1 coach team gets disqualified. What is the rule about continuing with no Coach?

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Rich1

www.uiltexas.com/basketball

High School & Middle School coaches must be an employee of the district licensed to teach in Texas (or a retired coach or administrator) and be certified in CPR/First Aid/AED, Concussion Training, UIL Rules Compliance Training, and the NFHS Coaches course.

You HAVE to be a teacher to coach in Texas??? While I agree it makes things easier from the district's POV, I'm shocked that that would be an actual requirement.

[Rich1]

Originally Posted by frezer11

You HAVE to be a teacher to coach in Texas??? While I agree it makes things easier from the district's POV, I'm shocked that that would be an actual requirement.

For public schools, which are governed by the UIL, the coach MUST be a full time employee of the district. While technically a non-certified employee like a custodian or teachers aide could coach this practice has largely been discontinued because of FLSA laws, so the reality is 99.9% of the coaches in our state are certified teachers (including but not limited to PE). Only a retired coach or administrator can be hired as a part-time coach and then only as an assistant.

There are schools under other governing bodies such as TAPPs (parochial/private) that do allow for outside, part-time coaches. Also, this requirement would not apply to AAU, clubs, eec leagues, etc. that are not associated with the UIL.