With the departure of boys basketball coach Cade Knutson to Bishop Manogue, Fernley High School has now opened the job posting for a new head boys basketball coach.
In addition, the school is also looking for a head girls track coach, assistant boys basketball coach and an assistant cheer coach.
Knutson was hired in April to replace Luke Babbitt as the new head coach at Bishop Manogue. Babbitt resigned after the past season, saying he wanted to spend more time with his children.
At the time, Fernley Athletic Director Paul Sullivan said he was not going to post the job opening until all coaching vacancies for the upcoming fall season had been filled.
In replacing Knutson, Fernley will be trying to replace the coach who led the Vaqueros to the longest period of sustained success in program history, with four consecutive state tournament appearances, including two straight trips to the state championship game. The Vaqueros went undefeated in league play three times in four years, compiling a 38-2 league record.
"That kind of sustained excellence comes from a coach who puts the team, the school and the standard above everything else," Sullivan said.
Lyon County School District does not treat coaching as part of a regular teaching contract. Under the district’s negotiated agreement with the Lyon County Education Association, coaching positions are separate contracts from a teacher’s base salary. Coaching positions are posted and must remain open for at least seven days. Licensed teachers receive first consideration before positions are opened to the public. If no licensed teacher is hired, the job is then posted publicly.
Sullivan said he will be looking for a coach with a championship pedigree and big-game experience who can use scouting and film study to break down opponents’ tendencies and gain an edge on the competition.
Comment
Comments