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It doesn’t matter if your title says full time or not any AD (and pretty much every HC at least) is working 40 hours a week just about. Of course that changes some with coaches out of season. When an AD is full time position it is similar to an admin position. Things are handle probably differently overall when there is that type of setup. There may or may not of been very many applicants for the position. In general there aren’t as many people going into or staying in coaching. Coaching where you’re from and/or played can always be a tossup. Hopefully Jones is supported and he grows with the position

If the AD doesn’t want basketball to do well then what sport(s) does he want to do well? The district has money to do things. In general it looks like athletic decisions (as far as money) hasn’t been handled well. This is from the outside looking in. The biggest thing for someone that is inexperienced is all the administrative parts of the job. Fundraising, purchasing of things, schedules, paperwork, dealing with administration, youth programs and so on.

Joshua Smith has been sending emails out as the HC. I have no idea about Coach Smith.

The Boone, Conner, Cooper, Scott, Dixie district is highlighted in blue but I don’t think there is a change. Am I missing something?

I’ll say during the 90s is when passing/spread started taking off in the state. Couch, Redman, Breathitt, and some other places started to sling it. I think one of the Madison schools starting using the old Georgetown Run and Shoot at that time.

In areas outside of the major population areas the fringe sports typically follow one of two cycles. You either get a lifer at that position or someone willing to fill in the role for 3-4 years maybe. Now your big three it’s more rare to see two of those open in the same year. Also you look at how often those spots open over a stretch of time. I think Carroll will be in their fourth HC in 9 or so years. One left for another job and two were let go. As far as talent coming up goes. The road to Kroger field doesn’t go through Owen, Trimble, Switzerland Co, or Grant.

That is my first thought is people in charge. I’m sure there are other places that are similar but I know of at least one district that over a 8 year span has replaced every coaching position except girls basketball. In most cases the jobs are on their 3-4 coach in 8 years.

He was let go by Carroll Co.

My guess was he stepped down and wasn’t asked to leave/let go. He was in the final two for the Shelby Co job according to some. Was he let go? Carroll is a strange place. They appear to have good numbers, facilities appear to be good, a decent mix of size and athletes. Yet with all of that something appears off.

What happened there?

When do teams have have to say they are dropping out of district play?

I would have to go through the realignments over the years where they publish who are opting out of district play. As far as getting fired after a district win goes. One of the coaches I know the team won a district time for the first time in 15 years. Beat a 5A team for the first time in 15 years. Won their way into the playoffs for the first time in over 15 years.

Which teams that have dropped out of district play have had their numbers hurt by doing so? There are a lot of coaches that have gotten district wins for the first time in a long time that either ended up fired within a year or so or did not see an improvement in numbers or support.

Good question. One I believe is the physical nature of the sport. Football is a sport where you really can’t avoid physical contact. I would guess that football has a higher likelihood of injury between mismatched opponents. A second guess would be the amount of games. You only get 10 and 3-5 of those you’re forced to play. I believe other sports have more flexibility in their schedules to play similar teams. Also for possibly the same reasons schools will (at often can) teams they would never play in football. Pendleton Co has struggled in football but their other sports options are more open. Harrison Co when you compare baseball and football. As far as kids going other places to play goes that isn’t as much of an option for many. Kids will talk about going places also if they are getting curb stomped in district play.

I have never seen a team hurt by going nondistrict. I have seen teams get hurt by getting skull drug by teams in n their district. There are parts of the state/schools that are aware of who is in their district. You might be surprised how many fans and players are unaware of things like who is in their district or even what class teams are in. Let’s take Boone as an example again. Let’s say they play Scott the first district game and lose. Now they know they aren’t making the playoffs and get to look forward to getting hammered by 2-3 more district opponents. Halfway through their season they know they don’t have anything to play for in some people’s eyes. If your numbers are low for your class and you have to play freshmen and sophomores on Friday night against D1 kids that isn’t helping anyone. If you’re nondistrict where you can schedule schools with similar rosters it is easier to build off of those freshmen and sophomores. Now when you return to district play they have experience and more out of season and hopefully success on the field. I know I’m not really going to change probably anyone’s opinion. I know from living it what it’s like. I also know there are a number of coaches that have similar feelings. Many believe districts need to either be structured differently or to get rid of them. Especially now with the RPI.