IMO, a list of programs that AD’s hiring should be looking into — Old Dominion, Missouri State, Western Michigan, Montana, Milwaukee, Western Carolina, Tennessee Tech, Bucknell & James Madison —Memphis, South Dakota State, Samford and SLU as well, but those HC’s aren’t going anywhere. —Arkansas, Mississippi State, Michigan State, Iowa, Wake Forest & TCU have assistants with attractive profiles all of the above seem to be challenging year in and year out. Some hitting quite above their weight class, others doing what they should be doing given the #1 status in all possible factors within their respective conference. Successful nonetheless.
Supposedly coach has been given until end of season 2026 to early retire from the college, as he may be faculty/employee and not the typical sub-contractor like most coaches. So has a couple more years.
Manny Martins who turned around Utah State into top 25 team should be lead candidate for some of Power openings. Good recruiter, great humble guy, his players love him. Power 5 associate HC experience at Oregon when they used to win a little more. He'd do well. Ryan H. at TCU as well. Kevin Boyd at UW-M, two or three NCAA tourney appearances in a row to keep that ship going, and then he has Pac 12 HC experience success on resume. SDSU, Brock does a great job. Lang W. at Liberty doing well, FIU coach Garbar turned ship around the last two, has good team culture now. Lots of good ones out there.
Any idea about the latest at Boston University? Head coach still not on the sidelines. Investigation taking a while. That’s got to be one of the more remarkable turnarounds. Went 0-6-2 to start, then went 5-0-4 in conference and won the conference tournament. Well done by their assistants to hold that ship together with no head coach half the season.
Lewis has made a living off of his former club players coming "home". He did it at NAIA Aquinas, and he is doing it at WMU. Maybe his success will continue but I think now that the pipeline of his USYS National Championship club players have run out of eligibility (Blitchock being one of them), and COVID years being a thing of the past, it's going to be a bit tougher to load up his roster moving forward. I guess the one advantage he still has going for him is his role at a very large West Michigan youth club allowing him to establish those player relationships very early in the process. A move to Illinois would probably end his tenure as Executive Director, thus ending the early identification of talent and a pretty nice supplemental income. As an aside, the rumors I heard was that he was eliminated from the GVSU job search a few years back because he wanted to do both and they wouldn't allow it.
Well I agree Lewis has heavily recruited from his club players, I don't think this should be knocked. He did a good job of building a competitive NAIA program in Aquinas and now has found success immediately in D1. A lot of top NAIA coaches do not even get given chances at D1 level, but some of those coaches can recruit just as well as most mid tier D1 schools such as WMU. A move to Illinois would be a big set up but, from seeing success at the D1 level and building a good reputation, it definitely helps on the recruiting front whether that is going to previous club players or elsewhere.
What percentage of Recruiting/Coaching Skill is needed by a womens coach? 50/50? 60/40? Do smaller less popular D1's need a better recruiter while a dominate P4 needs better coaching skill?
Ah, but what percentage of recruiting is college coaching? I cannot help but think of Seton Hall, where Andreas Lindberg (against whom I hold a somewhat justified but also somewhat irrational grudge, to the point where it pains me to say anything positive about him) has continued a strong tradition in the men's program. For instance, Georgetown's Dave Nolan won a couple of Big East titles while commanding the six-yard box for "The Harvard of the Oranges" back in the late 80s. When you say "Seton Hall Men's Soccer," no one responds with a dismissive laugh. Meanwhile, the women have had a succession of coaches who have collectively turned in one winning season (and zero winning Big East slates) this millennium. There's something structurally wrong there that goes way beyond coaching. 2000: 8-9-1 (3-3 Big East) 2001: 5-10-2 (0-5-1 Big East) 2002: 7-11-1 (1-4-1 Big East) 2003: 5-12-1 (2-4-0 Big East) 2004: 7-9-2 (2-8-0 Big East) 2005: 7-7-4 (3-6-2 Big East) 2006: 7-10-2 (3-6-2 Big East) 2007: 8-8-2 (4-6-1 Big East) 2008: 5-11-2 (1-9-1 Big East) 2009: 5-12-1 (1-9-1 Big East) 2010: 7-10-1 (3-7-1 Big East) 2011: 9-8-3 (4-6-1 Big East) 2012: 7-12-0 (2-9-0 Big East) 2013: 5-11-2 (3-6-0 Big East) 2014: 3-10-5 (0-6-3 Big East) 2015: 2-14-2 (1-8-0 Big East) 2016: 5-11-1 (1-8-0 Big East) 2017: 0-12-5 (0-6-3 Big East) 2018: 2-12-4 (0-9-0 Big East) 2019: 2-13-1 (1-8-0 Big East) 2020 (aka Spring 2021): 2-9 (1-9 Big East) 2021: 6-12-0 (1-9-0 Big East) 2022: 5-10-3 (1-8-1 Big East) 2023: 6-7-5 (2-4-4 Big East) 2024: 4-11-3 (1-6-2 Big East)
random question, that is not coaching related, but tourney related. my daughter has been out all year with a season ending injury. she was told by another injured this morning that only 22 can dress and be on the sidelines when tourney play starts this weekend. is that valid? ty!
OPEN: Oregon State (interim) UC Riverside (interim) Loyola Chicago (interim) Cal Poly (retirement 6/9) North Carolina (interim; retirement 8/9) Mississippi Valley State (8/25) Niagara (8/27) Maryland (10/10) Kansas State (10/28) Oregon (10/29) Illinois (10/30; retirement) Western Illinois (10/31) Wisconsin Green Bay (11/4) Weber State (11/5) VCU (11/7) IU Indianapolis (11/7) NC State (11/8) VMI (11/8) Youngstown State (11/8; retirement) Pacific (11/12) FILLED: Duke - Kieran Hall (Duke associate head; filled after Fall 2024 season retirement) San Francisco - Pinder Nijjar (interim; 9/17)
Quality minutes, yes that is true. Only 22 can be declared eligible for a postseason match. Not a great rule but the coach has no choice. Everyone can dress and warm up still, I believe. Also there is a bench limit of players and staff (40 I believe?), so if you have a big roster some kids can't even be on the sidelines and have to sit in the stands.
TRAVEL PARTY/SQUAD SIZE/BENCH SIZE The official travel party is 28 people. The squad size is limited to 22 eligible players. Teams are limited to the official school roster in uniform for the championship. Only those roster and other authorized, credentialed personnel will be allowed on the field. During all rounds, a maximum of 12 additional credentials may be issued (not good for admittance) to administrative staff, additional noncompeting student-athletes, etc. This will allow access to the team pre- and postgame, the locker room area, the media area and hospitality (not for noncompeting student-athletes). Schools are required to complete the official travel party roster form that lists the individuals who are to receive a credential. Chairs or seating in the bench area shall be provided for 38 individuals in the championship. An additional chair may be provided for the host tournament doctor or a security representative. The number of individuals in the bench area will not exceed the official school roster plus 12 team personnel. An institution that is advised it is in violation of this regulation and does not promptly conform to it automatically will forfeit the competition. There will be no inordinate delay of the contest to allow a competing institution to conform to the rule. TRAVEL PARTY/SQUAD SIZE/BENCH SIZE Each team’s roster (as published on their university website) will be allowed in the bench/sideline area. In addition to the entire roster, each team is allowed up to 12 additional non-student-athletes (coaches, managers, athletic trainers, etc.). Within these 12 must be specific spots for one team administrator and one team medical position. It is important to note that the travel party number that is paid for by the NCAA does not change, just the number allowed in the bench area. The travel party is 28, and the squad size has increased to 22. Twenty-two student-athletes are to be designated eligible for play, and the official game roster is to be submitted and exchanged 15 minutes before game time. Other student-athletes outside of the 22 eligible to play may sit in the team bench area, in uniform, and allowed to warm up but cannot participate. Pages 37-38: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/soccer/d1/women/2024-25D1WSO_HostOps.pdf
Confirmed https://gopack.com/news/2024/11/8/nc-state-announces-change-in-leadership-for-womens-soccer-program
OPEN: UC Riverside (interim) Loyola Chicago (interim) Cal Poly (retirement 6/9) North Carolina (interim; retirement 8/9) Mississippi Valley State (8/25) Niagara (8/27) Maryland (10/10) Kansas State (10/28) Oregon (10/29) Illinois (10/30; retirement) Western Illinois (10/31) Wisconsin Green Bay (11/4) Weber State (11/5) VCU (11/7) IU Indianapolis (11/7) NC State (11/8) VMI (11/8) Youngstown State (11/8; retirement) Pacific (11/12) FILLED: Duke - Kieran Hall (Duke associate head; filled after Fall 2024 season retirement) San Francisco - Pinder Nijjar (interim; 9/17) Oregon State - Caroline Kelly (OSU interim; 11/13)
Soccer Wire University of the Pacific women's soccer program announces departure of co-head coaches Danesha Adams and J.J. Wozniak