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Post by koliver821 on Feb 20, 2014 22:28:18 GMT -6
Recently a member of or organization sent in a change/amendment to our by-laws related to the head coach selections.
the proposed change is to allow member of the organization to be able to vote on who should be head coach of a football team.
To preface the possible discussion, I am a returning football coach who is requesting to be head coach again. One of assistants from last year wants to be heAd coach this year. He did tell me he was going to do it and I gave him my blessing but indicated that I would also request to return as head coach. We had a fairly successful season but I know of one parent who I didn't see eye to eyesight actively trying to get parents of my team to vote for someone else.
Now, me, im not truly concerned with how the parents will vote. But I am concerned that if we open the coaching selection to a vote of the membership, that I could have parents voting to change the bylaw without understanding the full repercussions. I mean what parent wouldn't want to have a a say in the coach selection. But what makes a parent a good judge of who the coach should be. Technically speaking, the membership could include a parent from a different aged team in the organization or even a cheer team. I feel it creates a dangerous precedent doing so.
im all for parents having input on returning coaches. I am/ have actively solicited feedback from parents.
Just curious what everyone's thoughts are on this? Sorry for being long winded.
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Post by bobgoodman on Feb 21, 2014 12:31:10 GMT -6
Who-all constitute members?
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Post by 33coach on Feb 22, 2014 12:27:35 GMT -6
Recently a member of or organization sent in a change/amendment to our by-laws related to the head coach selections. the proposed change is to allow member of the organization to be able to vote on who should be head coach of a football team. To preface the possible discussion, I am a returning football coach who is requesting to be head coach again. One of assistants from last year wants to be heAd coach this year. He did tell me he was going to do it and I gave him my blessing but indicated that I would also request to return as head coach. We had a fairly successful season but I know of one parent who I didn't see eye to eyesight actively trying to get parents of my team to vote for someone else. Now, me, im not truly concerned with how the parents will vote. But I am concerned that if we open the coaching selection to a vote of the membership, that I could have parents voting to change the bylaw without understanding the full repercussions. I mean what parent wouldn't want to have a a say in the coach selection. But what makes a parent a good judge of who the coach should be. Technically speaking, the membership could include a parent from a different aged team in the organization or even a cheer team. I feel it creates a dangerous precedent doing so. im all for parents having input on returning coaches. I am/ have actively solicited feedback from parents. Just curious what everyone's thoughts are on this? Sorry for being long winded. This is a bad idea, Parents are not qualified to choose coaches. we have a committee of 3 people: Safety Coordinator Head of Coaches Chair President of the Chapter each coach submits his practice plans, scheme, and any parent recommendations he has to the AD. who then submits his recommendations based on past issues or praises. the committee never sees names, we vote yes or no (i'm the safety coordinator). and then we present our decisions to the board of directors |
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Post by koliver821 on Feb 25, 2014 9:10:35 GMT -6
Who-all constitute members? Members is this case are parents and board members of our organization that are in good standing (paid registration fees, etc). The bylaws as they stand right now is that the head coaches are selected/approved by the board of directors. One parent has requested an amendment to the bylaws requesting that the membership has the right to vote on coaches. By our organizations rule, any proposed bylaw amendment must be presented to the membership and voted on at our annual by-law meeting. |
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Post by koliver821 on Feb 25, 2014 9:30:22 GMT -6
Recently a member of or organization sent in a change/amendment to our by-laws related to the head coach selections. the proposed change is to allow member of the organization to be able to vote on who should be head coach of a football team. To preface the possible discussion, I am a returning football coach who is requesting to be head coach again. One of assistants from last year wants to be heAd coach this year. He did tell me he was going to do it and I gave him my blessing but indicated that I would also request to return as head coach. We had a fairly successful season but I know of one parent who I didn't see eye to eyesight actively trying to get parents of my team to vote for someone else. Now, me, im not truly concerned with how the parents will vote. But I am concerned that if we open the coaching selection to a vote of the membership, that I could have parents voting to change the bylaw without understanding the full repercussions. I mean what parent wouldn't want to have a a say in the coach selection. But what makes a parent a good judge of who the coach should be. Technically speaking, the membership could include a parent from a different aged team in the organization or even a cheer team. I feel it creates a dangerous precedent doing so. im all for parents having input on returning coaches. I am/ have actively solicited feedback from parents. Just curious what everyone's thoughts are on this? Sorry for being long winded. This is a bad idea, Parents are not qualified to choose coaches. we have a committee of 3 people: Safety Coordinator Head of Coaches Chair President of the Chapter each coach submits his practice plans, scheme, and any parent recommendations he has to the AD. who then submits his recommendations based on past issues or praises. the committee never sees names, we vote yes or no (i'm the safety coordinator). and then we present our decisions to the board of directors That was my thinking too. |
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Post by 33coach on Feb 25, 2014 10:27:59 GMT -6
This is a bad idea, Parents are not qualified to choose coaches. we have a committee of 3 people: Safety Coordinator Head of Coaches Chair President of the Chapter each coach submits his practice plans, scheme, and any parent recommendations he has to the AD. who then submits his recommendations based on past issues or praises. the committee never sees names, we vote yes or no (i'm the safety coordinator). and then we present our decisions to the board of directors That was my thinking too. the only part that parents play in our selection is if they have complaint or praise for a specific person (and that is heavily weighted...if a parent has a serious complaint we are going to take a hard look at it) but the decision should be made by the people on the board or by a sub-committee of the board, and you can use this as a "HEY JOIN THE BOARD!" tactic...if you want a vote, come to the meetings. |
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