quote:Originally posted by coachbyrd:
I was brought to this school to be the offensive coordinator for the football team...In addition to that I am helping with the baseball team which is fine because I love the game and helped coach it the last 6 years at my old school..I also pitched for four years in college......the head baseball coach did not even play baseball in high school..he coached at some school for three years before and won 4 games total...our school is more of a football school but i hate to lose and i hate to see kids taught something that is not right..im not saying i know everything but i am going to struggle working with this guy...how do you coach high school ball and not know what a pick off is
I have found this to be common throughout son's baseball career. Many HC's are figureheads for the team, allowing their assistants to run the show. In HS, my son's volunteer assistant was much more savy in the game than coach. Also, the best coach my son ever played for was never paid to coach the game, he was just a parent who ran a good program with good assistants. He told us that he would have coached in HS, but did not hold the necessary degree.
Here where we live it's about the same for many schools, the paid employee gets the first crack at the job, regardless. Many principals want their coaches to have teaching degrees, that's just the way it is. My son's HS coach was a teacher first, coach second. I am assuming for most college programs, the HC must have his degree, that doesn't mean he knows everything about BB.
If you do know more than the HC, that's a good thing for the program, in that you can help out and teach him a few things at the same time. Obvioulsy BB is not a priority for the school, but might be someday if they see some success.
