Brendan Holmes has resigned after a season as head coach of basketball teams at Ocean View High, he said on Wednesday.
Holmes said he had resigned for family reasons. He and his wife, Ashley, have a little daughter, Riley, at home.
“At first I knew it was kind of a year long course, just to see how it was going to be,” said Holmes, 28, who teaches at Bell Intermediate School in Garden Grove. “I was trying to figure out if I could balance a new baby and my wife and basketball. Over the year, it became clear to me that if I were the kind of coach I wanted to be for these guys, I wouldn’t have been the kind of husband and father I wanted to be. . I gave more importance to my family, for sure. “
Holmes, a former Marina High basketball player who leads the Vikings with 2,015 career points, was a foot coach who succeeded the resignation of Jimmy Harris. He is the son of Roger Holmes, the sporting director of Fountain Valley who previously coached in Santa Margarita, Marina, Fountain Valley and more recently Ocean View before resigning in June 2018.
Ocean View was 16-13 overall in one year from Brendan Holmes. The young Seahawks were 6-4 in the Golden West League and failed to win their sixth straight league title, finishing in third place. Ocean View participated in the CIF South Section 3AA qualifiers, losing to Laguna Beach 64-46 in the first round.
“One of our elders [Michael Caruso] broke his hand in the Westminster game to enter the second half of the championship, “said Holmes. “It was difficult for us. He was one of our biggest guys … but I’m really proud of the progress these guys have made. I think in the end, they really had a good idea of what it was like to play at the university level. I am delighted to see what they will do with this group next year. “
Ocean View sport director Tim Walsh said he understood that Holmes had an unofficial “temporary” label when he took office. Walsh said that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the opening of a new head coach will be posted in due course.
“[Holmes] wants to be at home with her young family, and I fully understand and support her, ”said Walsh. “He’s an excellent coach. He’s a great young basketball spirit, and I just think it was not a good choice for him in terms of timing. He wants to see his baby grow up and I understand. “
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