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Football: Allman to coach U.S. in global all-star game
Monday, August 16, 2010
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USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, has named Westlake’s Darren Allman the head coach of the United States’ 2011 Under-19 National Team in football.
Allman will lead Team USA in the “Team USA vs. The World” game that will be played in Austin in early 2011, an annual international friendly matching USA Football’s Under-19 National Team – composed of graduating high school seniors – against a “world” team composed of athletes spanning as many as four continents. Both teams will field a 45-player roster, all of whom are 19 and under. Details regarding Austin training sites for each team, player rosters and ticket information will be announced in the months ahead.
Westlake’s head football coach and the Eanes school district athletic director, Allman has enjoyed success in Texas high school football as both a coach and student-athlete.
Allman led Westlake to a 13-3 record and a berth in the Class Division I title game last season, his first at the school. His overall coaching record is 51-14 (.785), which includes four seasons as head coach at his alma mater, Odessa Permian (2005-08). Allman coached Permian to a pair of district titles and reached the regional finals in three consecutive years. In 2008, Allman was named District 3-5A Coach of the Year and was selected coach the North Team in the Texas High School Association’s All-Star Game. In 2006 and 2007, he was named All-West Texas Coach of the Year. As a student-athlete at Permian, Allman was part of Panther teams that earned a Class 5A state championship in 1984 and a state runner-up finish in 1985, his sophomore and junior years, respectively.
Allman will select his Team USA coaching staff during the course of the 2010 high school football season. USA Football is currently accepting Team USA coach nominations and applications at www.usafootball.com/teamusa.
“Representing the United States in any facet is a tremendous honor and doing so within a sport that is so important to me is an opportunity – and responsibility – that excites me,” Allman said. “We will be intent on winning, but we will also celebrate the uncommon bonds and energy that only football can generate in us with the World team, which will come to Austin from all corners of the globe.”
“Darren Allman personifies everything we sought in Team USA’s head coach,” USA Football executive director Scott Hallenbeck said. “Beyond his brilliant record and long list of accolades, he leads his program with class and integrity.
“Players in this game are football’s future, which has never been brighter than it is today with nearly 60 countries on five continents playing our favorite sport. Our languages and cultures may differentiate us, but we’re united through our passion for football and the team-oriented values that it inspires.”
USA Football is America’s delegate to the International Federation of American Football. USA Football is also the official football development partner of the NFL, the NFL Players Association and each of the league’s 32 teams. The World team and coaching staff will be assembled by IFAF. Established in 1998 and based in France, IFAF is composed of 58 nations across five continents. Each of IFAF’s 59 member countries possesses a national federation dedicated solely to football.
Participation in “Team USA vs. The World” is recognized as a U.S. National Team competition by the NCAA and not an all-star game.
USA Football will determine its roster of 45 players by December through scouting evaluations and nominations submitted to www.usafootball.com/teamusa. USA Football will accept nominations from players, coaches and parents. In addition to being among America’s top high school senior football players, Team USA athletes will personify football’s inherent values of teamwork and leadership befitting a national team.
The “Team USA vs. The World” series kicked off this past January in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where Team USA earned a 17-0 victory before a national television audience.
We’re wondering if Coaching Concepts (Allman’s business venture with bond committee chair David Perkins) has an interest in this venture. We’re also wondering how Coach Allman’s time requirements for this project will impact the time and attention he should be focusing on his highly paid Eanes ISD job responsibilities.
Wow! The coach-bashing didn’t take long this time! We get it ‘time out’, you and several others in the community don’t like our WHS coaches. How about, “Congradts Coach Allman, we’re proud that the head coach of our local high school will be representing the United States in this game!”
Get a life “time out” – this is a great honor for Coach Allman, our kids, and our Westlake community and it has nothing to do with Coaching Concepts – read the article, this is an honor of USA football. If you knew anything about USA football or Coaching Concepts you would not even have to address this with your cheap comment. Just another attempt at a cheap shot by your little group of mal-contents. Not only does coach Allman put in far more time than required for his Eanes ISD responsibility year round but he is a man of intregrity that has had a great impact on the kids in our community in just over a year’s time. He is respected by students, parents, and community leaders throughout Westlake. It would be nice if one time your little group would recognize what a great school district we have and honor the people and students that are involved in making it that way.
Aren’t we paying Allman as Head Coach and Athletic Director? And he’s allowed to run a private business and accept other coaching positions? Appears that this is a part time job for Allman with a full time salary. Maybe it’s time for TASB to take a page from the Lisa S. playbook … time to review Allman’s part-time job to determine whether it’s exempt or non-exempt.
Let’s face it, most of the people who criticize the athletic pursuits at Westlake are parents who wish their kids could play a sport. Of course, they would never admit that, not even to themselves.
There is no question this appointment is an honor for Coach Allman, nice job! But is this really an ‘athletics hater’ concern? The time requirements for football head coach/athletic director in any school are huge. It’s tough to imagine being able to effectively manage the the responsibilities of Allman’s three full time jobs. If my student’s math teacher was attempting to shoulder a full academic schedule, manage a separate private business venture and at the same time coach the national math olympiad team for international competition, I’d be equally concerned about the compromised quality of classroom experience.
That’s right, Agre. We’re all just wishing little Johnny could run the ball. What a crock. People on this list are arguing that EISD has lost its financial sanity, they are not picking on sports. The football coach is in a SPORTS business with the man hand picked by Dr. Wellman to “test” the bond with the public. The Administration will not, even to Board members, release the true cost of the sports programs, even as it cuts teachers and academic programs.
And you think people are mad because Emily can’t be on the volley ball team.
What an idiotic, myopic, and frankly weird response. Maybe you’re living vicariously by making your child play sports, but many of us are just wanting to know why sports are sacrosanct in EISD but academic programs that help more kids get ready for college are on the chopping board.
Okay everyone. There are some legitimate reasons that too much money and power goes to the football team, and there are some malcontents that would love to end all sports programs at WHS. However, to say, Agre, that people who criticize it, just are mad their children don’t play sports is like saying those who play sports are mad their children are too dumb to be in honors classes and won’t go to a good college and make money. After all, I don’t think that Michael Dell or any of the other bazillionaires that live in this area were on their high school football teams. LOL!
i agree with “that didn’t take long” and “VOR”. here is a coach running a staff of 14 other capable coaches that is bringing even more visibility to an already nationally reknowned program. how many new college recruiters are going to know about Westlake now? until he turns in a sub 500 season, we should do nothing but encourage and support Coach Allman and God bless his capitalist instincts. i hope he helps instill them in my son who is now playing for him. Allman is a winner in every aspect of life, so embrace it!
Running a business and helping organize a coaching clinic are two very different things. (What I’m saying is that Allman isn’t “running a business”; he’s helping organize a coaches clinic.
Secondly, how do you know that he’s getting paid for working the USA vs The World game? If you don’t know for sure, you are one sorry person to throw around such an accusation.
All in all, go gripe about something else. Lord knows the Westlake community is good at that.
You can’t possibly be serious, Agre. So you think people who believe that EISD is acting irresponsible all just secretly wishing little Johnny could run the ball. You just ignore the fact that the football coach–who I’m sure is a perfectly good guy–is in a SPORTS business with the man hand picked by Dr. Wellman to “test” the bond with the public. Can you not see the conflict of interest? And you choose not to acknowledge that EISD Administration will not release the true cost of any programs–sports included–even as it cuts teachers and, by extension, academic programs.
And you think people are just acting out because Emily can’t be on the volley ball team.
What an idiotic, myopic, and frankly weird response. It is a legitimate question to ask why sports funding is sacrosanct in EISD but academic programs on the chopping board.
Guess you don’t want to answer that: you obviously prefer watching little Johnny run the ball. Personally, I want my kid to be able to go to a great college.
From Seriously: “Personally, I want my kid to be able to go to a great college.”
Some students can play a sport AND go to a great college. And more power to them.
It is a great honor and congratulations are in order and all that. I just wish our academic classes had the same teacher to student ratio as the football team.
How much time is Allman spending during the school day at Eanes working on Team USA and Coaching Concepts? Take a moment to consider the obvious. Would the taxpayers in Eanes ISD be as thrilled if our superintendent was spending time away from her contracted Eanes job responsibilities to further her personal goals via privately funded gigs working as a lobbyist, education consultant or the like?
you guys are selfish you should congratulate him for this honor this isnt a high school this is the USA and yes footballs important to this community its the life of this community where are you on a friday night? your either at the game taking your kid to the game picking up your kid from the game or listening to the game and our coach was honored so why not share him with the whole USA its not like we are lending him to Lake Travis or Austin High