St James’ Carr named Towson Head Coach

[Anonymous]

She’s gone, less than year after assuming the role. She sent farewell message to STJ Stars families this morning, just days after families chose/committed to the program.

Great personal and professional opportunity for her though. Wish her the best!

Wonder if they will hire new director or if SW just (re)assumes that role?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cookie is really close with KJ so that connection will remain strong. It will also be great for recruiting/networking for all Stars players, SSSA and Capital players!

If this makes you sleep better then sure. But it’s not likely to have much, if any, impact. Academically Towson is not going to attract top players.

[Anonymous]

No one from VA is going to pay out of state tuition to go to an average university. Would stay in VA and play for a George Mason or VCU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one from VA is going to pay out of state tuition to go to an average university. Would stay in VA and play for a George Mason or VCU.

Yeah, that’s a hard pass. I would definitely arms my child to Towson to play there over Mason or VCU. You are delusional to think they are on the same level

[Anonymous]

Take the lacrosse out of a club and you have to treat the club like a business. My opinion: you need to hire 2 main people. One to run it from a business perspective and the other to run it from a lacrosse perspective. There needs to be a clear, concise consistent message from the club and can absolutely be accomplished with the right mindset.
This is just my opinion but why most clubs fail.
Good luck to Stars as I hope the succeed.

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Anonymous wrote:No one from VA is going to pay out of state tuition to go to an average university. Would stay in VA and play for a George Mason or VCU.

Yeah, that’s a hard pass. I would definitely arms my child to Towson to play there over Mason or VCU. You are delusional to think they are on the same level

For lacrosse, Towson is better, but academically, George Mason is much better, and VCU is about the same as Towson. The PP was speaking from the perspective of a VA resident. A degree lasts much longer than lacrosse glory, and college costs matter to most people.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like St James is looking for a new director just as the new season starts.

https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/college/women/towson-names-kristen-carr-head-coach

Well, this is certainly interesting. She was the JHU assistant coach so it's not as though she can't hold two jobs at once.

Lot's of college lax coaches have 2nd and 3rd jobs, but it's not clear how this is going to play out.

Stay tuned, this could get interesting.

I am sure she will still be able to be involved, but the job of director will be too much along with head coaching a program.

The email sent to families was essentially a goodbye and good luck. Doesn’t sound like there will be any further involvement

[Anonymous]

PP hit the nail on the head about clubs run as a business. No offense to Cookie because she is an awesome coach and player but doesn’t have the business mindset to run a club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP hit the nail on the head about clubs run as a business. No offense to Cookie because she is an awesome coach and player but doesn’t have the business mindset to run a club.

That’s your opinion but she was a 1000% improvement over the prior regime. If you think things will be better with SW back in charge, good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like St James is looking for a new director just as the new season starts.

https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/college/women/towson-names-kristen-carr-head-coach

Well, this is certainly interesting. She was the JHU assistant coach so it's not as though she can't hold two jobs at once.

Lot's of college lax coaches have 2nd and 3rd jobs, but it's not clear how this is going to play out.

Stay tuned, this could get interesting.

I am sure she will still be able to be involved, but the job of director will be too much along with head coaching a program.

The email sent to families was essentially a goodbye and good luck. Doesn’t sound like there will be any further involvement

They'll probably find someone on the way up in their lax career as a replacement. There are a few options in the MidAtlantic area. KC may have even have had recommendations.

Announcement timing post MCE purchase and tryouts was perfect. I wonder if any parents made decisions based on KC leading the girls teams and are now annoyed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP hit the nail on the head about clubs run as a business. No offense to Cookie because she is an awesome coach and player but doesn’t have the business mindset to run a club.

That’s your opinion but she was a 1000% improvement over the prior regime. If you think things will be better with SW back in charge, good luck.

Please give a concrete example of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP hit the nail on the head about clubs run as a business. No offense to Cookie because she is an awesome coach and player but doesn’t have the business mindset to run a club.

I world like a concrete example of this too. Balance sheets works be nice.

[Anonymous]

Would

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP hit the nail on the head about clubs run as a business. No offense to Cookie because she is an awesome coach and player but doesn’t have the business mindset to run a club.

That’s your opinion but she was a 1000% improvement over the prior regime. If you think things will be better with SW back in charge, good luck.

Please give a concrete example of this.

Concrete example that KC was an improvement? This can't be a real statement if you honestly believe things were better before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP hit the nail on the head about clubs run as a business. No offense to Cookie because she is an awesome coach and player but doesn’t have the business mindset to run a club.

That’s your opinion but she was a 1000% improvement over the prior regime. If you think things will be better with SW back in charge, good luck.

Please give a concrete example of this.

Concrete example that KC was an improvement? This can't be a real statement if you honestly believe things were better before.

I saw no difference. I’m only one person so please share your example. Hopefully it’s not that Kristen was famous so it made Stars cooler which I acknowledge was a huge plus.