the Blackman hire. Coach Jackson will do a good job there. I am a little shocked that Dawn Barger, her assistant coach, hasn't surfaced as a strong candidate for one of these head coaching jobs and decided to follow Jackson to Blackman. She was a really good head coach at Lake Co! 

[KITTY]

Looks like Smyrna got the best hire, followed by Riverdale, then Blackman.

[TdTbb]

Columbia Central High School

Sequoyah High School - finally listed on TSSAA

Stewarts Creek High School

Pope John Paul II High School

Lebanon High School

and

South  Gibson?

Goodpasture?

 

Do I have all of them. Maybe better to list who is staying.

 

 

 

[SuncoastPreps12]

Nothing worse than throwing a game. Going to be tough for this guy to coach again even though I believe everyone deserves a 2nd chance. Still that defiles everything any coach should stand for...its called ETHICS.

[Oledad]

Agree.  The biggest thing I believe though is the bad publicity will subside the minute Coach Barrett takes a program, starts coaching, and folks in the community and school see what he is about and get behind him.  His contacts with college coaches across the country are phenomenal.  He knows how to get college coaches in the door to showcase talent for scholarships, and knows how to build programs.  Again, under Cory, every kid at Riverdale but one has gone on to play in college, and the kid that chose not to play two seasons ago had juco offers.  Another had a golf scholarship.  Scholarships even went to kids who were deep in rotation and seldom played.  He is that good and dedicated to helping his kids get to the next level.  Fans quickly forgive and forget when their team wins a district championship and is a state contender.   Some school will pick up a major asset to their program.  I put my bottom dollar on it the same coaching mistake will not be made twice.  To me, he knows he is watched and scrutinized, and will be a safe hire. He is a great person outside of coaching as well.  I wish him the best.

[Oledad]

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