Dylan Alton News

[RoarLions1]

 

[PSU Mike]

Sounds like a good move. Congrats to Dylan!

 

[Glen]

When do the Spyker notes begin on this thread. Really, this is a anything but wrestling board at this point.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

When do the Spyker notes begin on this thread. Really, this is a anything but wrestling board at this point.

To quote the Wire, Spyker (and his numerous alter egos) needs to get Got.

 

[jtothemfp]

I'd been curious what he'd been up to! Last I'd heard was Army, but wasn't sure what all he did. That Rider press release, reposted by Intermat, was helpful in that regard:

Following his graduation from Penn State, Alton served for two years as Assistant Coach for the West Point Wrestling Club. He was responsible for the team's business activities such as budgeting, fundraising, and organizing travel plans. Alton was also accountable for recruiting high school talent to West Point by cold calling and regular home visits to introduce the wrestler and their family to the program. He facilitated daily team practices and conducted targeted workouts to reach and maximize full potential. Alton directed individual study sessions with wrestlers to analyze match-film and prepare plans of action for each upcoming match.
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Now, can some of you all remind me how 'Volunteer Assistant Coach' positions play out? Does it depend on the school & how much money they have, or is it a pretty common practice across the board, that they get paid something? tia.

 

[RoarLions1]

I'd been curious what he'd been up to! Last I'd heard was Army, but wasn't sure what all he did. That Rider press release, reposted by Intermat, was helpful in that regard:

Following his graduation from Penn State, Alton served for two years as Assistant Coach for the West Point Wrestling Club. He was responsible for the team's business activities such as budgeting, fundraising, and organizing travel plans. Alton was also accountable for recruiting high school talent to West Point by cold calling and regular home visits to introduce the wrestler and their family to the program. He facilitated daily team practices and conducted targeted workouts to reach and maximize full potential. Alton directed individual study sessions with wrestlers to analyze match-film and prepare plans of action for each upcoming match.
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Now, can some of you all remind me how 'Volunteer Assistant Coach' positions play out? Does it depend on the school & how much money they have, or is it a pretty common practice across the board, that they get paid something? tia.

These 3 sections hopefully answer your questions, from the Rulebook...

11.01.6 Coach, Volunteer. [A] In sports other than football and basketball, a volunteer coach is any coach who
does not receive compensation or remuneration from the institution’s athletics department or any organization funded in whole or in part by the athletics department or that is involved primarily in the promotion of the institution’s athletics program (e.g., booster club, athletics foundation association). The following provisions
shall apply:
(a) The individual is prohibited from contacting and evaluating prospective student-athletes off campus or from scouting opponents off campus and may not perform recruiting coordination functions (see Bylaw 11.7.2).

(b) The individual may receive a maximum of two complimentary tickets to home athletics contests in the coach’s sport.

(c) The individual may receive complimentary meals incidental to organized team activities (e.g., pre- or postgame meals, occasional meals, but not training table meals) or meals provided during a prospective student athlete’s official visit, provided the individual dines with the prospective student-athlete.

11.7.6 Limitations on Number of Coaches and Off-Campus Recruiters. There shall be a limit on
the number of coaches (other than graduate assistant coaches per Bylaws 11.01.3 and 11.01.4, student assistant coaches per Bylaw 11.01.5 and volunteer coaches per Bylaw 11.01.6) who may be employed by an institution and
who may contact or evaluate prospective student-athletes off campus in each sport as follows:

Sport Limit Sport Limit (all removed, except Wrestling)
Wrestling................................................. 3

and...

11.7.6.2.3 Volunteer Coach. [A] In sports other than football, basketball, women’s equestrian, women’s rowing, swimming and diving and women’s triathlon, a member institution may use the services of one volunteer coach (per Bylaw 11.01.6). Indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and cross country are separate sports for purposes of this provision. In sports in which the NCAA conducts separate men’s and women’s championships, a combined men’s and women’s program may use two volunteer coaches.

Sooooo...volunteers are unpaid as employees, and are limited in number (1 for wrestling). These rules keep the playing field level.

 

[Creek Side]

So Nick S is going to be coached by Dylan at Rider... very interesting...

 

[PSUer1989]

So I am missing something, then. It said he was responsible for recruiting HS talent in the blurb, but the rules specifically prohibit that?

 

[El-Jefe]

So I am missing something, then. It said he was responsible for recruiting HS talent in the blurb, but the rules specifically prohibit that?

He's a Volunteer Assistant at Rider, but that's not the job he held at Army -- was a regular Assistant Coach there.

 

[PSUer1989]

He's a Volunteer Assistant at Rider, but that's not the job he held at Army -- was a regular Assistant Coach there.

Thanks! Reading comprehension suffering with back to school craziness!