Yes, and you used the talent on her team to question her coaching ability. My point is no coach wins without talent.

 

You still have to win. Is coach Cal not a good coach or does he just have talent. I dont know what more Haitz has to do. Not one of her top players has ever left the program. Scherr only glows about her in her interviews. Schwartz has had a great year at Rice University, so Coach Haitz definitely got her prepared and played a key role in developing all of these girls. The other coaches in the 9th voted her COY last year. I would not be surprised if I saw some top colleges asking about her availability once her top tier talent leaves.

You still have to win. Is coach Cal not a good coach or does he just have talent. I dont know what more Haitz has to do. Not one of her top players has ever left the program. Scherr only glows about her in her interviews. Schwartz has had a great year at Rice University, so Coach Haitz definitely got her prepared and played a key role in developing all of these girls. The other coaches in the 9th voted her COY last year. I would not be surprised if I saw some top colleges asking about her availability once her top tier talent leaves.

 

I am not saying anything negative about Ryle's coach or any other coach. Coaching is important. My point is the best coach in the world can't win without talented players.

You still have to win. Is coach Cal not a good coach or does he just have talent. I dont know what more Haitz has to do. Not one of her top players has ever left the program. Scherr only glows about her in her interviews. Schwartz has had a great year at Rice University, so Coach Haitz definitely got her prepared and played a key role in developing all of these girls. The other coaches in the 9th voted her COY last year. I would not be surprised if I saw some top colleges asking about her availability once her top tier talent leaves.

 

Well that's an interesting way of looking at things.

You still have to win. Is coach Cal not a good coach or does he just have talent. I dont know what more Haitz has to do. Not one of her top players has ever left the program. Scherr only glows about her in her interviews. Schwartz has had a great year at Rice University, so Coach Haitz definitely got her prepared and played a key role in developing all of these girls. The other coaches in the 9th voted her COY last year. I would not be surprised if I saw some top colleges asking about her availability once her top tier talent leaves.

 

Haitz seems to be a fine coach, but has been blessed with a plethora of talent while at Ryle. Time will tell if she's a great coach. The bolded above is laughable, though. There may be a point where colleges may be interested in her services, but not "top colleges".

Coaching is what we are talking about. It was suggested shes the best coach in the state.

 

When you win a State Championship I guess you are considered the best coach that season. Certainly not downplaying Ms. Haitz coaching ability. She seems very, very good. I've just always wondered how you can say someone is the best in our state. Lots of good ones out there!

I applaud all of those willing to take on the task of coaching, especially at the high school girls level. You can have all of the talent you want but if a coach and her staff cannot get them to play together, they will not win. You can have the greatest coaches but without talent, you will not win. It is the hope of every player, coach and parent that they are part of a "program" that works on all cylinders; that achieves the goal of going farther than people think they would and, for a very special few, winning it all. All of us who have been around high school sports have seen it when one of the cylinders doesn't spark. Some of us have been lucky enough to have all the cylinders spark and take it all the way. Any coach who has made it all the way deserves the accolades which accompany such a feat. They were lucky enough to have the talent to "coach up" and create a scheme to take advantage of the talent. They have surrounded themselves with the right staff, educating not just the current players but those coming up in the system. The parents have to have bought in (we all have seen what poison disgruntled parents can be to a program). I know the hours it takes, not just watching film and creating game plans but working with players, parents, fund-raising, planning and everything else on top of just coaching. Knowing that 90% of times the wins are attributed to the players and the losses attributed to the coach. All done out in front of the public with everyone free to criticize every decision.

 

The best coaches understand the importance of the "program" and how each piece fits together. Clearly Coach Haitz has done a good job and should be commended for putting all of the pieces together. Even looking at this season this team seema to have come together from a team that suffered without its best player to everyone finding their role once she returned. It appears all cylinders are working together. Of course this is high school sports - lets see what tomorrow brings. I look forward to watching this coach, and many others, and their programs, in the future.

 

God bless all of you who choose coaching as your devotion (and that is what it is - devotion). Hopefully you get half as much out of it as the young women whose lives you touch. I know my daughter is a better person because of the coaches she has had along the way. Thanks again to all of you who work to make these young women better - in every sense. Bringing it back to the topic of the thread, the ninth region has a lot of talent and a lot of good coaches with good programs, that is why we sit in the stands each week. Good Luck to all of the programs.

I applaud all of those willing to take on the task of coaching, especially at the high school girls level. You can have all of the talent you want but if a coach and her staff cannot get them to play together, they will not win. You can have the greatest coaches but without talent, you will not win. It is the hope of every player, coach and parent that they are part of a "program" that works on all cylinders; that achieves the goal of going farther than people think they would and, for a very special few, winning it all. All of us who have been around high school sports have seen it when one of the cylinders doesn't spark. Some of us have been lucky enough to have all the cylinders spark and take it all the way. Any coach who has made it all the way deserves the accolades which accompany such a feat. They were lucky enough to have the talent to "coach up" and create a scheme to take advantage of the talent. They have surrounded themselves with the right staff, educating not just the current players but those coming up in the system. The parents have to have bought in (we all have seen what poison disgruntled parents can be to a program). I know the hours it takes, not just watching film and creating game plans but working with players, parents, fund-raising, planning and everything else on top of just coaching. Knowing that 90% of times the wins are attributed to the players and the losses attributed to the coach. All done out in front of the public with everyone free to criticize every decision.

 

The best coaches understand the importance of the "program" and how each piece fits together. Clearly Coach Haitz has done a good job and should be commended for putting all of the pieces together. Even looking at this season this team seema to have come together from a team that suffered without its best player to everyone finding their role once she returned. It appears all cylinders are working together. Of course this is high school sports - lets see what tomorrow brings. I look forward to watching this coach, and many others, and their programs, in the future.

 

God bless all of you who choose coaching as your devotion (and that is what it is - devotion). Hopefully you get half as much out of it as the young women whose lives you touch. I know my daughter is a better person because of the coaches she has had along the way. Thanks again to all of you who work to make these young women better - in every sense. Bringing it back to the topic of the thread, the ninth region has a lot of talent and a lot of good coaches with good programs, that is why we sit in the stands each week. Good Luck to all of the programs.

 

Love this post. What makes a great coach great? Quite frankly it’s optics.

 

Here is a great question.... Aaron Stamm has Conner ranked #1 in the state last year. Will he ever get Ludlow there? No! That’s not the question though. Is he not a great coach because Ludlow won’t compete for the region? People look at those wins and losses too much to judge the value of head coaches. It’s high school athletics. Yes I want to win every game but these are kids and I think the bigger picture is what are they doing for them.

With the Ninth Region regular season schedule pretty much wrapped up, Ryle emerges as clear number 1, with Holtman emerging as their leading scorer. Highlands is a clear number 2, the only team that can play within single digits of Ryle. Next is Notre Dame who will grind out a win in the 30s or 40s against everyone else, followed by Dixie and Conner. The District winners will be Ryle, Dixie, Notre Dame and Highlands, with Conner, St. Henry, Holy Cross and Newport Catholic as district runners up. Conner has a chance of pulling off a first round win in the regional, but there is a strong likelihood that the region's final four are Ryle, Dixie, Notre Dame and Highlands. From there it all depends on the draw.

 

Hmmm a little quick to throw St. Henry in there as a district runner up isn’t it? Ludlow was the district runner up last year, and Ludlow and St. Henry have split this year in their two games. So seems to me that game could go either way.

 

Ludlow secured their spot in the region with their win in OT tonight against St. Henry.

I already posted this regarding jumping the gun on Ludlow; perhaps you didn’t see it. Turns out you were very, very correct. Ludlow and St. Henry were very evenly matched. In fact the way Dixie has played of late, is there any chance Ludlow cuts down nets? Asking for a friend.

 

“St. Henry/Ludlow point taken. Any possibility Lloyd competes as well? Really like Jayla Labordeaux, didn’t know what the results of those matchups have been this year.“

Per James Weber:

 

9th Region Tournament draw (girls and boys) - Saturday, 9:00 am, at Holmes.