Reference no: EM133153021

1. Respond to each of the following statements. Give specific examples or reasoning in your responses.

A. Coaches can be successful only if they played the sport they are coaching.

B. The most knowledgable, most qualified coaches are most needed at the highest or professional level of sport.

C. Volunteer or adjunct coaches (hired by the school to coach, but are not full time school employees) must be held to the same standards as school employed coaches.

D. The overall success of an athletic team is directly related to the coach's or team's won/loss record.

E. Coaches should have a detailed list of specific team rules and consequences that cover as many potential problems and disciplines as possible.

2. As an athletic administrator, would you encourage the coaches at your school to become involved in state, and local coach's organizations, such as SCACA (SC Athletic Coaches Association), SCBCA (SC Basketball Coaches Association), SCFBCA (SC Football Coaches Association), SCBECA (SC Baseball Coaches Association, CAWS (Coaches Association of Women's Sports), similar associations, or local touchdown clubs, which potentially could take time away from their school assignment ? Would you discourage involvement in the mentioned organizations or similar ones? Be specific in your response and elaborate on your position.

3. Hiring coaches is an inexact science. List 5 questions you, as an athletic administrator, or a search committee led by you would ask a potential coaching candidate in an interview. Explain why you would ask each question or what information you would hope to gain by asking the question. Your questions can be sport specific. You must provide more than a list of questions.