Warren's Mark Duckworth Wins 400th Game
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:58 am
Thought I would share this over from Facebook to here, congratulations Coach Duckworth!
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Well said Johnny Quest! I read the sarcasm in many of the posts about " counting freshmen/jv coaching W's ... records" ... "programs" are built from the ground up - ie. from the younger ages up to the varsity ... when I look at THE best programs in SE Ohio - the Warrens, the Logan Elms, the North Adams, the Fairlands, one of the constants is consistency in the coaching/and in Warren's case the longevity of the coaching from the grade school ages/junior high grades with Rod Padgitt, up through the Freshmen/JV/ and Varsity - if you've gone to Warren since 1999-2000 through today it's the same coaching staff with very few changes ... Duck has been a BIG part of this staff and has helped build Warren's boys basketball into an outstanding "program" - hard to put together a group of coaches who stay coaching for over 20 years, who compliment each others skills but a group that buys into a single philosophy built on the fundamentals of the game first, building the character of the kids as they grow into young men with the concept of "family" - consistency/longevity ... Coach Rod Padgitt at the 7th/8th grade levels/9-12 with Coach Duckworth/Coach Jerry Mitchem/Coach Terry Coffman through to 25 year head coach Coach Blane Maddox ... yep if you have 400 Wins you HAVE BEEN doing it a long time, and if you've been doing it a long time on the same coaching staff/same school district - it usually points to a successful "program" ...Johnny Quest wrote: βSat Jan 06, 2024 8:06 am Congrats Mark! You have been a positive influence on hundreds of young men. For that, myself and many other parents are grateful. I would bet Blaine is extremely thankful for Duck's contribution to the program and his knack to develop our children. GO BLUE ! side note: I would also bet both Blaine and Mark give props to Coach Rod and all that have assisted.
Very well said, Pfloyd.pfloyd wrote: βSat Jan 06, 2024 12:55 pmWell said Johnny Quest! I read the sarcasm in many of the posts about " counting freshmen/jv coaching W's ... records" ... "programs" are built from the ground up - ie. from the younger ages up to the varsity ... when I look at THE best programs in SE Ohio - the Warrens, the Logan Elms, the North Adams, the Fairlands, one of the constants is consistency in the coaching/and in Warren's case the longevity of the coaching from the grade school ages/junior high grades with Rod Padgitt, up through the Freshmen/JV/ and Varsity - if you've gone to Warren since 1999-2000 through today it's the same coaching staff with very few changes ... Duck has been a BIG part of this staff and has helped build Warren's boys basketball into an outstanding "program" - hard to put together a group of coaches who stay coaching for over 20 years, who compliment each others skills but a group that buys into a single philosophy built on the fundamentals of the game first, building the character of the kids as they grow into young men with the concept of "family" - consistency/longevity ... Coach Rod Padgitt at the 7th/8th grade levels/9-12 with Coach Duckworth/Coach Jerry Mitchem/Coach Terry Coffman through to 25 year head coach Coach Blane Maddox ... yep if you have 400 Wins you HAVE BEEN doing it a long time, and if you've been doing it a long time on the same coaching staff/same school district - it usually points to a successful "program" ...Johnny Quest wrote: βSat Jan 06, 2024 8:06 am Congrats Mark! You have been a positive influence on hundreds of young men. For that, myself and many other parents are grateful. I would bet Blaine is extremely thankful for Duck's contribution to the program and his knack to develop our children. GO BLUE ! side note: I would also bet both Blaine and Mark give props to Coach Rod and all that have assisted.