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Post by HC13 on Nov 14, 2022 12:45:51 GMT -5
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Post by newfieguy74 on Nov 14, 2022 14:19:40 GMT -5
Congrats to Coach Lachapelle. It appears she is well respected in the hockey world. The question remains, though, why the HC program hasn't made bigger strides.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 14, 2022 20:28:15 GMT -5
If the HC WH coach is as good as all the Women's H.E. coaches but not better than any of them, I don't see how HC can progress in the league standings as we are the least established program in the league.
Unless HC as a college has a superior attraction for recruits, which is possible with some recruits, I think logically HC needs a coach who is better than at least some other league coaches for the team to move up the standings.
At least Coach LaChapelle is building her skills and experience in the off-season.
If HC moves up to a stronger league or level in any sport in the future it would be good to budget money to pay an above average salary to attract or retain an above average coach to compensate for being the least established program at the higher level.
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 14, 2022 21:59:33 GMT -5
Sounds like an endorsement for our coach even with the obvious results - we’re not only losing to other mediocre teams but if you look at the game stats we’re not playing competitively - this coach doesn’t have it
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 14, 2022 22:40:31 GMT -5
Her contract is probably up this season or next as this is her fourth season as head coach. However she arrived as Associate Head Coach designated to replace Coach Van Buskirk as head Coach in her second season of employment at HC so her contract may be different.
Certainly runs a clean program.
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 14, 2022 23:18:18 GMT -5
Do we have anything but clean programs at HC ? Totally irrelevant comment
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Post by HC92 on Nov 15, 2022 8:03:41 GMT -5
I know nothing of Lachapelle other than that she’s selected to coach this team on the regular and that HC hasn’t won a lot since she got here. Given the pervasive winning problems across the board at HC, we have to figure out which of the impediments to winning we can correct and which ones we just have to find a special enough coach to overcome. We’ve had limited success finding coaches who can overcome all the existing obstacles and win consistently. Willard, Chesney and maybe Pearl come to mind. Maybe Magarity is another one. But it shouldn’t be this hard to put competitive teams out there. Some of the obstacles that come to mind: 1) admissions - particularly challenging for our non-PL teams and in OOC play; 2) strong Catholic identity - right or wrong, will turn off a lot of people in 2022 and beyond; 3) facilities - lots of great progress here but still a big issue for hockey; 4) scholarships - seems like we are well behind the pack in lots of sports, particularly compared to non-football schools; 5) other budget items - suspect we are not opening up the wallet for things like recruiting; 6) name recognition - whether we want to admit it or not, most people outside the northeast have never heard of HC; and 7) lack of graduate school and lack of non-medical redshirting flexibility - seems like a bigger deal with the advent of grad transfers. Seems like we need a plan that addresses at least some of these or we can plan to be terrible in all sports except in the rare case where we find a unicorn coach.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 15, 2022 9:23:20 GMT -5
I know nothing of Lachapelle other than that she’s selected to coach this team on the regular and that HC hasn’t won a lot since she got here. Given the pervasive winning problems across the board at HC, we have to figure out which of the impediments to winning we can correct and which ones we just have to find a special enough coach to overcome. We’ve had limited success finding coaches who can overcome all the existing obstacles and win consistently. Willard, Chesney and maybe Pearl come to mind. Maybe Magarity is another one. But it shouldn’t be this hard to put competitive teams out there. Some of the obstacles that come to mind: 1) admissions - particularly challenging for our non-PL teams and in OOC play; 2) strong Catholic identity - right or wrong, will turn off a lot of people in 2022 and beyond; 3) facilities - lots of great progress here but still a big issue for hockey; 4) scholarships - seems like we are well behind the pack in lots of sports, particularly compared to non-football schools; 5) other budget items - suspect we are not opening up the wallet for things like recruiting; 6) name recognition - whether we want to admit it or not, most people outside the northeast have never heard of HC; and 7) lack of graduate school and lack of non-medical redshirting flexibility - seems like a bigger deal with the advent of grad transfers. Seems like we need a plan that addresses at least some of these or we can plan to be terrible in all sports except in the rare case where we find a unicorn coach. Point number 2): Although two MBB players went to Catholic High Schools before attending prep school and college (Tse, Octave) no MBB player was recruited directly from a Catholic HS. WBB has five players recruited directly from a Catholic school and one from an Episcopal school. Which team has better recent results? We're getting the Catholic "hometown discount" in WBB and without looking at the roster, FB also with several players. It's not the biggest factor but we should try to recruit a little over our head with enthusiasm from Catholic Schools. |
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 15, 2022 11:24:14 GMT -5
Here in New England, we have excellent women's prep programs at places like Nobles and Tabor. We have had players from those programs in the past and it is a great resource to tap into. I hoped having Lachapelle as a coach with USA hockey would help her identify top-talent who could be a fit at the school and raise awareness about HC hockey in the rest of the country. So far, I don't know if this has paid dividends.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 15, 2022 12:29:05 GMT -5
Here in New England, we have excellent women's prep programs at places like Nobles and Tabor. We have had players from those programs in the past and it is a great resource to tap into. I hoped having Lachapelle as a coach with USA hockey would help her identify top-talent who could be a fit at the school and raise awareness about HC hockey in the rest of the country. So far, I don't know if this has paid dividends. In Coach Van Buskirk's full bio I remember he had some great outside gigs at places like the U.S. Olympic training center. It's a nice perk for coaches. It might help not necessarily with the star of the team but by being in the mix for players a little better than could have been recruited without the involvement. |
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