Jump to content

John Wilkins Named Girls coach at McKenzie...will remain Boys coach as well


VOLnWTN
 Share

Recommended Posts

1 minute ago, pioneer42 said:

I agree. He is a good coach as is coach Wilkins, David and Mark. They will be very disciplined and fundamental and effort will never be a problem. He will work 24/7 to make them better.

I have a feeling some will take off their high tops because of the discipline. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

10 hours ago, VOLnWTN said:

I have a feeling some will take off their high tops because of the discipline. 

I have watched our coach in practice and like every good coach should do they pay attention to detail in a big way. You don’t box out, you turn the ball over, your not hustling your running or doing push ups. I know GC’s Coach has a knack for getting every ounce of energy out of his players and rises to the occasion in big games. Players respect him in a big way. I expect John to do the same. McKenzie has some talent to work with too. Good hire!!

Edited by pioneer42
Link to comment
Share on other sites

8 hours ago, rebelman101 said:

Great hire.. even though his name didnt pop up in my mind. I just hope that he gives equal attention to both programs. I am excited to see how far he takes our girls program over the next few years. Maybe he will keep all the girls who attitude problems in check.

Good hire but I dont see how he can do both jobs. That's a lot on him. Bet he gives up the boys job pretty soon. Girls is the better game.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

8 hours ago, rebelman101 said:

Great hire.. even though his name didnt pop up in my mind. I just hope that he gives equal attention to both programs. I am excited to see how far he takes our girls program over the next few years. Maybe he will keep all the girls who attitude problems in check.

I agree and I wonder how schools are doing that hires both a girls and boys coach. Hope he doesn't get mentally exhausted knowing that his workload will carry even more.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, Croppygenius said:

Good hire but I dont see how he can do both jobs. That's a lot on him. Bet he gives up the boys job pretty soon. Girls is the better game.

I am not sure either. This hire confused me. The boys will drop off this year but the girls should be better. I wonder if he wanted the job or if the administration pushed him to take it. Just hope he gives equal attention to both teams. Also he has never coached a girls team before so this year will be interesting.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, TryNotToSuck said:

I agree and I wonder how schools are doing that hires both a girls and boys coach. Hope he doesn't get mentally exhausted knowing that his workload will carry even more.

Yea same I don't know if you follow McKenzie basketball but the girls should pretty good next year and the boys should drop off. It is rare for a school of McKenzie's size (about 375 students) to have the same person coaching both girls and boys basketball. My other question is.. I want to know who applied for the job or if any did at all?  There are so many people in our area and around West Tennessee that would have went after before Coach Wilkins. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, rebelman101 said:

Yea same I don't know if you follow McKenzie basketball but the girls should pretty good next year and the boys should drop off. It is rare for a school of McKenzie's size (about 375 students) to have the same person coaching both girls and boys basketball. My other question is.. I want to know who applied for the job or if any did at all?  There are so many people in our area and around West Tennessee that would have went after before Coach Wilkins. 

It won’t be easy to do both, but I would think they have a plan. These guys get after it. Hard to win a state in girls but almost impossible in boys dealing with the Memphis Teams. Just hope we can get back to playing some HS sports. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

19 minutes ago, rebelman101 said:

Yea same I don't know if you follow McKenzie basketball but the girls should pretty good next year and the boys should drop off. It is rare for a school of McKenzie's size (about 375 students) to have the same person coaching both girls and boys basketball. My other question is.. I want to know who applied for the job or if any did at all?  There are so many people in our area and around West Tennessee that would have went after before Coach Wilkins. 

I would figured McKenzie received some applicants, but arguably none of them probably match their thinking. Just hope that Wilkins didn't push the administration buttons on getting the job (which I don't believe he would do that). McKenzie's issue is on the gridiron, not the court.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

Announcements


  • Recent Posts

    • They’ve both gotten worse. I’ve seen enough games to know that. 
    • The only two transfers that Bearden has gotten that went on to play college football were a defensive back from Karnes, who transferred here way before the new coaching staff got here, and a running back from Carter, who went on to play at Maryville College. Both players received those offers while at Bearden, and both players got a diploma from Bearden High School. Therefore, they are Bearden kids, and you can’t do anything about that.   The transfer from Seymour didn’t win the job, what do you expect two quarterbacks to start at the same time? He played great on JV when he could stay healthy, and when he came in on varsity, he did great. The quarterback position is definitely going to be in good hands when the current starting quarterback leaves, but until then, they’re just going to be battling it out like every good quarterback competition does. The current starting quarterback has his flaws, and that is in the pass game, but what he doesn’t have flaws is running and scrambling, and if you go back and watch any game, which I’m sure you didn’t watch any, we used him very often, and when we needed a deep ball, we brought in the transfer from Seymour. The starting quarterback last year will be a senior this year, and the Seymour transfer will be a junior, so the Seymour transfer is definitely going to get his spotlight. He may even win the job this year. Football isn’t about who the newspaper thinks is the best kid. The best kid in the position will win the starting job, and I trust the coaching staff more than a newspaper or article to pick my starting QB.
    • I mean, we’ve only gotten two transfers that went on to play college football, one who went to UT Martin came his second semester junior year before the new coaching staff was here, and the other one went on to play at Maryville College, in which I don’t believe he had any interest prior to transferring.
    • An FYI: To see how an opponent has done against another opponent since 2001- go to the game by clicking on one of the teams. Click the G beside the game. For example, Milan: The info will show you the previous matchups and other info.
    • All these college signees went yo other schools for 3 years, were getting college offers then transferred to Bearden. It’s not like this staff did much to develop them.    The BBall coaches son and the Seymour transfer were some of the most talented QBs in the region, and you guys developed them into QBs who might complete one pass a game. 
×
  • Create New...