The soccer coach of Parkersburg, Larry Thompson, left, talks to Taj Joyce throughout an train final season on the Erickson All-Sports activities facility. (Photograph by Kamryn Sallee)
Parkersburg – Parkersburg Assistant coach Larry Thompson, strikes on a scale for patriots.
A former chief man within the mountain state of Mount View, Wyoming East and Catholic Parkersburg, the Training Council was accredited on Tuesday night the latest Gidiron chief in Wooden, changing the previous Patriot chief and the present essential coach of Princeton, Nate Tanner.
“I’ve a ardour for the sport, teaching and educating. Tremendous appreivatives and blessed to be on this spot. One of many largest colleges within the state. Among the finest facilites, Nice Directors, Nice Households, Teaching Employees is Additionally of Staffs I’ve Been Round. Saying that.
“I’ve an incredible relationship with the present workers, and the plan is to maintain everybody on the present workers. Coach Tanner had wonderful workers in all places. I used to be on that workers and I had a superb relationship with all these guys. The plan is to maintain every little thing intact.
New Patriot Head Man spent virtually the primary three years in Louisiana highschool earlier than coming to Virginia on the finish of the junior yr after which graduated Massaponax Excessive in 2007.
“I used to be born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. It’s a army base. My mother and father have served within the marine physique, so I lived all around the world,” he stated. “My father was 22 years outdated and my mom was medical discharged after about eight years. She thanks me every day as a result of I used to be so huge once I was born as if I broke one thing and so they downloaded her.
“My complete household is a army and I didn’t wish to stay that life-style. My expertise in Louisiana as a highschool scholar, even myself, I fell in love with that space and that state. I’m nonetheless a LSU fan. I acquired a LSU label on my truck that I drive by town.”
After, in the long run, he discovered his strategy to Harmony, the place there was a stroll for Mountain Lions, he gained his diploma in bodily schooling in 2013.
Thompson stated that “I used to be recent from school in December and I used to be employed as a instructor in January. I feel I signed the soccer contract in MIA (Mount View) simply earlier than the season began in June.
“I used to be the youngest head coach within the state at that age of 24. I admire that starting, as a result of Mount View did not have to supply me that job.”
He spent 5 seasons in Welch and guided the golden Knights on the first look within the playoff in additional than a decade within the autumn of 2018. On the identical time, he was the boys’ basketball coach of Wyoming East, the place he ended up with the soldiers within the playoffs of soccer throughout his first yr as his head in 2019.
Thompson left the hills and headed for the state of Bayou to be an assistant on the Laboratory College the Baton Rouge Excessive Faculty, which is affiliated with Louisiana State College.
“Andy Martin, the primary soccer coach and he’s nonetheless there, a very good man and I discovered a lot from him and Lucas Peters,” Thompson added. “To be a assistant down there and to see how they did every little thing, from the room to the logistics to the journey, I don’t imply that it gave me a bonus, however it gave me a bonus.
“I provided me some info that I by no means actually assumed the primary six years as a brand new head coach. This was actually the primary purpose I wished to be an assistant and be taught underneath somebody.”
As destiny would have, the brand new Pshs Head turned to Parkersburg to take over the crusaders in 2021.
“We have been enjoying in opposition to one another and we used to introduce ourselves to one another. We now have been to Harmony collectively. I do know Nate for a very long time,” stated Thompson. “A part of the choice -making course of once I was in Baton Rogue, deciding if I wish to take this Catholic job, a small hen, my spouse, and shout that it’s wonderful – is the coach’s spouse and a soccer soccer in a row – stated” Larry, you already know if the Catholic won’t be solved, if you cannot clear up the numbers. Depart.
“At this second, I did not even suppose. She shouted on the Tanner coach, clearly, and the administration right here at South, as a result of they knew I used to be the top coach on the Catholic. They knew I appreciated the coach and I simply wished to assist a program. I simply got here to be a part of a program. (Va.) Gamers.
Coach Tanner has acknowledged by the brand new chief of Parkersburg South “he has a beautiful report with the kids. He has carried out a superb job as an assistant in our workers within the final two years. I feel it is going to be an ideal transition.”
Thompson, who has a one -month -old son in Makai Kash, in addition to his 2 -year -old son Nico Blaze, along with his spouse Chelsea acknowledged “I definitely prefer to run soccer and I’m a widespread sort.
“My spouse is totally invested. After I reunited ourselves for the primary time, I used to be a head coach and understands the dedication of time, however I can’t put sufficient emphasis on how appreciated the woman (Maria) Francisco, Mrs. (Jennifer) Null, the Board of Administrators, the superintendent, everybody.
Contact Jay Bennett at jbbennett@newsandSentinel.com