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Post by Guest on Feb 10, 2006 12:36:43 GMT -6
Has anyone else heard a rumor that one of the BR area HS coaches is interviewing for the Louisiana College Boy's coach? I won't mention any name because like I said what I heard is just a rumor. Even if it's true the individual may not want it to be made public at this time.
Anyone else heard anything?
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Post by rivers2 on Feb 10, 2006 17:09:50 GMT -6
Don't know anything about who may coach but at the college level the teams are referred to as MEN'S and WOMEN'S and not BOYS AND GIRLS.
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Post by coachray40 on Feb 19, 2006 19:40:04 GMT -6
or an opportunity...depends on how hard you want to work for it.
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Post by takeitdowntown1 on Feb 20, 2006 10:11:34 GMT -6
let me rephrase what I stated earlier. These are facts: LA College has an terrible soccer program. Just look at the statistics or attend one of their games. They have always had a terrible program. Again, look at the statistics (facts). And will continue to have a terrible program due to their location for one. Nobody, that is a quality soccer player, wants to go to school there.
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Post by Guest on Feb 26, 2006 14:55:25 GMT -6
let me rephrase what I stated earlier. These are facts: LA College has an terrible soccer program. Just look at the statistics or attend one of their games. They have always had a terrible program. Again, look at the statistics (facts). And will continue to have a terrible program due to their location for one. Nobody, that is a quality soccer player, wants to go to school there. How many men's varsity soccer programs are there in Louisiana for the men to choose from (2). Maybe some decent HS players just wants to play college ball here in Louisiana and along the way get a very good education. On top of that, a new coach may be able to breathe life into the LC program. Like Coach Ray said, the coaching job could be "an opportunity, depends on how hard you want to work at it". I have a feeling if the coach I have heard rumored gets the job he may bring 2 or 3 of his current graduates in as players.
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Post by takeitdowntown1 on Feb 26, 2006 15:33:21 GMT -6
I would much rather coach at a good HS team in LA than coach LA college.
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Post by Guest on Feb 26, 2006 15:49:33 GMT -6
I would much rather coach at a good HS team in LA than coach LA college. That may be true for you but I would imagine that your sentiments aren't universal. Why would it be impossible to coach both LC and and a high school? The college season except for playoffs is over by November 1st. BTW, why do you have such disdain for LC soccer, has their program ever shafted you in any way. As bitter as you sound it seems sorta personal.
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Post by mrdashriprock on Feb 26, 2006 17:17:40 GMT -6
I have a feeling if the coach I have heard rumored gets the job he may bring 2 or 3 of his current graduates in as players. I would suspect that could be the beginning of something good if true. Louisiana could certainly use more in-state options for the player who wants to continue his game without going out-of-state. Also, there are many players who THOUGHT they wanted to get as far away from home as they could after high school but end up back home in a year or two. La. College could be a viable option if they still wanted to play. I disagree with the La. College basher as far as location is concerned. Nearby Northwestern has always seemed to attract a lot of folks. And the Crossroads Soccer program is rapidly raising the awareness of soccer in the Alexandria area. It might just take the enrollment of a few strong La. players to convince others to give it a try, and who knows where that could lead.
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Post by takeitdowntown1 on Feb 26, 2006 17:44:59 GMT -6
I would much rather coach at a good HS team in LA than coach LA college. That may be true for you but I would imagine that your sentiments aren't universal. Why would it be impossible to coach both LC and and a high school? The college season except for playoffs is over by November 1st. BTW, why do you have such disdain for LC soccer, has their program ever shafted you in any way. As bitter as you sound it seems sorta personal. Not really. I would never want to go there. HAHA. I just think the program has a hard time getting players due to the location for one and not many people seek out LA College in general so you would really have to do some convincing to get kids over there. I am just saying it will be really hard to build a program in that location. And you will have to bring in many kids from out of state because there just aren't enough kids left over, that would be willing to go there, to build a successful program. I also think it would be really tough to be a college and High School coach at the same time. Very time consuming at the college level.
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Post by Guest on Feb 27, 2006 10:04:46 GMT -6
You said: And you will have to bring in many kids from out of state because there just aren't enough kids left over,
Left over from what? You make it sound like every kid in the state that would like to play college ball is already playing outside Louisiana. Got a news flash for you, there are lots of Louisiana kids that would like to play varsity college ball that aren't playing anywhere except with some college club team.
LC is a very good college, talk to the students currently there. One of the biggest problems with LC is no one has properly promoted the program at the school, therefore many players don't even know they have a varsity men's and women's soccer program. A coach that is a good promoter could bring in two or three players from this area and immediately make an impact. A couple of winning seasons and more players would be willing to go there for the education and the soccer team.
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Post by mrdashriprock on Feb 27, 2006 10:36:37 GMT -6
Hey, who needs a winning season ! Just a roster with some reputable in-state players and a program administrator (coach and/or media relations) that makes sure the program maintains a high profile should get the ball rolling. I think most high school players know that they won't end up in a Div I program, but they would like to know that they're going to a program that is on the map and acceptable by their peers. (How much more reputable have the Cleveland Cavs become since signing LeBron James.) No offense, but I didn't realize the school had a soccer program either, and I've lived in La. for the past 3 years. My first suggestion would be for 'Guest' to register on this board and keep posting. I assume he/she is affiliated with the school or considering. This board is better than any newspaper, direct mail, or tv ad and a lot cheaper.
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Post by takeitdowntown1 on Feb 27, 2006 14:08:24 GMT -6
You said: And you will have to bring in many kids from out of state because there just aren't enough kids left over, Left over from what? You make it sound like every kid in the state that would like to play college ball is already playing outside Louisiana. Got a news flash for you, there are lots of Louisiana kids that would like to play varsity college ball that aren't playing anywhere except with some college club team. LC is a very good college, talk to the students currently there. One of the biggest problems with LC is no one has properly promoted the program at the school, therefore many players don't even know they have a varsity men's and women's soccer program. A coach that is a good promoter could bring in two or three players from this area and immediately make an impact. A couple of winning seasons and more players would be willing to go there for the education and the soccer team. Got a news flash for you..............There are lots of kids who would love to play college ball but just aren't good enough. There is a reason why they are playing club ball. If they were good enough they would have been recruited. One could say that they didn't want to go out of state to play and that's why they play for a club team. If that's the case they aren't truly dedicated to soccer and trying to convince them to go to LA College won't happen in that case. Look at Centenary college. They are a D1 program and have trouble being competitive. You don't think they look at kids in LA.
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Post by takeitdowntown1 on Feb 27, 2006 14:13:33 GMT -6
Also, who cares what the students say about the college. If businesses around LA and neighboring states have never heard of the college, a degree from that college doesn't look good on a resume. I am not saying the college does a bad job preparing kids academically, I am just going back to the point that a non prominent school makes it even harder to get kids for your program. Can you imagine trying to recruit a kid from Florida and telling him about a school he or his parents have never heard of that is located in a town he or his parents have never heard of. A pretty hard sell if you ask me.
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Post by Mung on Feb 27, 2006 14:46:59 GMT -6
I'll confess that growing up in N. Baton Rouge, I never heard of LC until I met several LC grads in law school. Since moving to central La, i've learned that LC is a small baptist college with an excellent academic reputation. A high percentage of their pre-med and pre-law students get into medical and law school. While their soccer program isn't world class, neither is the program of any other La college or university. LC's niche is probably kids who are not D1 talent, who want a good, personalized education, and who want to continue to play soccer. They're in the NCCAA, and play other small faith based colleges, and I don't see them recruiting from afar. I do not get why you feel the need to bash them. Where'd you go, LSUA? It's not like we have any Harvard's or Yales here in the Gret Stet(other than Harvard on the Bayou).
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Post by takeitdowntown1 on Feb 27, 2006 15:13:09 GMT -6
I don't think I am bashing them. I am just stating the facts. Are you trying to tell me that they have a world class program. Why try and keep it a secret when the program isn't that good. Shouldn't kids who look on this site and are thinking about playing in college know the facts.
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Post by Mung on Feb 27, 2006 15:33:33 GMT -6
I don't think I am bashing them. I am just stating the facts. Are you trying to tell me that they have a world class program. Of course not. Nor was anyone else trying to suggest they have a great program. Any kid that is interested in going there will obviously look at it closely, and would not choose it if they had aspirations of playing MLS. However, it is a good small academic institution, and if you like the personalized education that type of school provides, and want to play soccer, it might be the place for you. I doubt they're offering full scholarships for soccer players. Personally, I went to LSU and can't afford LC's tuition, so my daughter is headed to the Ole War Skule.
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Post by takeitdowntown1 on Feb 27, 2006 16:03:52 GMT -6
I totally agree with you. Everything you just stated makes it all that much harder to get good players to go there.
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Post by whatsoffsides on Feb 27, 2006 16:19:02 GMT -6
A few years ago:
They give academic scholarships only!!!!!
They gave me a personality profile to fill out asking if I played video games to see if I played them too much. This was something important too them!
They told me at no time are any females allowed in my apartment! The field was at a slant /
It was not in a nice neighborhood in ALEXANDRIA.
That can be the hottest place on earth!
This is why I didn't go, but to his or her own.
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Post by mrdashriprock on Feb 27, 2006 16:34:58 GMT -6
Based on the quality of the soccer program alone without considering academics, where would La College rate relative to other small soccer schools on their schedule like Millsaps, Miss College, William Carey, LeTourneau, E. Tx. Baptist, Univ. Dallas, Dallas Baptist, etc. Are they better, worse, same as some of these of these schools in soccer program quality. Which schools of these listed do you think high school graduates are more likely to consider?
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Post by Mung on Feb 27, 2006 16:51:19 GMT -6
Well, let's see, they lost every game but one, to U. of Ozarks, and most scores were pretty high: www.lacollege.edu/athletics/soccer_w/stats_05-06/teamstat.htmSo, again, not a fantastic soccer school, but a good academic school. It's in Pineville, and like all of La, can be hot. Being a Baptist College, I can see the attention to moral details. I'm not familiar with the boys team, but they've had a few ASH players go over there.
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