runner85 wrote:
I was under the impression that you had to be affiliated with the school district to be a head coach at a high school. Maybe that is just New Jersey or a few states? Is this a rule at most states, or is it just unusual that coach isn't also a teacher in the district?
Would definitely like to coach, as volunteering went fairly well, but don't want to be a teacher also. What are the best states to coach and not teach? By that which states have the least restricting rules on practice seasons, and whatever other rules that hinder coaching ability.
I can only speak for california, but here it is district to district. Some districts only allow existing district employees, some give priority (first refusal, extra stipend) to teachers, and some have no policy.
The district I coach in gives priority to teachers. If a teacher wants a coaching job occupied by somebody off campus, it is theirs as long as they have minimum qualifications. They also get quadruple the stipend of an off campus coach. In theory I think this is a terrible policy, but it doesn't ever seem to be put into practice since almost no teachers here are interested in coaching.