Gopher13
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- Apr 28, 2020
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We should take an assistant from the Chicago Steel to be one of the coaches.
The success of the Steel is due to Ryan Hardy and his recruiting/drafting.
We should take an assistant from the Chicago Steel to be one of the coaches.
they finally have to give Nick Fohr a chance.
It's well deserved, he put in his time and learned from some really good coaches.
He's developed some really really great D and definitely puts the work in
I'm a fan of the NTDP focusing on younger coaches. They connect well with the kids (that was a big part of Wroblewski's success) and they're less likely to be ingrained to the old way of things than older coaches. USAH coaching is not forward thinking at all, so bringing in young coaches to help shake things up is a plus. And if they do well, they'll move up the ranks and still have long coaching careers ahead of them.
The only way I'd consider an older coach would be if that coach is known for their player development.
The success of the Steel is due to Ryan Hardy and his recruiting/drafting.
I think younger coaches are fine for the reasons you said but just because someone is young doesn't mean they are forward thinking or the ideal person to be coaching 20~ of our top prospects. And just because someone is old doesn't mean they are stuck in the past. Sure there are guys who are stuck in their ways, but there are guys who are successful because they adapt and have learned a lot and continue to do so. I think an older coach like a Red Berenson (maybe five-ten years ago would have been ideal) or someone else who has been around the block would be brilliant if they were interested.
Hardy deserves plenty of credit but I think he would be the first to say a big part of being able to do such a good job is having the resources and staff that enable him to do such a great job. Which of course he deserves some credit for hiring and so on...
I think younger coaches are fine for the reasons you said but just because someone is young doesn't mean they are forward thinking or the ideal person to be coaching 20~ of our top prospects. And just because someone is old doesn't mean they are stuck in the past. Sure there are guys who are stuck in their ways, but there are guys who are successful because they adapt and have learned a lot and continue to do so. I think an older coach like a Red Berenson (maybe five-ten years ago would have been ideal) or someone else who has been around the block would be brilliant if they were interested.
Hardy won't be long for Chicago. He's going to get a promotion soon as he's highly respected and young.
As someone unfamiliar with them, how do these hires rate?
Mayotte would be a great choice - I just don't think he would take it.
He's really in line to get the next big college job when it opens up, if that school would go the "hot" assistant route (it would be Mayotte or UMass's Ben Barr). Just think he's eying his next move to be a head coach college job.