Tim Irey is the brand new head coach of the Woman Jets after spending years teaching at varied ranges.
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By Drew Terhall
DailyAdvocate.com
ARCANUM — Franklin Monroe could have a brand new head coach wanting over the women basketball program. Tim Irey is taking on this system after being accepted by the board of schooling on June 5.
Irey mentioned he acquired the information when he was touring to Los Angeles to assist transfer his daughter in. Getting the pinnacle teaching job made the week extra eventful.
“We began driving on Sunday and stopped at seven nationwide parks on the way in which out. So to get the information whereas on this journey made it an much more thrilling week,” Irey mentioned.
Irey has been round basketball for many of his life. Throughout his senior yr of highschool at Troy, he turned a scholar assistant. From there, he was an assistant at Edison Group Faculty whereas attending faculty there. Irey mentioned whereas at Edison, he additionally took an officiating basketball class. After school, he did a number of years of teaching freshmen boys basketball at totally different colleges and was a basketball official for 14 years.
Irey mentioned he did take a break from teaching to begin a household and began teaching once more 10 years in the past when his son needed to play. Since then, he has been teaching for each girls and boys for Troy Jr. basketball and has been helping varied AAU groups. For the final three years, he has been with the Rangers out Miami County.
Irey mentioned there’s a lot to look ahead to this upcoming season. He’s excited to assist the junior excessive groups and be part of the youth packages. He’s additionally wanting ahead to attending to work with the highschool staff.
“The enjoyment I get out of teaching is from watching the gamers develop and take what I educate them and use it both on the basketball courtroom, in one other sport or in life normally,” Irey mentioned. “As of at this time, I’m wanting ahead to beginning open gyms and seeing what the women can do. I wish to assist construct on what expertise they’ve and attempt to put them in conditions to achieve success.”
Contact Day by day Advocate sports activities editor Drew Terhall at [email protected]
Originally posted 2023-06-13 15:01:56.