CHATTER: CITY COACHES WEARY OF RECRUITING VEILED AS TRANSFERRING.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer Some City Section baseball coaches are tired of seeing players ``transfer,'' regarding many such moves as thinly veiled recruiting. ``Too many kids are moving,'' Granada Hills coach Steve Thompson Steve Thompson or Steven Thompson may be:
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , or the parents are looking for, kids to play now. Instant gratification. With few exceptions, a kid has to play a year or two before you prove you can play on the varsity.'' Cleveland of Reseda coach Joe Cascione believes coaches have much to do with the trend. He said some coaches, including himself, focus too much on the wins and losses rather than learning how to play as a team, improving skills and having fun. ``We want to teach competitiveness, but we lose sight of the fact these kids are 14 to 18 and they're not in college. Parents are still driving them,'' Cascione said. ... Former major-league pitcher Bret Saberhagen's son Drew plays for Calabasas. But coach Rick Nathanson said Bret, who helps with the varsity on the Coyotes' nonplaying days, won't coach on game days because he wants to watch his son. ... Former Cal State Northridge football coach Jeff Kearin already has started implementing his offense as Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. City College's offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during . Coach Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. DiPoalo is expected to retire next season, at which time Kearin will take over. ``I like that fact that Carmen and (athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic ) Ben Partee are both there with one thing in mind and that's to bring Santa Barbara City College As of 2004, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 17,000. It is currently led by President John Romo, who will be retiring at the end of Spring 2008 after seven years with the institution. back to one of the elite programs in the state,'' Kearin said. ``That really excites me. That's why I'm in this business - to try to do it right and be a champion.'' ... Former Palmdale pitcher Matt Harrington Matt Harrington (born February 1, 1982) is a baseball player who holds the record for the most times being chosen in the Major League Baseball amateur draft. Between 2000 and 2004, Harrington, a top prospect coming out of high school, was chosen in all five drafts, but never signed will report to the San Diego Padres' spring-training site next week in Peoria, Ariz., according to his former coach, Lance Pierson. Without a contract, Harrington will throw in front of Padres officials, who won't sign him until they see what he can do, Pierson said. ... Baseball alumni games: Harvard-Westlake is having its game Saturday at 11 a.m. at Franklin Field in Encino. Information: Coach Tim Cunningham, (818) 487-6679. Granada Hills is holding its game at the same time at the high school. Information: Steve Thompson, (818) 360-2361, Ext. 385. Staff writers Jill Painter and Chris Cocoles contributed to this report. |
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