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A friend of my wife whose son is still on the team said he resigned this morningI just heard this from a pretty reliable source, but not anyone directly associated with FH
Cumberland high school football will be less in his absence. I was not one of his advocates, but I certainly can admire talent. Appel was the right man in the right place at the right time and he met the challenge.
He made media coverage of the championship game as important for 1A as all the others... and more so for many of them. FH vs. Dunbar eventually meant more than homecoming... and we can thank Appel for that competition.
He will be missed as a coach..... I will miss him.
I have nothing but respect for Coach Appel. A good coach who did an excellent job of motivating and organizing young men for many years. My father was a Maryland public school teacher and coach so I understand what the commitment is like. Coaching is obviously in Todd's blood and I think we may see him back on the sidelines sometime in the future.
Probably not too late. Pretty certain Maryland will not have fall sportsHow come? Seems a little late to be doing so.
He did an amazing job as the coach. I’m very happy for him that he resigned. You could tell from his Pre game and post game comments that all the criticism was weighing heavily on him. I wish that he was able to shrug it off. He definitely deserves better. Do you know the saying be careful what you wish for. Well Fort Hill gets a new coach and I have a feeling things will never be the same.
The WoCo guys will definitely try to get him involved once he moves to OC. Snow Hill, Parkside, Bennett and especially Decatur are programs that could all greatly benefit from Todd in some format.
As long as those schools are willing to completely revamp everything about the way they do things, and let him run the show the way he wants. This isnt meant to sound negative, but I dont see Todd coaching to "have something to do". There are not many small schools in the state, especially not on the shore, that are quite on par with the way Todd would want to run things. We take for granted how ingrained football is in our culture up here, and Todd grew up as a part of that and continued it with the way he ran the show.
But if they're willing to let him do it, it would be interesting to see.
That is a very important part of building a strong program in any sport at a high school. Culture and the cooperation of the administration to allow coaches to do the things necessary to create that culture.
Fort Hill's tradition of excellence in football is because of that culture. One example of that is how they had the ability to run their conditioning program in the middle of the school day every day year round. Administrative support is required to do that and also to have allowed Coach Appel to run it. Those kids worked hard the benefits were seen of the field.
Compare that to schools or sports who must do that after the school day. It makes it tough for the multi-sports athletes. There are a multitude of decisions that create and support that culture.
Doubtful, the amount of fire he came under while on the job at FH was incredibly taxing on him. That's most of the reason that he's deciding to go away. He's gonna go to Worcester county, and frankly I'm not sure if he'll ever come back.Once a certain administrative person faces the backlash coming HER way about Todd leaving and resigns, I think Todd will be back coaching at Fort Hill.
Doubtful, the amount of fire he came under while on the job at FH was incredibly taxing on him. That's most of the reason that he's deciding to go away. He's gonna go to Worcester county, and frankly I'm not sure if he'll ever come back.
Didn't know if anyone would actually post the conflict and head butts that must have happened. If you saw his wife's post on facebook, things werent peachy in RedLandiaOnce a certain administrative person faces the backlash coming HER way about Todd leaving and resigns, I think Todd will be back coaching at Fort Hill.
If you ever took a good hard look at the guy over the past year or so you could tell that there was a lot weighing on him. I'm not going to pretend to know all about the administrative stuff with that change, but I know his relationship with Carter was a great one.Didn't know if anyone would actually post the conflict and head butts that must have happened. If you saw his wife's post on facebook, things werent peachy in RedLandia
Doubtful, the amount of fire he came under while on the job at FH was incredibly taxing on him. That's most of the reason that he's deciding to go away. He's gonna go to Worcester county, and frankly I'm not sure if he'll ever come back.
I'd be inclined to partially agree with you. The guy put a lot of pressure on himself and it often created more problems for him, but I'm not sure the program is where it is without him doing that. In terms of the back and forth with the administrative stuff, I just hope Richie or whoever has an easier go of it. I dont think the subject of the conflict there should be avoided, but I personally dont know anything past there being conflictJust to clarify, it was taxing on him because of the pressure he put on himself - no one anywhere required him to be at the school until 9 at night or through the summer, etc. He chose to run the program the way he ran it, because that's what he dedicated every moment of his life to. And that's his prerogative, but let's just make sure we don't lose sight of the fact that he put himself in the position he was in. Right, wrong, or indifferent.
As far as the "do we talk about it or do we not talk about it" stuff between him and the school admin - the only thing I will say is...your boss is your boss. And just because things used to be done a certain way doesnt mean that's how it will always be. Long and short of it...as you said HSFB, he wont be back.
You make some excellent points. There's a lot to be said about delegating and trusting in those you surround yourself with. When somebody thinks they are the only one who can do things it can become overwhelming no matter what your job. Your other point about things changing is on point. Who hasn't had a job that changed when a boss changed.Just to clarify, it was taxing on him because of the pressure he put on himself - no one anywhere required him to be at the school until 9 at night or through the summer, etc. He chose to run the program the way he ran it, because that's what he dedicated every moment of his life to. And that's his prerogative, but let's just make sure we don't lose sight of the fact that he put himself in the position he was in. Right, wrong, or indifferent.
As far as the "do we talk about it or do we not talk about it" stuff between him and the school admin - the only thing I will say is...your boss is your boss. And just because things used to be done a certain way doesnt mean that's how it will always be. Long and short of it...as you said HSFB, he wont be back.
I'm glad that he's out. As a friend, I think he'll be better for it. I find it to be cruely ironic that the man who achieved some of the highest heights in the history of the program will go out with his final game going the way it did, but that's how the whole song and dance normally goes
Wow, did not know that.Indeed. When you realize all the other great coaches, Lattimer, Sr and Calhoun at FH. Refosco and Gilmore at Alco, all lost their final games.
Indeed. When you realize all the other great coaches, Lattimer, Sr and Calhoun at FH. Refosco and Gilmore at Alco, all lost their final games.
Only one that did not was Bill Hahn. He went with a win against ALCO his last game. Of course not as overall successful at Wheaton.
And on the other topic. I guess we now know that Green Spring ain't South Cumberland.