Amick resigns from coaching positions at Scott City

~ The boys basketball coach cited burnout three games into his seventh season

For a young coach not even 30 years old, Lance Amick was building an impressive career at Scott City High School.

But Amick decided to call it quits Monday, citing burnout as he officially resigned all his coaching duties at his alma mater.

"I'm just tired. I think it's time," Amick said.

Amick, 28, was in his seventh season as Scott City's boys basketball coach. He was on the bench for the first three games of the year as the Rams went 1-2 at the Woodland tournament, which concluded Friday.

"I've always preached to my kids you don't go through the motions," said Amick, a 1999 Scott City graduate. "If you don't have 100 percent to give. ... I didn't feel like I had 100 percent to give.

"It wasn't going to be fair to the kids or to the school."

Amick had a 96-64 record as Scott City's basketball coach. He went 53-18 the past three years as the Rams' baseball coach, including a state championship in 2008. Amick was also an assistant in football.

"I want people to know that this is something I did totally on my own. It was my decision," said Amick, who added that he had contemplated stepping down for a while before finally making it official. "The administration, the community, they've been great to me."

Amick said he will remain at Scott City the remainder of the school year as a physical education teacher. Asked if he envisions coaching again, he said "at this point I'd say no."

Amick said Chris Bradshaw, in his seventh year as an assistant under Amick, will assume basketball coaching duties the remainder of the season.

"He'll do a great job," Amick said.