I don't want to spread rumors but I heard big news should be coming out of Riverheads soon. Anyone with info
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Great, great, hire. No nonsense, demands attention to detail and believes in the weightroom and fundamentals. Very reminiscent of Casto in my opinion.He's a W&M grad and was on their national semifinal team in 04. He also coached there and also at Louisiana Tech. His dad is former Lafayette coach Paul Wheeler. Thad is a big weight room guy and is also a personal trainer.
Response to your questions in order.What will be the expectation placed on this coach ? Does the system remain the same ? Did Casto have input on the hire? Will this coach attempt to step out of the shadow of a legend ? Interesting stuff get your popcorn ready!
I can think of several reasons. Getting to work for(or getting away from) a supportive administration and booster club, getting to work in a community that embraces football, traditionally successful program, many people would rather work in a smaller school, blue collar kids as opposed to country club kids.Just curious why a 4A coach would come to 1A? I would’ve thought that he would be looking to go up to 5 or 6A. Is it more about lifestyle location or what?
I can think of several reasons. Getting to work for(or getting away from) a supportive administration and booster club, getting to work in a community that embraces football, traditionally successful program, many people would rather work in a smaller school, blue collar kids as opposed to country club kids.
There are some 6A schools that get their tails whipped year after year. I can't understand why anyone would want some of those jobs. Typically the coaching stipend isn't any better. Sometimes the teaching pay is better in NOVA, but that is offset by the cost of living. As we've all learned over the years, the grass isn't greener. But if it is, it might because of a lot of crap over there! Just my two cents.
Pressure cooker situation in Riverheads man for sure. I wish the new coach well but no so fast on the community stuff , if this staff goes anything below 8 wins which i seriously doubt happens the grumbling will start. Casto has left this coach a brand new Lamborghini of sorts sorry let me rephrase a well broken in tough ass hard nose John Deere tractor this year to plow the fields of the gridiron. Helluva situation to step in , those players of Riverheads quite sure will be instrumental in leading and supporting the standards they all have worked so hard for.
I think there are some differences there though. New coach had been at GHS prior and Fowler stayed on as AD. I’d say that was pretty good set up to have your former boss there to mentor youNow the new coach at Goochland this past season did an amazing job in his 1st season (he had a great AD and strong continuity as he knew the system).
New Riverheads guy may want to reach out to that organization.
I think there are some differences there though. New coach had been at GHS prior and Fowler stayed on as AD. I’d say that was pretty good set up to have your former boss there to mentor you
He still have to drive that LamborghiniPressure cooker situation in Riverheads man for sure. I wish the new coach well but no so fast on the community stuff , if this staff goes anything below 8 wins which i seriously doubt happens the grumbling will start. Casto has left this coach a brand new Lamborghini of sorts sorry let me rephrase a well broken in tough ass hard nose John Deere tractor this year to plow the fields of the gridiron. Helluva situation to step in , those players of Riverheads quite sure will be instrumental in leading and supporting the standards they all have worked so hard for.
You had to be at last night's Riverheads/Stuarts Draft basketball game (see Winter 2-A thread) to see the passion and support that this community has for its sports programs. It was not always that way because as I, and many others can tell you, there have been other periods of time over the years where we were complete laughing stocks sportswise. So Red Pride is not just a cheer, it is a way of life out there.
The only way I can think of that this new coach could make things go south, to quote a term used here, would be if he were to come in with a whole new system and want to make major changes. So I hope he has an attitude of "it ain't broke, so I don't need to fix it."
Having said that, we are in fact taking on a whole new schedule next season with at least two games that could be challenging.....Glenvar and Skyline.........not to mention a now non-district game with East Rock and the usual Shenandoah battles. So there "could be" some bumps in the road as opposed to the 9 or 10 win regular season we are accustomed to. But I think the bottom would have to really drop out (like a .500 or less season) before there would be any kind of panic.
The only Organization the new coach needs to reach out to, is VHSL.Now the new coach at Goochland this past season did an amazing job in his 1st season (he had a great AD and strong continuity as he knew the system).
New Riverheads guy may want to reach out to that organization.
According to article out of Harrisonburg yesterday Coach Norcross, Coach Hemp, and others have resigned from Riverheads Football team. Are they looking at whole new staff? What happened? I thought Coach Norcross had agreed to stay on. Any insight from anyone?
Maybe article wasn't the best way to describe it. It was from Cody Elliott (who used to be in Staunton) at Daily News Record on his twitter feed saying per his sources. Sorry for confusion.Where did you see this article? I get the Harrisonburg paper and read it pretty carefully and have not seen anything about Riverheads recently.