Player-Coach?

[ilyazhito]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

No weird at all.

If there's an adult (associated with the school, etc.) he's the head coach. If not, then let a player be the head coach.

A head coach is required. An assistant is not.

I understand your logic, but it is not consistent why a player would be allowed to act as one type of coach, but not as the other. If a player can be a coach, period, it is irrelevant what type of coach he can, or cannot be. In addition, NCAA athletes are (almost) always adults, so the distinction of "If there's an adult, he's the head coach. If not, ... player be the head coach" makes no sense. Still, the rule is written this way, so administrators will have to follow it.

In professional baseball, this scenario cannot happen, because of salary cap considerations, but it is still covered in the rules, nonetheless.