Do head coaches need to be faculty members?

just an opinion from a former coach (tb,non HS), and a dad.

6 seems to many for a dugout.
I can see the daddies, helping out during practices. by that I mean, helping set up, or take down gear. tossing or picking up wiffles or balls so the girls dont spend time doing it. Hitting some, catching pitchers if the catchers are working on something.
I do believe in the girls taking care of their field. draggin it or raking after practice or a game. putting the nets up, keeping the dugout clean and things like that. But I believe while at practice, they need every minute we can get, working on stuff. so to that end, dads can be helpful as long as their roles are understood. (before I ever do anything, I always ask the coach to make sure he doesnt have something else in mind).

so normally, you have a 1st and rd base coach, and someone in the dugout that geared more towards the girls well being. I have seen where there were teams that needed the extra dad as none of coaches were great at pitch calling. (doesnt mean dad is either). Good pitch calling, can make a decent team, really successful.

All that being said, I cant imagine needing 6, seems like way to many to me.

as for the JV, I would think having a previous lady player a huge asset. but I would think you could get parenal volunteers. single handed seems like a lot to ask. remember, these jv kids a lot of times are the kids you are hoping to back fill V spots later. How much can one coach do at a time and really get them to progress.

just my 2 cents.

 

Correct!

The situation I am invovled in, both the head and Assistant coaches are volunteers. The Head coach does get the suppliment pay but turns it right back into the program. If for instance, any member of the faculty were to want the job, I don't think the AD would have no choice but to give it to them no matter what thier qualifications were.. All that said, I do not believe that the head coach should have to be on the faculty. With everything we had to go through to become volunteers, Those coaches should be considered part of the faculty.

 

Seems like alot of coaches but I guess it is up to the head coach. I think i know the school you are talking about and if they were genuinuely concerned about helping the team get better one of the parents or one of the non parent coaches would help out on JV.

 

liability

From a liability standpoint, having non-certified coaches or teachers working with kids in a public school system is a HUGE liability for the school system. Most coaching supplements are for show only, so getting fired for doing something wrong is not that big a deal.

Having a non-certified coach in charge is even a bigger liability if something goes wrong.

The program in Georgia requires the community coach can only be an assistant and must attend a volunteer coach certification program along with a first aid and CPR class. While it is not perfect, it does help cover school systems in case anything out of the ordinary happens.

Ty