Help, does anyone know if there are rules that would prevent a college cross country coach (at a school that doesn't have a track team) from coaching a local HS track team at the same time?
Help, does anyone know if there are rules that would prevent a college cross country coach (at a school that doesn't have a track team) from coaching a local HS track team at the same time?
It varies by division.
From the DII manual, section 11.5 "Employment of High School, College-Preparatory School, or Two-Year College Coaches"; 11.5.3: "An institution may employ a high school, college preparatory, or two-year college coach, provided the individual: a) Performs actual , on-the-field coaching duties; b) Is involved in recruiting only to the same extent as other institutional on-the-field coaches; c) Is under contract or other binding agreement for a period of not less than one academic year, however the member institution is permitted to confine its compensation to such a coach to a shorter period of time, such as a sport season.
DI does not allow an individual to coach the same sport in high school and college at the same time (11.4.1 is the section of the manual). I'm not sure how the nuance of XC/Track is handled. For many purposes the NCAA considers XC, Indoor, Outdoor 3 separate sports. But there are a few sections of the rules that link the 3 sports, and even add in road racing as a related sport.
DIII rules are similar to DII.