Why are players required to ride on team bus but Head Coach Don't

[movinonup]

so they can make out! lol

 

Lots of times there are posts on here where you can tell that the poster had never played a game in their life ---- this post however, leads me to believe that not only did you play, you had to ride the bus to the games!

[coach15]

I've been coaching a long time. I've known coaches who do and who do not. I have also known girls and boys head coaches where the girls coach rides the bus to the games and the boys coach drives, and they switch on the way back.

 

I've got a mentor that I look up to. He coached softball in Ky for 20+ years has multiple state titles in slow pitch and fast pitch, has won over 650 games. He always made his players ride back from games, because it gives the players and parents time to cool off after a loss or if they feel their child has been wronged. I have never really thought of it that way until we discussed it one day, and when I become a head coach I will have that rule because it makes a lot of sense. Plus the team should be there for each other, whether it is after a win or a loss.

[muffin]

I've been coaching a long time. I've known coaches who do and who do not. I have also known girls and boys head coaches where the girls coach rides the bus to the games and the boys coach drives, and they switch on the way back.

 

I've got a mentor that I look up to. He coached softball in Ky for 20+ years has multiple state titles in slow pitch and fast pitch, has won over 650 games. He always made his players ride back from games, because it gives the players and parents time to cool off after a loss or if they feel their child has been wronged. I have never really thought of it that way until we discussed it one day, and when I become a head coach I will have that rule because it makes a lot of sense. Plus the team should be there for each other, whether it is after a win or a loss.

As long as you are not driving the bus.

[swanson71]

I've been coaching a long time. I've known coaches who do and who do not. I have also known girls and boys head coaches where the girls coach rides the bus to the games and the boys coach drives, and they switch on the way back.

 

I've got a mentor that I look up to. He coached softball in Ky for 20+ years has multiple state titles in slow pitch and fast pitch, has won over 650 games. He always made his players ride back from games, because it gives the players and parents time to cool off after a loss or if they feel their child has been wronged. I have never really thought of it that way until we discussed it one day, and when I become a head coach I will have that rule because it makes a lot of sense. Plus the team should be there for each other, whether it is after a win or a loss.

Off topic, but coach15 I haven't seen or talked to you in a while...where are you coaching at right now, and are you teaching?

[BABABA]

As long as you are not driving the bus.

 

Boring!

[coach15]

Muffin....that hurts..really it does. LOL They have tried to get me to get my CDL, just not that brave yet.

 

Swanson, I am over in West Kentucky right now.

Edited December 20, 2010 by coach15

[THEDOC]

Because he/she is the head coach and as long as an assistant is on the bus its OK. HC might be meeting after game to exchange film, meet another coach to talk about next opponent, what to do to get better, go to hospital to check on a player that was injured,etc. There is other things to do in a program, thats why you hire great assistants. Sounds like a parent that is not happy for some reason and wants to point fingers. That's why coaches don't want to coach anymore. I bet you have never ask the coach for a reason why he/she is not on the bus!!!! Instead we come straight to coacht!!!!!!

Edited December 27, 2010 by THEDOC

[cr1]

Coaches also leave early to scout other teams, particularly in tournament situations, and are unable to ride the bus due to time constraints.