2016-17 COACHES REQUIREMENTS
Article I, Section 9 of the TSSAA Bylaws states the following:
All coaches must be registered with TSSAA annually and will fall under one of the following categories:
1. Full-time certified teacher (a minimum of 100 school days) of a board of education with a Tennessee teaching
license or the equivalent.
2. Retired educator (five or more years' experience) with a valid Tennessee state teaching license or the
equivalent.
3. Non-faculty coach – Anyone approved by the principal, superintendent, and/or local board of education in the
normal course of employment procedures in accordance with applicable state law.
4. Classified Employee – Any individual employed by a member school or school system in a position that does
not require a teaching license or the equivalent. A Classified Employee must be employed 30 hours or more
per week in a non-coaching position and may not be an independent contractor or an employee of an
independent contractor.
Use of a coach who does not meet all the requirements listed below or the use of a Non-faculty Coach or Classified
Employee Coach who has not been submitted to the state office shall result in a fine of $500.00.
COACHING REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST
Classified Employees and Non-Faculty Coaches serving as Head Coaches (Football, Basketball, Baseball,
Softball, Track)
_____ Must be approved by principal, director of schools, and/or school board each year.
_____ Must be submitted by the principal to TSSAA each year.
_____ May not serve as a head coach until the individual has five or more years of experience as an assistant
coach at a TSSAA/TMSAA school.
_____ Must successfully complete the NFHS “Fundamentals of Coaching†and “First Aid, Health, & Safety for
Coaches†courses prior to coaching.*
My question is when was the "may not serve as head coach until the individual has 5 or more years experience an assistant" rescinded?
