The Yellow Jackets have at least eight head coaching positions open
June 29, 2010
By Joe Williams, ORLANDO SENTINEL
LEESBURG — One down, at least eight more head coaching positions to go.
Randy Trivers has started his job as Leesburg's head football coach, but school administrators still are searching for replacements for coaches in other sports, including several fall sports.
Leesburg assistant principal Dominick Clayton, who oversees the school's athletic program, had his hands filled Monday morning carrying around manila folders packed with job applicants interested in filling the vacant positions.
"The response has been overwhelming. It is a testament to the community," Clayton said.
The vacancies that exist in fall sports are bowling, boys cross country and girls golf. The winter sports have an opening for a head boys basketball coach and a girls head junior varsity coach. Spring sports openings exist for softball, boys track and field and boys tennis.
In addition to the coaching vacancies, Leesburg also has replaced longtime husband and wife athletic directors Randy and Georgette Wilson, who resigned at the end of the year. Chris Engle and Joan Gobourne are the new ADs.
Clayton has mulled over more than 50 applicants for the boys basketball coaching position, which opened when Colt McDowell stepped down. Leesburg has advertised the vacancy on the Florida High School Athletic Association's website, and Clayton said about half the basketball candidates are from out of state.
"The fall sports are the top priority, but the goal is to get all these positions filled by the start of the [school] year,'' Clayton said. "That way, the kids know who the coach is."
Clayton said he will advertise the softball position on the FHSAA website soon. That spot became open when Brittany Scott left to take the same position at Eustis.
In addition to hiring head coaches, there are several vacancies for assistant coaches.
Read Joe Williams' blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/varsityblog and e-mail him at jwilliams@orlandosentinel.com.
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