Measuring athletic success at a SA is tough, whether it is club, NCAA, or D1 football.
What are the absolute goals? Conference, regional, or national success is important. However, developing leaders of character is the stated mission. Producing future leaders for the Army is paramount but there are many elements that are factors must be considered. How do you evaluate a coach or a program?
What’s more important; a winning conference/national record vs high graduation rate and performance in the corps? Performance in the Army is the main goal but adds many factors beyond a coaches control. It’s hard to measure or determine cause and effect?
Where is the magic marker that describes a successful program/coach? Army/Navy record? Conference record? Team QPA? Number of leaders in the corps? Number of Combat Arms grads? Retention rate in the Army?
Does a high representation of leaders in the corps mean anything?
Does a high winning record mean anything?
Does a winning record versus the other SAs help?
Good donor relations?
Good parent relations?
Good national image?
What else are we looking for?
What are the absolute goals? Conference, regional, or national success is important. However, developing leaders of character is the stated mission. Producing future leaders for the Army is paramount but there are many elements that are factors must be considered. How do you evaluate a coach or a program?
What’s more important; a winning conference/national record vs high graduation rate and performance in the corps? Performance in the Army is the main goal but adds many factors beyond a coaches control. It’s hard to measure or determine cause and effect?
Where is the magic marker that describes a successful program/coach? Army/Navy record? Conference record? Team QPA? Number of leaders in the corps? Number of Combat Arms grads? Retention rate in the Army?
Does a high representation of leaders in the corps mean anything?
Does a high winning record mean anything?
Does a winning record versus the other SAs help?
Good donor relations?
Good parent relations?
Good national image?
What else are we looking for?
