The USEF has issued a press release forming a search committee to find Captain Mark Phillips’ replacement when the current US coach retires after the 2012 Olympics.
The committee:
Chairman: Eric Straus, New Canaan, CT
Robert Costello, Southern Pines, NC
Kevin Freeman, Portland, OR
Mike Huber, Bartonville TX
George Morris, Wellington, FL
Katie Prudent, Middleburg, VA
Amy Tryon, Duvall, WA
According to the PR, the committee’s initial responsibility will be to develop a job description and timeline which will then be posted. Interested individuals will then be invited to apply. So get your resume’s ready folks.
There are a lot of questions to be answered before the search even starts:
–Does the US want a coach who will give lessons to the riders himself/herself, or more of a manager who coordinates the efforts of several discipline specific coaches and helps the riders decide who to work with?
–Do we want a foreign or US coach?
–Do we want a coach who will be more likely to invest in young talent or do everything to win immediately?
I don’t have a lot of time right now to delve into the issue (see below), but this is the first step in a long and exciting process that will shape the future of US (and perhaps Canadian) eventing for many years to come. Go eventing.
