head coach
Top athletic director
The head coach is the person with primary authority over an athletic team's training, strategy, and game decisions.
In professional and college sports, the head coach supervises assistant coaches and bears ultimate responsibility for the team's performance: The head coach was fired after three losing seasons.
The term distinguishes the top position from subordinate coaching roles.
Planned approach to goals
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
- playbookDocumented set of tactics
- formationCreation or arrangement
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
offense · defense · adjustment · scouting · preparation · setpiece · counterattack · pressing
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
counseling · protégé · nurturing · instruction · tutoring · role model · player development · youth academy
Shrill air-blown sounder
- clipboardRigid paper-holding surface
- headsetWearable audio device
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
locker room · pregame · postgame · press conference · ejection · challenge flag · substitution · bench
One who directs others
- directorOne who leads
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
visionary · commander · overseer · mastermind · boss · skipper · gaffer · shot-caller
Enforceable written agreement
- extensionAdded part or duration
- firingTerminating employment
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- search committeeGroup evaluating candidates
candidate · interview · promotion · coordinator · assistant · staff · buyout · rebuild
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
- playbookDocumented set of tactics
- formationCreation or arrangement
scheme · offense · defense · adjustment · scouting · preparation · setpiece · counterattack · pressing · rotation
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- teachingProfession of instructing others
wisdom · counseling · protégé · nurturing · instruction · tutoring · role model · player development · youth academy · career guidance
whistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
halftime · locker room · pregame · postgame · press conference · ejection · challenge flag · substitution · bench · timeout
manager
One who directs others
- directorOne who leads
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
authority · visionary · commander · overseer · mastermind · boss · skipper · gaffer · shot-caller · figurehead
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- extensionAdded part or duration
- firingTerminating employment
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
search committee · candidate · interview · promotion · coordinator · assistant · staff · buyout · rebuild · turnaround
- coachingmentorship, offensive coordinator, trainer, playbook, game plans
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- coachesdefensive coordinator, Bill Belichick, Don Shula, Bill Walsh, Andy Reid
- sports personnelassistant manager, athletic trainer, equipment manager, team physician, athletic director
- Football Coachingoffensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, playbook, game plan, halftime adjustments
- gymnastics coaches
head coachassistant coach
Subordinate team trainer
assistant · position coach · graduate assistant · coordinator · intern
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