Bottom line is if you want a successful program, as a coach you better be involved throughout the year including the summer. Hooking into an AAU program for have a pipeline into your program is a must.

 

Most of the top programs in the 6th and 7th region have this.

 

I can't agree with this statement completely. If you link with the wrong AAU program it can actually hurt you..

I can't agree with this statement completely. If you link with the wrong AAU program it can actually hurt you..

 

I know what you mean, but you want your kids playing throughout the year. The teams that are successful find ways to give their kids opportunities to play during the spring/summer months whether it's a high profile AAU organization or a team run by one of their assistants that has other players throughout the area playing on the team. Bottom line is you have to keep your kids playing and developing their skills. If I was a coach taking over a program that doesn't do this I would change that immediately.

I know what you mean, but you want your kids playing throughout the year. The teams that are successful find ways to give their kids opportunities to play during the spring/summer months whether it's a high profile AAU organization or a team run by one of their assistants that has other players throughout the area playing on the team. Bottom line is you have to keep your kids playing and developing their skills. If I was a coach taking over a program that doesn't do this I would change that immediately.

 

Not only the playing year round thing - but the getting kids to your school.

 

In a system where kids can pick from a number of schools - if you can get a lot of the better players to pick the same school - that's clearly a recipe for a winning team.

 

Schools that lack tradition have a difficult time getting kids to go there. Kids would rather go to PRP and be a role player their junior or senior year than go to one of the other schools on in the Shively area (Butler not included) and potentially start as a freshman. Now if you're AAU coach is at one of those schools - that may change their minds.

 

Central doesn't necessarily need someone with AAU ties. It would be helpful - but the school and tradition sells itself to a lot of good players.

washedup11, who says PRP has tradition? PRP has 2,000 students barely has 10-15 kids in their whole basketball program, and you say kids want to go there and be role players? That program is progressively getting worse year by year.

washedup11, who says PRP has tradition? PRP has 2,000 students barely has 10-15 kids in their whole basketball program, and you say kids want to go there and be role players? That program is progressively getting worse year by year.

 

Their 289 wins since 1998 far exceeds anything the other JCPS schools in that area have accomplished (outside of Butler). .580 winning percentage isn't too bad either.

 

Compared to the other JCPS schools in that area (Western, Doss, Iroquois, Valley) - they have tradition. Compared to schools across the state or even the rest of Louisville - I would agree with you.

Why stop at 1998? PRP did compete back in the 70's and 80's and won the region sometime in the early 2000's, but nothing in the "modern era". They traditionally schedule soft so that coach can get his 20 wins per year, they traditionally are the 5th or 6th best team in the region every year, they traditionally get blown out in the semi's of the region tournament after playing in their weak district. They are Central, but in the 6th region and a 1000 more students.

Why stop at 1998? PRP did compete back in the 70's and 80's and won the region sometime in the early 2000's, but nothing in the "modern era". They traditionally schedule soft so that coach can get his 20 wins per year, they traditionally are the 5th or 6th best team in the region every year, they traditionally get blown out in the semi's of the region tournament after playing in their weak district. They are Central, but in the 6th region and a 1000 more students.

 

Because the online records weren't available and I wasn't following Louisville area girls hoops before then.

 

I agree with what you're saying - compared to the rest of the region/Louisville they're a solid program.

 

But like I said before - compared to the other schools in the area those students have to pick from - PRP has significantly more program history than the others.

Any updates on this one?

Jaylen Johnson (uofl player) mom was hired. She coached some aau I think in Michigan.