laxlaxlax wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:23 pm
Bart wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 8:11 pm
LaxPundit07 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:42 pm
I am sure people will say I am attacking her character; I am not. I am sure some people will say I am being misogynistic. I am not.
How does an ACC school that just played in the national championship game justify hiring a 27 year old with no head coaching experience? Would this happen in football, men’s/women’s basketball, softball/baseball, etc.?
I don’t know KT. I am sure she is great and she may do a fantastic job. But, I don’t understand how these hires are made in the first place. The bottom of the release says pending board approval. Does anyone on the board read her resume and say “how old is she? She has never been a head coach? Would we tenure a professor that just finished graduate school?”
This type of job is a dream job in other sports. A top five program nationally in a Power 5 conference. Most assistants in other sports work their whole careers to get these gigs. How did this become an acceptable thing in women’s lax, but not elsewhere?
Excellent question.
You could ask BC who hired AWW at 28 or NW who hired KAH at 26 I believe. They would certainly give you a better answer than anyone on these boards.
KAH took over a brand new program didn’t she that hadn’t been a varsity sport for 10 years?
AWW had 7 years of coaching experience before the BC head coach job I think - some of which was as the Associate Head Coach of that program.
Appreciate the age comparison is valid, but not sure the scenarios are comparable to KT stepping into the Cuse position with a history of being a ranked team and just making a national championship game.
Not a slight on KT, just wanted to bring some perspective as I think LaxPundit’s viewpoint and question is fair!
“Prior to working with the Eagles, Walker was the associate head coach at the University of Massachusetts. During her tenure, Walker acted as the offensive coordinator, handled recruiting responsibilities and helped lead the team to two consecutive Atlantic-10 Conference championships. She also handled travel, budget management, video breakdown, and camps.
From 2005-08, she was an assistant coach at Northwestern, where the Wildcats won three consecutive NCAA National Championships and three consecutive American Lacrosse Conference titles.”