SonnySide wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:01 pmWhat are the chances Navy is looking for a new leader? And would Wellner be in the mix?youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 2:44 pm I believe Wellner loves Navy, everything about the USNA structure, the quality of young men that he works with, etc.
youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 2:44 pm No doubt. If the opportunity presents itself, he could fill that role.
Some color from another forum from some familiar posters. No need to debate the record now.laxxygilmore wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 8:23 pm Perhaps. IMHO, that would be a positive change for the Navy MLax program in general, and the Mids in particular, after the past eight seasons sans sustainable success @ 54-56/.490, with W seasons @ 3 of 8/.375 and PLT Championships @ 0 of 8/.000, with a PLT games W-L @ 0-5/.000, including the last three seasons @ 21-20/.512, with W seasons @ 1 of 3/.333 and PLT Championships @ 0 for 3/.000, with PLT games W-L @ 0-2/.000.
During the Coach Sowell era, there have been unfortunate departures of outstanding assistant coaches, all of whom greatly valued and appreciated their close association with the Mids of Navy MLax, starting with...
*Asst. Coach Anthony Gilardi departing Navy and taking the O reigns at Towson for Coach Nadalen soon after Coach Sowell's arrival at Navy in 2011.
*Asst. Coach, and former Navy team captain, JL Reppert, departing Navy and taking over the O reigns at Maryland for Coach Tillman starting in the fall of 2014.
*Asst. Coach Mike Phipps departing Navy and taking over the O reigns at Georgetown for Coach Warne starting in the fall of 2017.
*And last, but not least, former Navy Gk AA Mickey Jarboe, departing a volunteer coaching slot at Navy he loved and had tremendous success with in developing Navy's Gk ranks from 2012-2015.
...so, if "past is prologue", and the historical record book dots and staff turnover dots are connected / considered, it's not unreasonable to expect the possible departures in the weeks / months ahead of Assoc. Head Coach Wellner for a well deserved HC opportunity elsewhere, and Asst. Coach Rob Camposa and Volunteer Coach Spencer Parks, as well, for other possible career opportunities. So we'll see.
It would be great to hear from some perspective from SonnySide since he played for two of the OCs and should know why they left. Were the Reppert and Phipps departures opportunity driven at all? Both schools are more attractive from a social, and probably lacrosse, standpoint. Did the ability to recruit more easily and use transfers to fill in holes factor into their decision process?
What does the new coach need to bring to the Navy Lacrosse table?
Does he need to have a tie to the Navy Lacrosse program?
Is Wellner in the mix? I haven't seen any vitriol directed at him so is he an acceptable candidate?
What additional changes are necessary to make 2020 and beyond a success?
Go Navy!