Hixson HC Search

[Bleedingblue]

On 1/28/2020 at 2:11 PM, Headhunter42 said:

So you appear to be somewhat in the know, who all got an interview that you may be aware of and have all the interviewed rapped up?  I had heard that interviews were through last weekend. Any updates?  

It looks like that have hired from within. Just waiting on the official announcement. 

[Raider1234]

Great hire by Hixson

[Bleedingblue]

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/story/2020/jan/30/hixson-names-former-oc-owensby-football-coach/514418/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Times_Free_Press_Sports

[423Ball]

They had some good applicants for the job.  Surprised they stayed in house with there results over the last 3 years.

[Headhunter42]

Alot of times in these situations the kids in the program have somewhat of an influence. Several factors that probably come in to play on this hire.  The kids were probably pushing for the in-house guy because that relationship was already built and hes a likable guy from what I've heard.  The administration don't have to find the new guy a spot in the building, he already has one, and if there are any open teaching spots that will give Coach Owensby a spot or two to bring people in that maybe hes comfortable working with.  As previously mentioned the current Principle is on his way out the door and could probably care less at this point because its all a gamble anyway, just because someone was good somewhere else doesn't mean they will be good at another and so on. I think maybe one of the biggest factors that may have played out as in any new hire is had they hired outside there is  no guarantee that the new guy would have wanted any of the current staff to help and at least not in the roles they were used /or the current staff wouldn't have wanted to work for a outsider so to speak and the school probably felt it was to big of a risk to loose two or three teacher/coaches and have to go through the trouble of replacing good teachers.  Remember education first in the eyes of the Administration as it should be.  At the end of the day they went with the safe hire in the eye of the administration. Good luck to Coach Owensby and the kids in that program.  

[wingman10]

Hope it works out