Coaching staff at Visi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“The first step is for the top Virginia publics and top area private schools to play each other in the spring. GC, SR, PVI and SASS should put Oakton, Broadneck and Dominion on their lists. Coaches are planning their schedules now and should make this happen. There’s ample time and room on the schedules for this to happen. Why these teams don’t compete when they are so close makes zero sense. Outcomes of those games would give the Washington Post the best data upon which to base its rankings.”

PP should look at the Oakton Turkey Shoot Out results.

You realize those are 7v7 games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All falls in the lap of the AD at Visi. Been a problem for decades.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All falls in the lap of the AD at Visi. Been a problem for decades.

Bump

Bump+++

AD is a symptom of broader school admin issues with staff accountability and under-investment in athletics.

Visi does not pay competitive wages for high quality coaches. The previous coaches accepted the job because of the perceived crossover benefits with their core business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All falls in the lap of the AD at Visi. Been a problem for decades.

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The AD has been there for decades? Wow.

[Anonymous]

Someone really wants to talk about the AD.

Okay, how do you align the competing narratives on this thread?

--One, the lax parents are very difficult and keep running off the coaches, even when they are successful.

--Two, the AD is the problem and has been there forever and won't support athletics or address the coaching issue with lacrosse.

Do you see the tension? Why don't the same difficult and powerful parents advocate for a change at the AD level? Seems like it would solve 2 problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone really wants to talk about the AD.

Okay, how do you align the competing narratives on this thread?

--One, the lax parents are very difficult and keep running off the coaches, even when they are successful.

--Two, the AD is the problem and has been there forever and won't support athletics or address the coaching issue with lacrosse.

Do you see the tension? Why don't the same difficult and powerful parents advocate for a change at the AD level? Seems like it would solve 2 problems.

The underlying tension is a lack of resources. Increasing the price of the Visi product is the best way to solve the problem.

Visi tuition is $35K versus SR at $45K. The incremental $5-10K per student scaled across 450 girls would provide an extra $2.2-4.5mm to attract high quality coaches across all sports with full time faculty positions. This is the SR and SSAS playbook.

Annual fundraising covers the cost of scholarships so that mission is not lost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone really wants to talk about the AD.

Okay, how do you align the competing narratives on this thread?

--One, the lax parents are very difficult and keep running off the coaches, even when they are successful.

--Two, the AD is the problem and has been there forever and won't support athletics or address the coaching issue with lacrosse.

Do you see the tension? Why don't the same difficult and powerful parents advocate for a change at the AD level? Seems like it would solve 2 problems.

Because the difficult and powerful parents narrative is a smokescreen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone really wants to talk about the AD.

Okay, how do you align the competing narratives on this thread?

--One, the lax parents are very difficult and keep running off the coaches, even when they are successful.

--Two, the AD is the problem and has been there forever and won't support athletics or address the coaching issue with lacrosse.

Do you see the tension? Why don't the same difficult and powerful parents advocate for a change at the AD level? Seems like it would solve 2 problems.

Because the difficult and powerful parents narrative is a smokescreen?

Name one ISL school without difficult/powerful parents. I'll wait.

[Anonymous]

Visi difficult/powerful parents are the best organized. Just ask the last four coaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone really wants to talk about the AD.

Okay, how do you align the competing narratives on this thread?

--One, the lax parents are very difficult and keep running off the coaches, even when they are successful.

--Two, the AD is the problem and has been there forever and won't support athletics or address the coaching issue with lacrosse.

Do you see the tension? Why don't the same difficult and powerful parents advocate for a change at the AD level? Seems like it would solve 2 problems.

The underlying tension is a lack of resources. Increasing the price of the Visi product is the best way to solve the problem.

Visi tuition is $35K versus SR at $45K. The incremental $5-10K per student scaled across 450 girls would provide an extra $2.2-4.5mm to attract high quality coaches across all sports with full time faculty positions. This is the SR and SSAS playbook.

Annual fundraising covers the cost of scholarships so that mission is not lost.

Lack of resources sounds like the most plausible explanation. Even a competent AD would have difficulty dealing with that situation. Every youth team in America has difficult parents, so not buying that.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if Visi contacted (well, anyone, but more specifically) any of the Capital/Healthy Baller coaches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if Visi contacted (well, anyone, but more specifically) any of the Capital/Healthy Baller coaches?

Probably. They have contacted pretty much every coach in the area to try to get them to come over and leave their current program, and have been turned down each time.

[Anonymous]

They called me yesterday and I haven't coached since helming a 7-8 Lower B team pre-covid.

[Anonymous]

You’re hired!

[Anonymous]

Hire that coach. But the only stipulation is this- you just let those 2 dad parent/coaches walk all over you and send nasty emails to the AD complaining about your coaching style and how they would run the team very differently.