Have a question: Are all HS baseball coaches required to also coach football in some capacity?
What about in Texas, if you know?
Thanks.
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Nope. Not a single one of our baseball coaches also coaches football. Two of them coach junior high baseball in the fall, one coaches junior high softball, and two more don't coach anything else.
None of our JV or V staff coaches football. In our area, it is a mix. Some staffs have football guys, some do not. Actually, there is usually a bit of conflict. With football expanding more into year-round activities here (spring/summer passing leagues and conditioning, fall season, winter conditioning) and baseball expanding their summer or fall HS programs, there is often a tug-of-war for the kids' time.
Why do you ask?
In general, no, the baseball coaches in our area (well, at least the local HS) are not required to coach football.
Varsity head and asst just baseball. JV coaches yes they do. Football and basketball heads don't teach a class but baseball does. This is in 5A in Texas. Can speak for all schools.
Baseball coach for 19 years - 9 as head coach.
Football coach for 15 years - 0 as head coach, 1 year as defensive coordinator and 3 years as offensive coordinator
Now in my 2nd year as Athletic Director
School 15 minutes up the road their head baseball coach (3 years) is also a football coach (and probably take over for HC one day) and is also head wrestling coach.
Originally Posted by cabbagedad:
None of our JV or V staff coaches football. In our area, it is a mix. Some staffs have football guys, some do not. Actually, there is usually a bit of conflict. With football expanding more into year-round activities here (spring/summer passing leagues and conditioning, fall season, winter conditioning) and baseball expanding their summer or fall HS programs, there is often a tug-of-war for the kids' time.
Why do you ask?
I ask because in our district, football rules, and the baseball HC (fourth in six years) is required to coach football, too. It's silly. I think he coaches safety's or some such thing, but the point is, he has to be there -- and that influences the quality of coaches we attract.
I'm trying to change that through the district Board, and am looking for ammo.
Between two kids I was up on the high school programs for eight years. The only varsity coach who coached two sports was the track coach with indoor and outdoor track. My son's varsity baseball coach was the JV baseball coach before my son got there. He was also the freshman football team. When he got the baseball head job he quit coaching football.
Originally Posted by jp24:
Originally Posted by cabbagedad:
None of our JV or V staff coaches football. In our area, it is a mix. Some staffs have football guys, some do not. Actually, there is usually a bit of conflict. With football expanding more into year-round activities here (spring/summer passing leagues and conditioning, fall season, winter conditioning) and baseball expanding their summer or fall HS programs, there is often a tug-of-war for the kids' time.
Why do you ask?
I ask because in our district, football rules, and the baseball HC (fourth in six years) is required to coach football, too. It's silly. I think he coaches safety's or some such thing, but the point is, he has to be there -- and that influences the quality of coaches we attract.
I'm trying to change that through the district Board, and am looking for ammo.
You need to look at the union contract and see what kind of language there is about extra paid duties. If it is not in the contract then it becomes a union issue.