Softball Coaching Change

[UncleCajun]

New head coach for softball at UAB is Jimmy Kolaitis, assistant for four years at Oregon for Mike White, who is just left Oregon for Texas. Kolaitis was an assistant coach for and graduated from Troy. Also was an assistant coach at South Alabama for Becky Clark - all this from UAB softball website.

[UncleCajun]

UAB has both Joe and Courtney as assistant coaches - two paychecks.

[lcitsh]

UL average attendance 1736, 7th in the country
UAB average attendance 507, 46th in the country

What am I missing?

Kolaitis and Guthrie are best friends. Guthrie and Foster are husband and wife. Courtnay becomes an assistant coach, which is a bigger paycheck. Guthrie has a son from previous relationship living in Alabama. Sufficient reasons for the move?

[lcitsh]

So who is or will be the hitting coach? I believe Ellen Reed is the pitching coach. Does Coach Glasco instruct the hitting portion? What was Joe Guthrie and Courtnie Foster specialty?

Gerry's the hitting coach. Joe's titles would be "jack-of-all-trades," "chief cook and bottle washer," "general overseer." His primary duties here would have been defense and helping with the offense. Courtnay worked with the pitchers.

[ZoomZoom]

Wish them the best and a thank you for coming help right the ship. Never fault anyone that moves for better career reasons.

[JMV JustMyView]

Maybe coach Bab and Talbort will move over to softball. Over heard someone talking about this today at Academy.

[VObserver]

Maybe coach Bab and Talbort will move over to softball. Over heard someone talking about this today at Academy.

I know you aren't serious. At least I hope you aren't.

[JMV JustMyView]

I know you aren't serious. At least I hope you aren't.

That is what I over heard while at Academy. I sure hope that it isn't true. Was just asking if anyone heard the same?

[Reality Check]

Maybe coach Bab and Talbort will move over to softball. Over heard someone talking about this today at Academy.

Maybe this is the news that MAT has been telling us to wait for about baseball.

[DaddyCajun]

UL average attendance 1736, 7th in the country
UAB average attendance 507, 46th in the country

What am I missing?

They are very close friends with the UAB coach and they are both being paid at UAB!

[covcaj]

UL average attendance 1736, 7th in the country
UAB average attendance 507, 46th in the country

What am I missing?

i have never been a coach of any sort at any LEVEL (i GUESS THAT MAKES ME AN EXPERT), BUT i'M GOING TO TAKE A WILD GUESS THAT ATTENDANCE IS SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LIST WITH THE COLOR OF MY OFFICE IN DETERMINING WHERE i WANT TO COACH. THAT IS, NEITHER ARE IMPORTANT TO MAKING THAT DECISION, AND BOTH CAN BE CHANGED. (Sorry, I touch type, didn't see that cap lock was on and too lazy to rewrite.)

[Boomer]

i have never been a coach of any sort at any LEVEL (i GUESS THAT MAKES ME AN EXPERT), BUT i'M GOING TO TAKE A WILD GUESS THAT ATTENDANCE IS SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LIST WITH THE COLOR OF MY OFFICE IN DETERMINING WHERE i WANT TO COACH. THAT IS, NEITHER ARE IMPORTANT TO MAKING THAT DECISION, AND BOTH CAN BE CHANGED. (Sorry, I touch type, didn't see that cap lock was on and too lazy to rewrite.)

.......yes we can see that you have never coached......in my first gig, I was so disappointed in lack of attendance that I wrote a fight song, played and sang it for the student body, and encouraged them to be a part of it at games!!!