Who cares, only a matter of time before the entire sports program at Hofstra goes Div. 3. The admin only cares about saving money, and that has been largely at the expense of their athletic program. Why do you think they hired SS. She was being interviewed for the graduate assistant position, and they decided they could get her really cheap, so they offered her the head coaching job. They even got her cheap in her 10 year deal.
You seem to have a lot of insight into the finances of a private universities athletic budget. Do you work at the university or what? Private universities usually do not disclose their budgets or pay for their employees like a public university does. How do you know how much Coach Smith makes?
I have been involved in the private funding of Hofstra for many years. Alum and now have access to administration connections made as a donator. Being a former football player there it is very disappointing that the athletic program has gone the way it has. That being said I am not a Fan of her being the head coach of the team because I felt/feel she lacked the maturity to do so. Would/will she be a great coach? Yes, just not at Hofstra, she will be great at her next position when she learns from her mistakes. It is no fault of her own, as she would of been a fool not to take the position offered. At 23 years old when she took the position, and even now she lacks the maturity to fulfil her obligation by knowing when not to react emotionally. She needs to transition her playing emotional response or at least learn to not say anything until she calms down, and look at each situation as a whole and learn how to guide her team using each setback, never letting them off the hook, but turn it into a learning situation. She has trouble using athletics to teach real world skills to our student athletes. All the great Coaches in any sport coached more than their sports, the coached life lessons and these life lessons are the ones that turn out championships teams. Those type of coaches have a draw to their personalities that athletes want to be a part of. She has a way to go. She will eventually get there, but like I said it will be at her next coaching position down the road a ways.
Well said. I believe she needs to distance herself from her father in a lot of her decision making.
I can't help but think that someone here once said not every great player makes a great coach. I agree with taking the daddy ear piece out, and it's also important to remember her ego has been so pumped up that it must be challenging for her to accept she has to learn to stop blaming these kids for her lack of winning. Maybe the new (ear) assistants will help get the team on track to a successful season
Great players can make great coaches if they have had the upbringing to do so. SS was a gifted athlete who was ahead of her time athletically. If you look now there are many players who can do what she did, but the bar now is so much higher, thanks to players like Shannon. Unfortunate to say, she couldn't remain relevant on the National Team for long, with much of the young blood behind her.
She definitely needs to distance herself from her father professionally, and Hofstra is helping her do that. He has embarrassed her on numerous occasions with both his actions and things he has said and done that have come back to the school in the form of complaints from the biggest athletic donors. His actions with the club program the run have shone her in a negative light snd she's been called to the AD's office on more than one occasion to answer concerns. He is not supposed to be around current Rostered Hofstra players and students without SS's supervision. That includes girls they use at their clinics and events. This was a condition put in place after what I would call a misunderstanding of youth vs. an old school guy. I respect what he did following 9/11 and his past is a big reason why he hasn't been distanced more as a condition of her employment.
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