You think it has anything to do with the rift between the JV & Varsity programs?
Sorry, meant to say 2 appearances in 3 years. And in a very tuff region.
That would be a huge get for Halifax and I’m sure he’d be up for the challenge. He’d definitely have a huge pool to pull from. Unfortunately, southern VA, especially Halifax County, don’t have much else to bargain with but having a huge pool of students to pull from. South Boston/Danville/Martinsville are unfortunately behind the times and you’d be hard pressed to find a Jeff Woody, Mark Dixon or Stephen Magenbauer that would leave their situations to go there. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up in this area and it’s extremely special to me, but fact is there isn’t anything attractive about the area. It’s hard times in Southside. I hate it for the younger generation. @Go_Cometss is a great kid, I really wish he could’ve experienced our area back in the 90s and mid 2000s. Southside VA was the place to be. Now I will tell you, I’d pick Halifax County over Danville any day of the week. Less crime, no gang problem and at least the schools are accredited!Go take Smith from Appo!
Common theme in Southside. Pittsylvania is all about politics, my home Danville is a cesspool and Martinsville will be consolidating with Henry County soon and I’ve worked in Henry County and they are 25 years behind school districts in bigger localities. It’s sad times in Southside.
He’s at Altavista now as their DC. He’d be a great candidate. He built Chatham up and they shat on him. I talk to him time to time and he’s just an authentic guy that loves the kids. If I was an AD, he’d be my choice to lead my program. GW could’ve really used him as their OC.
To be fair, Chatham, historically, is never really good and is by far the worst program in Pittsylvania County.
He took over in 2016. In my lifetime, Chatham has only had only a couple of good seasons (10-2 in 2005, 6-4 in 2004, 2006 and 2007, 6-4 in 2013, and 6-5 in 2019).
They tried that prior to going independent I believe and were denied by VHSL. I get the want to move to the Shenandoah. Not only does Nelson have to travel probably a minimum hour one way to the other Dogwood schools on a bus, but they don’t have any commonalities with youth sports to dogwood schools. I also wondered what might happen to the Dogwood though if they departed and William Campbell closed, which are both fairly realistic possibilities. Would you continue with a 5 team district? Would Appomattox, who seems to like to schedule Seminole teams in all sports anyway, eventually depart for the Seminole or Dan River go back to the Piedmont since they do the same essentially? I doubt DR would ever depart but Appo wouldn’t surprise me
Wow, I had no idea of the details. SMH..I did see some community members downing Sterling Williams after the GV Christmas Tournament the past two years. I’m sitting back like, this guy is the best coach in the Piedmont and you’re downing this man? I can recall the years that Halifax just flat out stunk in football. They always have potential, just haven’t had consistency. I see why now.
It is a far gone time when having your full staff in school system is the norm. 1. Teachers aren’t willing to do as much coaching anymore with the demands of teaching 2. Principals, in all honesty, aren’t willing to hire football coaches for valuable positions. I’ve heard that from several administrators. Jobs are too important to hand to a guy who may be focused on football. It’s a crap reason, but it’s a reason they give. No longer is the total value that one brings to a building taken into consideration when hiring.
Well said and very true. I think you look at a program like Salem, Glass or Highland Springs, where probably 95%+ of their staff are in the building, you see the results on the field, almost instantly. @mike salem what does Coach Holter teach btw?
I think he's the Health/PE teacher. In the past he has been a Special Education teacher. I know some of the coaches teach at ALMS.
