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Post by bfoley82 on May 5, 2020 12:17:18 GMT -5
The only one that I think Magarity would keep is the DoB as that is an entry level position and she has one year of experience right now while being a former Big East player. The Assistant Coaches are likely looking for a new opportunity right now.
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Post by HC13 on May 5, 2020 13:22:01 GMT -5
Normally, I would completely agree, but Coach Fitz has been active with HC related tweets and was included in the Zoom meeting with the current players, so she may be staying. Alternatively, Kirpas has stripped out any HC Basketball reference from his tweeter header so he may be gone. I do think Healy may be staying. But who knows.
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Post by longsuffering on May 5, 2020 13:56:59 GMT -5
Normally, I would completely agree, but Coach Fitz has been active with HC related tweets and was included in the Zoom meeting with the current players, so she may be staying. Alternatively, Kirpas has stripped out any HC Basketball reference from his tweeter header so he may be gone. I do think Healy may be staying. But who knows. When Coach Fitz was hired I wondered if she leap frogged Coach Parks by being named recruiting coordinator. The title of Associate Head Coach is definitively a higher position than assistant coach, but is recruiting coordinator a promotion from assistant coach? I'm assuming it generally is and wonder if that had any repercussions among the staff. I don't see a strategic value in naming one of the three assistant coaches the recruiting coordinator. The strongest approach would seem to be the head coach and face of the program clearly defined in the eyes of recruits and parents as in charge of recruiting so you don't establish a layered bureaucracy in a four person staff. The exception might be when you have a long term assistant you want to validate by offering a promotion to and the associate head coach title is not available for any reason. In Holy Cross case there was no validation of the most senior assistant by means of a new title. The new title went to a less experienced newcomer. Not against any regulations or anything, but it mildly surprised me.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 5, 2020 14:27:34 GMT -5
ADMB in his webimar said there was a hiring freeze, and he was just able to squeak the HC of WBB in under the wire. He have no indication he was free to start hiring assistant coaches. He noted specifically that he had vacancies in women's soccer and men's baseball that the freeze was affecting.
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Post by longsuffering on May 5, 2020 15:03:32 GMT -5
ADMB in his webimar said there was a hiring freeze, and he was just able to squeak the HC of WBB in under the wire. He have no indication he was free to start hiring assistant coaches. He noted specifically that he had vacancies in women's soccer and men's baseball that the freeze was affecting. Would you say the amount of quick action regarding the sudden change in the financial position of Holy Cross is appropriate, all things considered, or a little sluggish? I can see laying off/furloughing or reducing the hours of all Holy Cross employees to match the work that was needed and available to be done in the first week after the campus closed as the most responsible financial management action. Father B. has to weigh many other factors of course, but the shutdown has seemed to drag on forever and it's only the beginning of May. Guaranteeing every penny of every employee's salary until June 30th seems a bit generous for the severity of the financial damage of Covid-19 to Holy Cross and it's students who need financial aid to attend.
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Post by HC13 on May 5, 2020 15:11:44 GMT -5
ADMB in his webimar said there was a hiring freeze, and he was just able to squeak the HC of WBB in under the wire. He have no indication he was free to start hiring assistant coaches. He noted specifically that he had vacancies in women's soccer and men's baseball that the freeze was affecting. The recent posting of an Assistant position might suggest WBB got a wavier from the freeze.
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Post by HC13 on May 5, 2020 15:58:36 GMT -5
Normally, I would completely agree, but Coach Fitz has been active with HC related tweets and was included in the Zoom meeting with the current players, so she may be staying. Alternatively, Kirpas has stripped out any HC Basketball reference from his tweeter header so he may be gone. I do think Healy may be staying. But who knows. When Coach Fitz was hired I wondered if she leap frogged Coach Parks by being named recruiting coordinator. The title of Associate Head Coach is definitively a higher position than assistant coach, but is recruiting coordinator a promotion from assistant coach? I'm assuming it generally is and wonder if that had any repercussions among the staff. I don't see a strategic value in naming one of the three assistant coaches the recruiting coordinator. The strongest approach would seem to be the head coach and face of the program clearly defined in the eyes of recruits and parents as in charge of recruiting so you don't establish a layered bureaucracy in a four person staff. The exception might be when you have a long term assistant you want to validate by offering a promotion to and the associate head coach title is not available for any reason. In Holy Cross case there was no validation of the most senior assistant by means of a new title. The new title went to a less experienced newcomer. Not against any regulations or anything, but it mildly surprised me. I think the title of Head of Recruiting is relatively new in the world of WBB but the use has seemed to have grown exponentially over the last few years. I'm going to jump out on a limb and say that considering the alternative would have been DP, the reason she may not have gotten the title is self-evident
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 5, 2020 15:59:58 GMT -5
ADMB in his webimar said there was a hiring freeze, and he was just able to squeak the HC of WBB in under the wire. He have no indication he was free to start hiring assistant coaches. He noted specifically that he had vacancies in women's soccer and men's baseball that the freeze was affecting. The recent posting of an Assistant position might suggest WBB got a wavier from the freeze. As I understood the original announcement of the freeze, it was not an absolute freeze; e.g., if HC needed a professor to teach organic chemistry, that position would be exempt from the freeze. So its possible, relief was given in this instance as well. Perhaps HC provided relief for one position only, and any other vacancies might not be filled until the freeze is lifted. My sense is that the freeze stays until HC decides what the fall semester will be like.
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Post by longsuffering on May 5, 2020 17:48:28 GMT -5
The recent posting of an Assistant position might suggest WBB got a wavier from the freeze. As I understood the original announcement of the freeze, it was not an absolute freeze; e.g., if HC needed a professor to teach organic chemistry, that position would be exempt from the freeze. So its possible, relief was given in this instance as well. Perhaps HC provided relief for one position only, and any other vacancies might not be filled until the freeze is lifted. My sense is that the freeze stays until HC decides what the fall semester will be like. I'd say the Athletic Dept. is a good area to not fill open positions until confirmation that games will be played. In Academics it is certain that instruction will happen in the fall whether the campus is open if not, but Athletics is uncertain.
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Post by longsuffering on May 5, 2020 17:59:59 GMT -5
When Coach Fitz was hired I wondered if she leap frogged Coach Parks by being named recruiting coordinator. The title of Associate Head Coach is definitively a higher position than assistant coach, but is recruiting coordinator a promotion from assistant coach? I'm assuming it generally is and wonder if that had any repercussions among the staff. I don't see a strategic value in naming one of the three assistant coaches the recruiting coordinator. The strongest approach would seem to be the head coach and face of the program clearly defined in the eyes of recruits and parents as in charge of recruiting so you don't establish a layered bureaucracy in a four person staff. The exception might be when you have a long term assistant you want to validate by offering a promotion to and the associate head coach title is not available for any reason. In Holy Cross case there was no validation of the most senior assistant by means of a new title. The new title went to a less experienced newcomer. Not against any regulations or anything, but it mildly surprised me. I think the title of Head of Recruiting is relatively new in the world of WBB but the use has seemed to have grown exponentially over the last few years. I'm going to jump out on a limb and say that considering the alternative would have been DP, the reason she may not have gotten the title is self-evident No argument, but could some paint it as discrimination or retaliation for making a complaint? I should move on, but the staff turmoil of the last two seasons is as fascinating as it is mysterious. I wish the major figures in the story, BG, AM and DP well and hope they all will be blowing a whistle in a basketball practice somewhere soon.
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Post by Tom on May 6, 2020 10:21:53 GMT -5
ADMB in his webimar said there was a hiring freeze, and he was just able to squeak the HC of WBB in under the wire. He have no indication he was free to start hiring assistant coaches. He noted specifically that he had vacancies in women's soccer and men's baseball that the freeze was affecting. Would you say the amount of quick action regarding the sudden change in the financial position of Holy Cross is appropriate, all things considered, or a little sluggish? I can see laying off/furloughing or reducing the hours of all Holy Cross employees to match the work that was needed and available to be done in the first week after the campus closed as the most responsible financial management action. Father B. has to weigh many other factors of course, but the shutdown has seemed to drag on forever and it's only the beginning of May. Guaranteeing every penny of every employee's salary until June 30th seems a bit generous for the severity of the financial damage of Covid-19 to Holy Cross and it's students who need financial aid to attend. For what it's worth, the campus closed down before the state shut down, and the state shut down before the Cares act gave an additional $600 to people laid off because of the pandemic. Options would have been - Do what they did so your people aren't panicking and looking for other jobs right away - say nothing about guaranteeing your people an income when you're the only one closed, so you're free to lay them off if the fed's come up with a special deal - Make the announcement and then go back on your word when it became obvious the Cares act would pick up the slack In hindsight, knowing there was going to be a Cares Act, the first option wasn't perfect. I don't think the others are perfect either
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Post by longsuffering on May 6, 2020 12:56:24 GMT -5
Would you say the amount of quick action regarding the sudden change in the financial position of Holy Cross is appropriate, all things considered, or a little sluggish? I can see laying off/furloughing or reducing the hours of all Holy Cross employees to match the work that was needed and available to be done in the first week after the campus closed as the most responsible financial management action. Father B. has to weigh many other factors of course, but the shutdown has seemed to drag on forever and it's only the beginning of May. Guaranteeing every penny of every employee's salary until June 30th seems a bit generous for the severity of the financial damage of Covid-19 to Holy Cross and it's students who need financial aid to attend. For what it's worth, the campus closed down before the state shut down, and the state shut down before the Cares act gave an additional $600 to people laid off because of the pandemic. Options would have been - Do what they did so your people aren't panicking and looking for other jobs right away - say nothing about guaranteeing your people an income when you're the only one closed, so you're free to lay them off if the fed's come up with a special deal - Make the announcement and then go back on your word when it became obvious the Cares act would pick up the slack In hindsight, knowing there was going to be a Cares Act, the first option wasn't perfect. I don't think the others are perfect either Yes, nothing is perfect. As an example I have been inconsistent in my postings, asking why replace one young career BB assistant coach with another one at the same entry level salary in this environment when with a little effort the head coach should be able to train any of them to implement her vision, and at the same time asking why does HC have to duplicate the Cares Act. Somebody else mentioned HC might not gain the same relief from a furlough as a for profit because they might have chosen to self fund their unemployment compensation taxes. I do feel Father B. comes from a principled and caring place when he makes policy decisions, and that is positive.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 12, 2020 12:04:33 GMT -5
The Director of Operations left to go to FIU as the Assistant Director of Operations
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Post by HC13 on May 12, 2020 12:05:52 GMT -5
Best of luck to Katie.
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Post by HC92 on May 12, 2020 12:10:13 GMT -5
Sorry to see her go. She seemed to have a strong relationship with the players. Best of luck to her at FIU.
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Post by HC13 on May 12, 2020 12:12:27 GMT -5
It is a funny that she has been named as the Ass't while there is no DBO, but happy she landed softly.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 12, 2020 12:14:30 GMT -5
It is a funny that she has been named as the Ass't while there is no DBO, but happy she landed softly. New head coach at FIU (who played at BU) so likely just working on getting the staff together.
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Post by HC13 on May 12, 2020 13:06:54 GMT -5
It is a funny that she has been named as the Ass't while there is no DBO, but happy she landed softly. New head coach at FIU (who played at BU) so likely just working on getting the staff together. Understand and I was aware she was new, just odd that they hired a assistant before a director. Going to guess that Burks-Wiley must of got a pretty good recommendation for Katie.
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Post by timholycross on May 12, 2020 15:51:36 GMT -5
They don't have an AD, they have a "Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment". Imagine Father Brooks giving RP Sr. that title?
Talk about waste- 3 assistant coaches AND two DOBOs*.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 12, 2020 16:13:25 GMT -5
They don't have an AD, they have a "Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment". Imagine Father Brooks giving RP Sr. that title? Talk about waste- 3 assistant coaches AND two DOBOs*. Maybe she is getting another graduate degree paid for....FIU just cut Indoor Track and Field last week but still have XC and Outdoor Track and Field.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 12, 2020 16:16:06 GMT -5
New head coach at FIU (who played at BU) so likely just working on getting the staff together. Understand and I was aware she was new, just odd that they hired a assistant before a director. Going to guess that Burks-Wiley must of got a pretty good recommendation for Katie. Got to think Coach Mac had a ton of interactions with Burks-Wiley during their days as assistant coaches since Burks-Wiley had stints at Lowell, BC and Brown.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on May 12, 2020 19:10:13 GMT -5
Miami a LOT >>> Worcester
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Post by longsuffering on May 12, 2020 22:57:57 GMT -5
They don't have an AD, they have a "Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment". Imagine Father Brooks giving RP Sr. that title? Talk about waste- 3 assistant coaches AND two DOBOs*. I was thinking the DOBO position itself was non essential after Covid-19. Shows what I know. I think the four coaches can absorb the duties of the DOBO at the PL level. Regarding Kaity, she moved up a rung last season due to the absence of Coach Parks and now she's moving down a rung to Assistant DOBO. Any port in the Covid storm I guess.
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