Coach Jarrick Farmer was hired by Linden-Kildare CISD as the next Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. Farmer, originally from Pittsburg, has coached at Atlanta and Clarksville before being hired on at L-K. Photo courtesy of L-K CISD
Farmer is new L-K AD, Head Football Coach
As the old saying goes, “home is where the heart is”.
Coach Jarrick Farmer is coming back to Cass County after spending a couple of years as Athletic Director/Head Football Coach at Clarksville ISD.
The same position opened up at Linden-Kildare during the spring and the L-K CISD school board accepted applications and began interviewing applicants for the job.
Farmer was hired for the position in May and is very excited about the opportunity.
“Being hired on at L-K was very exciting for me,” Farmer said. “The area is familiar and my family is rooted in Cass County which is a county I have had plenty of success in as a coach. When the opportunity arose I had zero hesitation in applying.”
Farmer left for Clarksville after coaching at Atlanta High School where he helped coach a solid Rabbits’ football team into the playoffs, coached the Lady Rabbs’ basketball program into the playoffs for the first time in several years and coached the Lady Rabb’s track team to its only state championship in school history.
In a historical manner Farmer believes he is the first African-American to be named Athletic Director/Head Football Coach at Linden-Kildare.
“Being the first African-American AD/HFC at L-K is a great experience for me,” Farmer remarked. “For the school board to entertain the idea or consider me is not only a great feeling but has me really excited for the chance to coach here.”
Farmer didn’t have much of a chance to meet with the student-athletes coming back before school ended but he mentioned how excited everyone seems to be.
“I didn’t get as much time to mingle with the students as I’d like to, but there is excitement in the hallways and the feelings of excitement and positivity in both the male and female sports’ programs,” Farmer added.
Being able to understand both sides isn’t something most Athletic Directors can say. Coach Farmer has coached both male and female student-athletes along the way in different sports.
“As an AD it is very important to understand every facet in the entire athletic program. You get the overall picture and know how to assess and fix the problems presented,” Farmer said. “You get the nuances of both sides. Experience serves a great deal because I get the big picture having coached both boys’ and girls’ athletics”.