Why some sixman teams can't compete.

I think alot of small schools have the same problem. The administration seems to only care about money. I also think that coaches are more concerned about keeping their jobs than doing what is right. I had a small town coach tell me that if you do what is right then you have all the support from the people that don't make the decisions and the people that do make the decisions will hate you. A successful program has a coach that gets the kids to buy into his program. A successful program isnt one that wins a bunch of easy games to pad the record but never wins a playoff game.It is obvious what the kids think about their coach by their body language.
 
smalltown":2j8st77i said:
I think alot of small schools have the same problem. The administration seems to only care about money. I also think that coaches are more concerned about keeping their jobs than doing what is right. I had a small town coach tell me that if you do what is right then you have all the support from the people that don't make the decisions and the people that do make the decisions will hate you. A successful program has a coach that gets the kids to buy into his program. A successful program isnt one that wins a bunch of easy games to pad the record but never wins a playoff game.It is obvious what the kids think about their coach by their body language.
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This part is easier for me to respond to. My personal opinion, is to do it my way. Regardless of who supports you or who hates you, if you do it your way; at least when you're fired, it's for something you did or didn't do. Trying to please everyone is an impossible task, so why try? Better to work your way, get the kids on board; and let the adults fend for themselves. No matter your record, or how much you improve a program, you will always have skeptics who call you out for one reason or another. Sometimes it's just better to live and die on your own, so you know who to blame when things don't work out.
 
The real problem, many schools want instant gratification. You have school board members and movers and shakers that wants their kid to be the star. They do not look at the long game, it takes several years to put together a 1st class program. One may get lucky and walk in on raw talent and have a flash in the pan. Or take over a winning program. Those in the community that want to live through their kids do not want to wait, because their kids will be on down the road. Admin wants to keep those people happy. Most schools can be turned around , but it takes community leaders and a school Admin that will allow a program to be built from the lower grades up and allow the best players to play regardless of who their daddy is. Hire a quality coach, show patience, Don't micro manage, then you win.
 
The last of couple of comments are dead on. If you're a coach then do it your way. You will do your best coaching that does what is best for the team and not play politics. I would support a coach like that 100%. I also agree it takes time to build a program. I'm a firm believer that to get better you have to play better teams. You don't get better playing easy teams to pad your record. I know some coaches that have a great record but can never win when it counts. Bottom line is hard work pays off for coaches and players.
 
Coach Bronk nailed it on the head...schools either do not know what it takes or do not want to commit to a better way. I have heard a dozen board members thru the years say "it worked for us", or "we didn't do it that way". It's usually ignorance, which is not fatal and can be pruned out if humility is present. If there is none ignorance blossoms into folly, and that suffocates the entire school system.
 
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