Jon Hebb resigns as Springfield Excessive head soccer coach

[ad_1] Combating via tears, Jon Hebb confirmed that he made one of many hardest choices of his life, resigning as Springfield Excessive Faculty soccer coach.

"This can be a completely private resolution," Hebb stated on the cellphone Wednesday morning, Jan. 7. "There was nothing from anyplace else. Finally, it simply got here all the way down to this previous soccer season: I used to be not current at residence in any respect. I used to be there, however I wasn't there. And ... , we preach household over every thing to our youngsters (gamers).

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"If we're gonna preach household over every thing to our youngsters, then I've to mannequin that. And generally the lesson that must be taught is when's the time to stroll away."

Springfield Excessive soccer coach Jon Hebb

In 4 seasons at Springfield Excessive, Hebb guided the Senators to a 17-21 file, the final two capped with playoff berths. Hebb additionally coached Rushville-Trade for 3 seasons, from 2014-16 with a 19-11 file and three postseason appearances. Then he moved to Springfield and was employed on Roy Gully III's employees. When Gully resigned after the 2021 season, the college employed Hebb as his substitute.

Hebb plans to proceed instructing English at Springfield Excessive.

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Hebb was requested for his favourite reminiscence from the previous 4 seasons and he stated it was when the Senators confronted a Monday make-up recreation with Southeast, then rotated 4 days later and upset Quincy Notre Dame 35-29.

"The truth that we had been capable of knock off QND at their place after going via such a tough week — and once I say tough, I imply tough — the truth that we had been capable of pull collectively and do this, I assumed that sort of confirmed, 'OK what we're doing right here, it is working.'"

He's the second Central State Eight Convention coach in Sangamon County to resign after the 2025 season. David Hay stepped down at Chatham Glenwood stepped down final month after 10 seasons with the Titans.