Clagg said that Joshua Duty, a Tug Valley High School alumnus, has been chosen from a pool of three applicants to become the 12th head football coach in Tug Valley’s twenty-one year history.
“Josh will be hired as a ‘citizen coach’” said Clagg. “There were three applicants for the position and they were all private citizens and Duty was the most impressive of all.”
A citizen coach is a person hired as a head or assistant coach by a board of education who is not employed in any other capacity by the school system. Such an applicant is certified after taking coaching courses held by the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission (WVSSAC).
Clagg was very optimistic about Duty and the prospects for the future of the football program at Tug Valley High.
“Josh brought a certain amount of enthusiasm for our program to the interview and I believe that is in part due to his being a graduate of the school.” said Clagg. “He is very knowledgeable about the game, knows our school and knows the community and played here and all those things helped to make him an excellent choice to lead our program.
Clagg said that Duty has already met with recently resigned former head football coach Mike Smith and the two have had good discussions about what needs to be done in the program.
“Josh and Mike have met and talked in a positive way about what Josh is inheriting.” said Clagg. “Mike’s been extremely helpful in giving Josh some background on the players and has even pledged to come and help him some in getting started. And anyone who knows Mike knows that he’s a first rate guy. He’s going to help the program in anyway he can. Of course, he’s got his own program at Pike Central to work with so his time with Josh will be limited.”
Clagg said that he is formulating a plan and goals for developing a successful and sustainable football program at Tug Valley High School.
“As soon as I come back in July, Josh and I are going to be talking to a lot of community members about assisting with getting community support for the football program here at Tug Valley” said Clagg.
“We’re going to hold community meetings first on football and it’s needs and then we will hold what I consider the most important community meetings and that is on community support for the school’s academic programs”. noted Clagg. “With Josh on board, the football program is going to be in good shape if the communities will lend it their support.”
Clagg said much needed field improvements and additions had been discussed. But he said that those plans,which include turning the field in a different direction, were being held up until discussed plans for a new bridge across Pigeon Creek were finalized and completed.
“The field renovations are contingent in large part on the bridge being built.” added Clagg. “Right now though, any movement on our bridge is indefinetly held up as the county and state replace bridges lost in the recent flooding in the county.”
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