I don’t know the entire story behind Coach Petro’s parting of ways with Johns Hopkins.flalax22 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:53 pmI don’t believe wins and losses have anything to do with why Petro is gone. I do believe that the administration did not believe in HIS approach to building the culture of the men’s lacrosse team.nyjay wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:42 pm I think Petro's style can still be successful, at least in the short term. Let's not forget that he was quite successful for a while. Just seems to me that a coach like that eventually wears out his welcome, especially when the losses start to pile up. Kids start tuning him out (while still being afraid of failing) and the culture falls apart. The only exception I can think of to this rule is Bellichick. But I guess if you win enough, people's willingness to buy in lasts a bit longer.
Coaches can change. Coach Brian Kelly at Notre Dame worked hard after the debacle 2016 college football season and made a real effort to become more accessible to his players. Simple things like joining them for breakfast instead of hiding away in his office. He also fired assistants with whom he had worked for two decades.
Notre Dame is now set to make the College Football Playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
If Coach Pietramala does get another head coaching gig, I think he will adopt a very different coaching style. The times have changed. He will need to change, too, if he wants to be a head coach again.
DocBarrister