Carmel girls - Departing Coach Erin Trimpe
CARMEL, Ind. -- (Updated 3/14) A tweet from Carmel’s AD announced that Coach Trimpe will not be back for a fifth season. The Greyhounds struggled through a season of growing pains following huge graduation losses. In fact, last year’s 4-19 roster only loses one senior and about 8ppg, so incoming coach should (in theory) benefit from their on-the-job training. Paper being paper, a good varsity Clubber also reports there are several unseen undertows at play in Carmel. Yes, stipend and facilities are among the highest level in the state, but parent expectations and internal rivalries among players/families are also at a fever pitch. Good Varsity Clubber reports for that reason alone, X’s and O’s and typical administrative skills expected of a varsity coach are simply not enough to steer this gilded vessel. Talent-wise, Carmel has decent, but not great skill players. Varsity Clubber reports plenty of height and enough athleticism to be competitive, but hitting .500 with Carmel’s schedule (brutal) will still be a noteworthy accomplishment if they can pull it off next season. Internal interest expected, but Varsity Clubber predicts an outside hire. JV is about .500, but given that so many underclassmen were varsity contributors last go round, not a ton will be needed from the curtain raisers. Three very large middle schools feed into Carmel, so no shortage of players coming up in Hamilton County. Openings aplenty for Carmel-Clay Schools and more on the way: Several Eled, MS Math, Sped at multiple levels, HS Biology.
