Dave Walker leaving Martinsburg
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WOW. Confused at why he would want to go there? 4 1/2 hours from Martinsburg.
a Team that's last Head Coach was 7-37 coming off of a 1-10 2019 Season. 2-9 2018 Season. 2-9 2017 Season and another 2-9 season in 2016
They play in he MEC with Frostburg State at the D2 Level, I would of thought if he wanted to Coach in College that he could do much better than that.
a Team that's last Head Coach was 7-37 coming off of a 1-10 2019 Season. 2-9 2018 Season. 2-9 2017 Season and another 2-9 season in 2016
They play in he MEC with Frostburg State at the D2 Level, I would of thought if he wanted to Coach in College that he could do much better than that.
after looking it up, I see that he was from Pineville an hour and 14 minutes from Athens WV where Concord is Located, so I guess good for home as he and the family get to go back home
I would think that has a lot to do with it. I'm sure he's been offered other and better jobs the last few years. Nothing for him to prove at Martinsburg. Turned Martisburg from a mediocre program into a powerhouse. Maybe the challenge of building from the ground up at his home area school appealed to him.
I wish Coach Walker the best. I watched him build East Hardy from a program that could not win a football game into a Class A playoff team. Then he took an underachieving Martinsburg program and built into a AAA powerhouse.
He is also a good man and well respected in the coaching circles. I hope his new job works out well for him.
He is also a good man and well respected in the coaching circles. I hope his new job works out well for him.
If its true that's some big shoes to fill. Best area coach there has ever been. Hands down!
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By Joe Brocato in High School Sports, News, Sports | December 23, 2019 at 1:42PM
ATHENS, W.Va. — After engineering an unprecedented run of success at Martinsburg High School, Dave Walker is set for a new challenge at the collegiate level. Walker was introduced as the 20th head coach at Concord University Monday morning. Walker grew up in the Wyoming County town of Pineville.
“I grew up about an hour from here and it feels good to be home,” Walker said. “It is a new beginning for me and I can’t express how excited I am.”
Walker just completed another state championship season with the Martinsburg Bulldogs. MHS claimed their fourth consecutive unbeaten season earlier this month, with a 49-21 win over Cabell Midland in the Class AAA state championship game. Walker led MHS to eight titles in ten years and the program has won 56 consecutive games.
“The years I had at Martinsburg High School are precious to me. This is an exciting time for me but this is also a sad time. I feel like this is something I needed to explore.”
“For me personally, I am at a point in my life where I needed to do something different. I have accomplished everything I could as a high school football coach. I think the challenge for me is what is exciting. This is a great fit for both of us.”
Walker also led East Hardy to seven consecutive playoff appearances prior to arriving at Martinsburg. He takes over a Concord program that has won just seven games in the past four seasons.
“How do you change the culture? You win,” Walker said. “Obviously we are going to work hard and bring great players in. But we also want to develop the ones that are already here.”
“I definitely think we need to get the best talent in the state of West Virginia. If they are not signing a Division 1 letter of intent, they need to be here at Concord University. That’s definitely a goal.”
Walker says he will utilize similar offensive and defensive philosophies to what he installed at Martinsburg while tailoring them to his personnel.
“We will be using a lot of the same schemes. Football is football. The ‘RPO’ schemes, the spread offenses, we will do the same things and expand on them somewhat.”
By Joe Brocato in High School Sports, News, Sports | December 23, 2019 at 1:42PM
ATHENS, W.Va. — After engineering an unprecedented run of success at Martinsburg High School, Dave Walker is set for a new challenge at the collegiate level. Walker was introduced as the 20th head coach at Concord University Monday morning. Walker grew up in the Wyoming County town of Pineville.
“I grew up about an hour from here and it feels good to be home,” Walker said. “It is a new beginning for me and I can’t express how excited I am.”
Walker just completed another state championship season with the Martinsburg Bulldogs. MHS claimed their fourth consecutive unbeaten season earlier this month, with a 49-21 win over Cabell Midland in the Class AAA state championship game. Walker led MHS to eight titles in ten years and the program has won 56 consecutive games.
“The years I had at Martinsburg High School are precious to me. This is an exciting time for me but this is also a sad time. I feel like this is something I needed to explore.”
“For me personally, I am at a point in my life where I needed to do something different. I have accomplished everything I could as a high school football coach. I think the challenge for me is what is exciting. This is a great fit for both of us.”
Walker also led East Hardy to seven consecutive playoff appearances prior to arriving at Martinsburg. He takes over a Concord program that has won just seven games in the past four seasons.
“How do you change the culture? You win,” Walker said. “Obviously we are going to work hard and bring great players in. But we also want to develop the ones that are already here.”
“I definitely think we need to get the best talent in the state of West Virginia. If they are not signing a Division 1 letter of intent, they need to be here at Concord University. That’s definitely a goal.”
Walker says he will utilize similar offensive and defensive philosophies to what he installed at Martinsburg while tailoring them to his personnel.
“We will be using a lot of the same schemes. Football is football. The ‘RPO’ schemes, the spread offenses, we will do the same things and expand on them somewhat.”
Since FSU played down there this year, looks like we'll get to see Concord under Walker's leadership next fall.
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