Coach of Year gets booed

[setter1704tgr]

Last night, at the 8A final and consolation games, all the trophies that were awarded were deserved except for one. Coach of the Friendship Commanders Jason Piercey was awarded Coach of the Year. This should not have happened. Everyone else thought that too because he was booed walking out onto the floor. Coach, I wouldn't be to happy about winning this if I were you.

[rebel20]

Think your coach was done wrong?

 

RBS 10-0 in the district

 

Celina 7-3 in the district

 

Celina's coach was it. Something stinks in 7A??????

[shooter41]

Welcome to the real world. It's done that way all over the state. It's how well you're liked by your peers, now how you coach.

 

Dyer County's Coach....10 and 0 in the District.

 

Union City 7 and 3...Guess who got it?

[Catalyst]

Is this award voted on before or during District Tourney?

[Guest fanofthegame22]

Just a side note to this, every coach I know could care less whether they get a coach of the year award or not.

[Catalyst]

You are exactly right, but us "fans of the game" would like to see the coach we follow all year get some credit, not a coach who gets booted in the first round. In my opinion, 3 other coaches in the District had more claim for it.

[thebeave]

A won/loss record should not be the only criteria for coach of the year. How did the team perform with what they had? How much did they improve throughout the year and from last season?

 

I don't know your coach's situation, but winning is not the only thing that makes a coach a "coach of the year" award winner.

 

The district champ should only be awarded the coach of the year award if he did his job; ethically, morally, and within the structure his administration has for him/her.

 

As for Coach Hopkins of Dyer Co., there were a few more reasons that the 10-0 record was not a factor.

[rbsdawgs]

coach owens is a great man. he has turned our team around and sit all kinds of records. celina is just mad case they coulndt hang on to him. edwards isnt coach of the year owens is

 

go rbs dawgs

[Catalyst]

Beave, I totally agree with you on what you said about playing with what they have. But FC returned their thousand point scorer, Westmoreland lost 5 starting seniors, and a senior 6th man to finish second in the district.

[shooter41]

I don't agree with everything thebeave said. Dyer Co. lost three starters from last year's state tournament team. And last year they didn't go undefeated in the District. I think Coach Hopkins could care less about the honor. Last year he was co-coach of the year with Tim Britt. And he told Britt to take the trophy. And holding a scrimmage when he wasn't supposed too shouldn't be a factor in being coach of the year. He was 10 and 0 in one of the toughest districts in Tennessee and with only two returning starters. Despite his short comings, he deserved Coach of the year this year.

[balla007]

Are you kidding? One of the toughest districts for boys?

Dont you mean one of the weakest districts, you'll see as you get further into the playoffs.

[RoyDMercer]

It's not who has the best record that should get awarded. Its who done the best with his team with the talent that he had. If you have the talent to win the district and are expected to get there, it shouldn't be a problem. If you have a coach that didn't have the talent like another team and did well with that team through the season, then he should get it. But I don't know anything about yalls district. That might not have been the case.