By Tim Peterson
(Bell Gardens) – Rudy Ramirez resigned as the head football coach at Bell Gardens after two years sources confirmed Friday.
The Lancers went 7-4 last season and finished 4-1 in the Almont League which was good for second place. They lost to Western Christian 27-20 in the first round of the CIF Division 11 playoffs. In Ramirez’ first year in 2024 Bell Gardens went 7-3 overall and fell to El Rancho in the first round.
Bell Gardens had an overall record of 14-7 during Ramirez’ two-year run. The Lancers will begin the search for a new head coach effective immediately.
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As the head coach of the chess club I put in as much time as any football coach and get zero cash. And let them try to coach up a bunch of nerds that are smarter than you are so quit crying. And don’t let me get started on the cheerleader and band coaches. Talk about DRAMA!!
That “solution” concept is very intriguing. I have never thought of it in that manner. High school coaches probably put more time in mentoring and counseling these young students than the average guidance counselor that is on campus.
The world is full of burning issues and problems, but one that really irks me is the obscenely low compensation given to high school football coaches. If the NFL and collegiate coaches get such large amounts of money to just coach the game, how do we explain the unbelievably tiny crumbs given to those who do a lot of the same work on the prep level?
I don’t care who will criticize me, but it’s my unwavering belief that the state, county and city governments need to recognize football coaches as being every bit as important as teachers, and compensate them the same–exclusively for coaching football, nothing else. This sport is so much a part of what everyone thinks about when reflecting on their high school days that it is high time to give its leaders the respect and support they have been lacking.
If this were done, we wouldn’t be lamenting the departure of so many head coaches each and every year. In fact, the position would draw even better people than it does now. That’s my suggestion for how to improve our world a bit.
Great job Rudy, best wishes.
I was hoping Coach Rudy was going to stick around for a little while longer and continue the success that he started.
There are quite a few shake ups in the high school coaching world. My grandson called me last night to tell me all about it. In our discussion, the topic was this.
Are we starting to see a pattern with high school players and coaches?
Players (and parents) think they are better than they actually are and they begin to find that out when they leave one school and head to other(s).
And the same quite possibly could be said for coaches as well.