SJM wrote:
Rojo,
I was and I think others were under the impression that you were the new coach at Cornell, i.e. Nathan Taylor left. Of course when I read the article on the Cornell web page, it states that you are a "part-time assistant coach." It seems as though Taylor is still doing the head coaching duties (even for distance).
So what's the deal? Do you have sole control/more or less idependent when it comes to distance training? Just curious to how things are working there.
Best of luck, Go Big Red
Since rojo always sets the record straight for me I'll do it for him.
Rojo is the men's distance coach at Cornell. He has complete control of the coaching duties of the XC team. He is part time only by designation. Technically, he is a "restricted coach". NCAA rules limit the humber of full-time coaches a track and field/cross country team can have. They are limited to 2 full-time coaches. The other coach must be a "restricted coach" and a lot of schools call them part time coaches. Nathan Taylor is the head coach at Cornell and has been for 4 years I believe. There also is a sprint coach who is full-time so that leaves Rojo as the restricted coach. Schools are paranoid of running afoul of NCAA rules so instead of saying Rojo was the distance coach at cornell, the press release called him the "part-time" (also known as restricted) coach that he technically is.
I just looked at the NCAA bylaws to see what a restricted coach can and can not do. I could not find anything that the restricted coach can't do. Robert thought his salary might be capped, but I could not find this anywhere either. I did find a proposal from 2001 to end the use of the term restricted coach:
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/governance/division_I/docs/champ_cabinet/200109_d1_ccc_meeting/DICabinetReportSept01.htm(1) Recommendation. That legislation be adopted to remove all references to "restricted coach" and to eliminate the distinction between restricted coaches and other full-time coaches.
2) Rationale. The members of the cabinet believe that the category of "restricted coach" is unnecessary. Removing the category of "restricted coach" from the manual is consistent with Division I's effort to deregulate its manual. Institutions should have the discretion to dictate their coaches' duties and responsibilities. If adopted, this proposal should not result in any additional costs, inasmuch as salary restrictions previously have been eliminated and current limitations on the number of off-campus recruiters remain in place.
(3) Budget Impact. None.
(I added the bold).
So there you have it. Due to some stupid NCAA rule Rojo has to be called a part time or restricted coach even though there are no limits on what he can do or what he can be paid. But I guess it's good news for Rojo, he can ask for a pay raise if his team does well:)
My bet is a lot of ADs voted to keep the term 'restricted coach' so they could justify paying the coaches less.