[Ike Cooter]

This topic is to open ended. My personal opinion wins doesn't make a coach. You can schedule weak teams every year and be the winningest coach in the state but be 1 and done in the playoffs. However I also feel you can't put all the emphasis on championships either. As other posters have said, its easier to win at the larger schools. You have to consider the quality of players available. Paintsville is a small school and most of the kids play 3 sports or more, so they won't win as many titles as say Highlands. I like to consider a coaches character and morals when determining whether they are "Great Coaches". Theres more to life than wins and losses and a huge part of the title coach should be about how you mold young kids into being outstanding, productive adults. Point being I would not consider a coach to be great if he had a winning percentage of 95% with 8 state titles in 10 years if he was selling drugs to his players. Everyone has their opinions and this topic could be discussed for years...