Ask SPS: Should a high school coach be required to have a college degree?
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Yes they should have a college degree. If they are the guy the team is looking up to I would sure hope he would have a college degree on his resume so players don't opt out of college and think they can build their way up through coaching lower level and 'maybe' succeed into collegiate level coaching.
from college board.com:
High school coaches who are mainly teachers must have a college degree. Most high schools prefer to hire a teacher who already works there and is willing to coach part time. Those who are not teachers must meet State requirements for certification in order to become a coach. Coaches need to take courses in exercise, sports science, and physical education.
High school coaches who are mainly teachers must have a college degree. Most high schools prefer to hire a teacher who already works there and is willing to coach part time. Those who are not teachers must meet State requirements for certification in order to become a coach. Coaches need to take courses in exercise, sports science, and physical education.
Our school has a couple minor sports coached by community coaches, sometimes it works out sometimes not.</p>
Frankly, I think the HC in football needs not to teach class. Its way too busy during the fall to do an adequate job in the class. That said, he should be willing to do other jobs around the school-work all basketball games he can or go to bat for the softball team if they need new uniforms or use his pickup to get items for the prom.</p>
Some of the best classroom teachers I've known were head coaches (my geometry teacher) but likewise some of the most awful teachers are asst/HC in football.</p>
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Frankly, I think the HC in football needs not to teach class. Its way too busy during the fall to do an adequate job in the class. That said, he should be willing to do other jobs around the school-work all basketball games he can or go to bat for the softball team if they need new uniforms or use his pickup to get items for the prom.</p>
Some of the best classroom teachers I've known were head coaches (my geometry teacher) but likewise some of the most awful teachers are asst/HC in football.</p>
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It would depend on how the school hired him. If they hired him as a non-teaching staff without a teaching contract and he agreed to work for only the "coaching supplement," then they could hire him. I don't think he could be considered any sort of administrator (AD-type) with out a degree and an administrative certificate.
Of course if it is a private school non-under the auspices of MDE then anything is OK.
Of course if it is a private school non-under the auspices of MDE then anything is OK.