Comments on: A gathering of family and friends: Ray Crawford Jr. signing last night at J. Butler’s on HP Road

By: KC

KC — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:33 +0000

Great article on a big time future player. Don’t start bashing Gaski, might not have been informed about the gathering. How many college coaches were present at the other local signings? Alot of times schools and families hold these events to thank themselves and get recognition. There is nothing wrong with it. Sort of helps the school and recruit future stars. When your players sign with major colleges others might want to follow. Families will move, legally I hope.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:17 +0000

I wondered about that too. I would have been nice to see a UNCG rep at the signing.

By: coach

coach — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:09:26 +0000

Was Gaski not there? par for the course

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:20:55 +0000

Andy is exactly right. You could be Joe Girardi or Joe Torre and could not coach in Guilford County because you are not staff. Instead they would give the job to anyone who applies and meets the employment standards. Guilford County has some outstanding on faculty coaches but some of the schoold need help. Hiring inexperienced coaches just for the sake of hiring a staff member shows how our school system is regressing instead of progressing. I still say they should let the kids choose where they want to go like Forsyth County. I think one of the things most guilford county coaches do not do is to help get their players to the next level. Not to ention any names, their is one coach in guilford county who does not coach high school ball but should, knows how to get his players to the next level. He has credentials to prove it. Congratulations to Ray Crawford for his scholarship. I am sure he will be an asset to UNC-G.

By: Just Saying

Just Saying — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:15:30 +0000

The scenario you discussed above has happened elsewhere too…..The AD or Principle don’t care about what you have done for the program in the past, or your knowledge, they must follow the rules, sad but true. Anyway, congrats to Ray Crawford Jr…..

By: Ray Crawford Sr.

Ray Crawford Sr. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:13:55 +0000

Andy just want to say thanks for your support of Ray and the entire Baseball Family.
I dont think you will ever find a better group of people than the one you saw last night.
We are committed to our Coach and the the Dudley Baseball Program. We will continue to work hard to put this program on the map just like Football and Basketball.
Andy thanks again and keep doing what you do for all the kids in this area they are blessed to have you.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:59:43 +0000

I think it is one of those deals where Larry does not teach at Dudley, but he is a teacher, I believe in the Alamance County School System or at ACC/Alamance Community College…..

Larry would have to re-apply for the Dudley head job and he would have a chance to get the re-hire if no other candidates in the Guilford County School System stepped up and wanted/applied for the job….

If a Guilford County Middle School teacher decided they were interested and they applied, even though they wouldn’t have the experience that Coach Farrer has with the Dudley program, the Middle School teacher would have a better shot at the job since they are in the Guilford County System.

It is not about the job requirements any more, first priorites are that you be an employee of the Guilford County School System. That in a sense is what happened at Northern in baseball.

The Northern Middle School teacher/coach will be the Northern HS head baseball coach and Coach Smith will be his assistant, since Coach Smith is not employed by the Guilford County School System.

If I have 15 years experience coaching girl’s basketball at say, Allen Jay High School and I am not employed at AJHS, if one of the other teachers in the GCS decides to go after that job, then I am toast and will no longer be coaching the Jaybirds…..

I would be out at Allen Jay and the Guilford County Schools System employee would have the job since I don’t teach or work in the system…..

Allen Jay is a former GCS and it fits nicely for this discussion and I’m not trying to root out somebody else’s job at one of the exsisting schools…

By: 77 Hornet

77 Hornet — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:39:51 +0000

Andy,
I saw on the GCS website that Dudley has an opening for head baseball coach. If Larry Farrer isn’t coming back, what about Ray SR?