Justin Robichaux Leaving Louisiana to coach High School

[bbhstiger5]

Coaching is always #1. Football and basketball aren't necessarily putting out a ton of D1 talent. They play extremely well as teams and buy into successful, proven systems.

Teamwork and discipline make a huge difference no matter the circumstances

[Cajunrunner]

Kim Broussard is also a very good athletic director and represents the program extremely well.

[CajunVic]

What would you say makes that school so successful in athletics? Coaching? Money? Or both?

coaching, coaching, coaching

remember years ago the Knights wanted to build an indoor practice and weight facility

the administration wanted a library so they got nothing

its definitely not money at the high school level

which is why there was little success winning state in baseball

[CajunVic]

Kim Broussard is also a very good athletic director and represents the program extremely well.

the AD, head basketball coach and head football coaches have been there for ages and are all older and at the end of their careers

this may also be something that was looked at by JR (or maybe promised to him) in making his decision

[CajunAmos]

Who should we go after?

Someone who can attract high level pitchers

[bbhstiger5]

Someone who can attract high level pitchers

Agreed

[JMV JustMyView]

Someone who can attract high level pitchers

I would prefer someone with a pitcher development background. Someone who can take a B type pitcher and get them to an elite A type level.

[zephyr]

Rumors bro.

Not really. It's difficult to coach there. It just is but especially for baseball. I don't need to get into the details of why because most people see it.

[zephyr]

Hargis didn't endear himself to the parents and big money baseball donors at STM.

Which is a polite way to say he didn't put up with any parent B.S. Baseball seems to be the worst sport, in H.S., in regards to parental engagement with players and coaches. Coach Thibodeaux was similar at TCH. They wanted to coach a certain way and just didn't have the capacity to deal with kids and parents who may have thought they were deserving of something they may not be.

[CajunVic]

baseball is one of the toughest sports to manage because unlike basketball or football there is not free substitution

once you are out you are out and if you are not a starter you are probably not getting in other than in the pitching position

at least softball has a little more flexible substitution rules

[JMV JustMyView]

Kim Broussard is also a very good athletic director and represents the program extremely well.

Really? So say he would rather the top nine donors play versus the best nine players playing. (S)end (T)he (M)oney!

[JMV JustMyView]

Not really. It's difficult to coach there. It just is but especially for baseball. I don't need to get into the details of why because most people see it.

I can talk to Broc and find out.