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Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:47 pm
by InsiderRoll
KingPrat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:36 pm
LaxPundit07 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:07 pm
lilax wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:16 pm
FaceDodge wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:32 pm
Hearing rumblings out of Amherst that Wesleyan OC- WP is who AC wants to replace RD as HC.
Not true what so ever.
Pilat is currently wearing his Wesleyan apparel at the Lax Masters event.
Amherst can’t make a hire yet because of the legal action taken by Devoe.
“WP is who AC wants” does not mean he is hired yet. And certainly doesn’t mean he can’t be still working for his current employer. Plenty of coaches are on the road recruiting for school X while interviewing and subsequently negotiating with school Y.
His attendance at said tournament has no bearing on where he will be coaching next year.
I’d be much more believing of this if you’d said DC WP. Much more reasonable scenario.
Is he even a full time coach? Isn’t he an elementary school teacher who helps out?
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:58 pm
by KingPrat
InsiderRoll wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:47 pm
KingPrat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:36 pm
LaxPundit07 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:07 pm
lilax wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:16 pm
FaceDodge wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:32 pm
Hearing rumblings out of Amherst that Wesleyan OC- WP is who AC wants to replace RD as HC.
Not true what so ever.
Pilat is currently wearing his Wesleyan apparel at the Lax Masters event.
Amherst can’t make a hire yet because of the legal action taken by Devoe.
“WP is who AC wants” does not mean he is hired yet. And certainly doesn’t mean he can’t be still working for his current employer. Plenty of coaches are on the road recruiting for school X while interviewing and subsequently negotiating with school Y.
His attendance at said tournament has no bearing on where he will be coaching next year.
I’d be much more believing of this if you’d said DC WP. Much more reasonable scenario.
Is he even a full time coach? Isn’t he an elementary school teacher who helps out?
Not sure it matters when it comes to saying a school is interested in a coach. I’d just be more willing to believe Amherst would be more interested in a 20+ year tenured coach vs. a 4 year.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:59 pm
by WhiteCarrera
Yeah - his bio lists him as a 24 year veteran of a local school district. Not to knock that at all -- guys like that are the backbone of a lot of lacrosse programs, but not typically looking to give up a career and jump to full time.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:04 pm
by InsiderRoll
WhiteCarrera wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Yeah - his bio lists him as a 24 year veteran of a local school district.
Not to knock that at all -- guys like that are the backbone of a lot of lacrosse programs, but not typically looking to give up a career and jump to full time.
That’s more what I’m alluding too. Why give up 20+ Yrs in a school district for a program that is such a mess. I can’t see that making sense for either party.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:09 pm
by KingPrat
InsiderRoll wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:04 pm
WhiteCarrera wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Yeah - his bio lists him as a 24 year veteran of a local school district.
Not to knock that at all -- guys like that are the backbone of a lot of lacrosse programs, but not typically looking to give up a career and jump to full time.
That’s more what I’m alluding too. Why give up 20+ Yrs in a school district for a program that is such a mess. I can’t see that making sense for either party.
Again, the quote was who Amherst was interested in, not vice versa.
Parker has no reason to leave. But if I were the Amherst AD, that’s who I’d want.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:24 pm
by LacrosseFan33
Carroll U hires Acevedo (Spalding HC and Huntingdon) No mention of Spalding on the write-up
https://gopios.com/news/2021/7/7/mens-l ... coach.aspx
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:54 pm
by CrazyPeople
WhiteCarrera wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Yeah - his bio lists him as a 24 year veteran of a local school district.
Not to knock that at all -- guys like that are the backbone of a lot of lacrosse programs, but not typically looking to give up a career and jump to full time.
I believe the original poster meant Will Pilat, not Will Parker. Pilat is son of long time Roanoke coach Bill Pilat.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:08 pm
by Muleski
CrazyPeople wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:54 pm
WhiteCarrera wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Yeah - his bio lists him as a 24 year veteran of a local school district.
Not to knock that at all -- guys like that are the backbone of a lot of lacrosse programs, but not typically looking to give up a career and jump to full time.
I believe the original poster meant Will Pilat, not Will Parker. Pilat is son of long time Roanoke coach Bill Pilat.
Yes. Will Pilat. Very much in demand. Very solid candidate. Same age as JT was when he first became a NESCAC HC, 27. But, I could argue that Pilat has just as many tools and skills as JT had and my actually be better prepared. He's been discussing coaching and the game, basically since he earned to talk. And he had a great playing career, at an academically strong D3 school. And he's been with the dean of the NESCAC, John Raba, for 5 seasons. At a truly elite school.
Yes, Will Pilat. When the dust settles, he will be a strong candidate for Amherst, IMO.
Will Parker is a nice part of Wes' program and works well under Raba's wing. Good man. NOT the guy to take on the Amherst job, or to be a HC. I think he's in a very good position. Great career NESCAC assistant.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:16 pm
by Downhill Dodger
Curious to see how this plays out at the D3 level, his last D3 job at JCU was an adventure
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:43 pm
by InsiderRoll
Muleski wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:08 pm
CrazyPeople wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:54 pm
WhiteCarrera wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Yeah - his bio lists him as a 24 year veteran of a local school district.
Not to knock that at all -- guys like that are the backbone of a lot of lacrosse programs, but not typically looking to give up a career and jump to full time.
I believe the original poster meant Will Pilat, not Will Parker. Pilat is son of long time Roanoke coach Bill Pilat.
Yes. Will Pilat. Very much in demand. Very solid candidate. Same age as JT was when he first became a NESCAC HC, 27. But, I could argue that Pilat has just as many tools and skills as JT had and my actually be better prepared. He's been discussing coaching and the game, basically since he earned to talk. And he had a great playing career, at an academically strong D3 school. And he's been with the dean of the NESCAC, John Raba, for 5 seasons. At a truly elite school.
Yes, Will Pilat. When the dust settles, he will be a strong candidate for Amherst, IMO.
Will Parker is a nice part of Wes' program and works well under Raba's wing. Good man. NOT the guy to take on the Amherst job, or to be a HC. I think he's in a very good position. Great career NESCAC assistant.
Will Pilat is a promising young coach. He’s no JT. Nor is he as experienced as JT was at 27. By that time JT had been mentored by three probable hall of fame coaches: Keith Bugbee, Peter Lasagna, and Lars Tiffany. Plus he was a successful D1 coordinator, who developed multiple MLL players.
His 5 years is really like 3.5. He’s coached in 9 games the last 2 years and less than 1 yrs worth of practices. His dad being a great coach is in no way a qualification.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:09 pm
by LI_Lax14
Honestly Pilat's experience coaching at Wesleyan under Raba and winning a National Championship carry more weight then what Rashad had coming into the job. Beloit is a joke of a D3 team.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:09 pm
by InsiderRoll
LI_Lax14 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:09 pm
Honestly Pilat's experience coaching at Wesleyan under Raba and winning a National Championship carry more weight then what Rashad had coming into the job. Beloit is a joke of a D3 team.
I’d agree 1000x with that.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:23 pm
by WhiteCarrera
CrazyPeople wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:54 pm
WhiteCarrera wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Yeah - his bio lists him as a 24 year veteran of a local school district.
Not to knock that at all -- guys like that are the backbone of a lot of lacrosse programs, but not typically looking to give up a career and jump to full time.
I believe the original poster meant Will Pilat, not Will Parker. Pilat is son of long time Roanoke coach Bill Pilat.
Crazy - It started with WP, then DC WP, then back to original WP. You've got to keep up. Things move fast around here.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:33 pm
by River Donkey
Downhill Dodger wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:16 pm
Curious to see how this plays out at the D3 level, his last D3 job at JCU was an adventure
I think they went 12-6 that year, is there more to the story?
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:41 pm
by FannOLax
Denison finally names its man, Eric Koch.
https://denisonbigred.com/news/2021/7/8 ... coach.aspx
Most recently an assistant coach at Washington & Lee.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:56 pm
by River Donkey
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:05 pm
by palax4291
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:35 pm
by InsiderRoll
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:46 pm
by FannOLax
Valid question. I'd love to hear what Dehuntshigwa’es and other W&L faithful could add about Koch.
Re: 2021 Coaching Carousel
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:49 pm
by InsiderRoll
FannOLax wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:46 pm
Valid question. I'd love to hear what Dehuntshigwa’es and other W&L faithful could add about Koch.
To say the least it’s a very underwhelming hire compared to Gettysburg. Messiah hit a homerun, seems like a great fit and has serious experience at D1 level.