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Post by doug4troy on Aug 15, 2014 10:27:04 GMT -6
Softball Tabs Erin Wright as Pitching Coach TROY, Ala. – Erin Wright, who pitched at the University of Alabama, has been hired as Troy University's softball pitching coach, head coach Beth Mullins announced Friday. Wright most recently served as the head coach at Hoover (Ala.) High School. Complete story: troytrojans.com/news/2014/8/15/SB_0815140655.aspx
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Post by Possum on Aug 15, 2014 10:45:50 GMT -6
Awesome hire.
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Post by sballalumni2 on Aug 19, 2014 8:31:21 GMT -6
Possum - good news to hear she is good. I know some Hoover alumni and the word from the high school parents are that they were excited to see her go. I know she only coached at Hoover for one season, so maybe it wasn't enough time to impress them.
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Post by Troystet on Aug 19, 2014 8:53:16 GMT -6
The season will tell but there are concerns. I don't like an all female staff, not a sexist remark but most top programs have male head coaches or males on staff. Men tend to be more hard nosed in the discipline category. Alabama, Florida, Arizona and Arizona State, Tennessee, Valdosta State and more...male head coaches.. The lack of no head coaching experience is a concern as is the staff being so young. They might surprise us but I have concerns. I will root for them and hope for the best but we will see
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Post by trojanbrutha on Aug 19, 2014 9:45:09 GMT -6
The season will tell but there are concerns. I don't like an all female staff, not a sexist remark but most top programs have male head coaches or males on staff. Men tend to be more hard nosed in the discipline category. Alabama, Florida, Arizona and Arizona State, Tennessee, Valdosta State and more...male head coaches.. The lack of no head coaching experience is a concern as is the staff being so young. They might surprise us but I have concerns. I will root for them and hope for the best but we will see I don't believe you...it sounds plenty male chauvinistic to me, but it ain't my business... stirthepot
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Post by sballalumni2 on Aug 19, 2014 10:29:40 GMT -6
As a female, I actually agree. I prefer at least one male on staff and I think parents like it as well. It seems like the candidate pool shrank pretty quickly as teams starting filling up their coaching rosters and we kind of scrambled to find someone. The male coaches tend to leave the "feelings" out of decisions.
I noticed that the roster is up and we are missing several players that were supposed to return. I wonder what happened..if they transfered or just quit playing.
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Post by Troystet on Aug 19, 2014 11:03:31 GMT -6
As a female, I actually agree. I prefer at least one male on staff and I think parents like it as well. It seems like the candidate pool shrank pretty quickly as teams starting filling up their coaching rosters and we kind of scrambled to find someone. The male coaches tend to leave the "feelings" out of decisions. I noticed that the roster is up and we are missing several players that were supposed to return. I wonder what happened..if they transfered or just quit playing. i am just stating facts. You look at the top programs and they have male head coaches...and most with baseball back grounds. I have been around gold level travel ball for years and it is a basic fact. There are some good female coaches out there but they also put a male on staff. The male can assume the disciplinary role. Call me what you want but the facts are the facts. Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, ULL, Arizona, Arizona State, Missouri, Oregon, Arkansas, Valdosta St. In DII...they all have one thing in common
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Post by Hemi Man on Aug 19, 2014 12:26:18 GMT -6
Possum - good news to hear she is good. I know some Hoover alumni and the word from the high school parents are that they were excited to see her go. I know she only coached at Hoover for one season, so maybe it wasn't enough time to impress them. I wouldn't be too overly concerned with high school momma's and daddy's not liking their child's coach. That could be for multiple reasons. Such as lack of playing time, not doing things the way the previous coach did, not accepting input from parents, or just a clash of personalities. I think I'll have a beer.
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Post by Hemi Man on Aug 19, 2014 12:28:33 GMT -6
The season will tell but there are concerns. I don't like an all female staff, not a sexist remark but most top programs have male head coaches or males on staff. Men tend to be more hard nosed in the discipline category. Alabama, Florida, Arizona and Arizona State, Tennessee, Valdosta State and more...male head coaches.. The lack of no head coaching experience is a concern as is the staff being so young. They might surprise us but I have concerns. I will root for them and hope for the best but we will see I think the head coaching aspect can be a little overrated. Troy isn't going to pay a lot of money to a coach. A good established assistant coach may well prove to be a better value and fit than an average or below head coach. I think I'll have a beer.
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