Changing teaching jobs to coach

I can't speak from personal experience about coaching in college, but I do know that it is not uncommon for schools at most levels (D1-A excluded) to fill certain position coaches with HS teachers. As long as your knowledgable and your schedule permits a full committment to the HC's expectations, then it isn't a problem. There are several coaches I work against that have spent time at Stony Brook (I-AA), CW Post (D-II), SUNY Maritime (D-III) on Long Island, which is where I currently live/work. The biggest down side is the recruiting expectations, and that you usually aren't getting better $$$ like the full-timers. If your single, not necessarily a big deal. Married...perhaps not for long unless she's real supportive. Sometimes the grass really isn't greener as you progress up the "apparant" food chain of coaching.

As far as moving to another school/district/state I would suggest the following...negotiate first and get something in writing that would help provide some job security regarding teaching. Let's face it...teaching pays the bills for most of us in this profession. Again, if you are single with not a lot of responsibilities, or don't mind moving frequently, it might not be a big deal. With a family it becomes more difficult and in my opinion unfair to your kids to keep up-rooting them for a coaching position that doesn't correlate to a serious financial upgrade.