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[QUOTE="OrangeMuskyFish, post: 40155, member: 261"]
I am just trying to point out an odd contradiction. You take it upon yourself to minimize the difference between high-level coaches and lower level coaches, but then crush the title of American Legion coach vs a HS coach. Just seems backwards to me, and I would guess, most people.

Also, why are you mentioning so many individuals? Leach, Dotterrer, Messeer, and Auriemma, etc. The Dotterrer line especially. Trying to make it sound like I was comparing two- years of legion ball with 20+ years of HS coaching isn't an honest recount of what I said. Anyway, Perhaps I have forgotten by now, but I thought the main debate was whether on not everyday folk could coach at a high level, and then that also split into just how important it was to have played at a high level to coach there. It's an argument of generalities, of course there are going to be exceptions to the rule. Surely there are many who could have gone on to a higher level, but felt a stronger attachment to things such as community, family, working with younger kids, or just plain old not wanting to struggle their way up the ladder. But by making that choice, they traded in the opportunity to join the thousands of individuals trying to make it to the highest levels, and the chance to prove how far up the hierarchy they could really get.
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