Football Coaching Situations

No, I know that if you don't communicate with your Head Coach you will burn that bridge. I tell all of my assistants that I want them to always look for a "better job". If I have guys that want to be a head coach, they will work their tails off. I will give them a good reference. On the flip side, if I have guys that are not good coaches, and they are looking for another job, I can help push them out the door. Unless you are a bad person and are not good for kids, I will try to help them get another job, as long as you communicated with me that you are looking.

When I was an assistant, I went about it both ways. I once was exploring other opportunities, just to see if they were there. I didn't tell my HC and he got a reference call the afternoon that I applied to a job. I was literally going to tell him the next day I was looking. I came into the locker room the next morning and all of my pictures of me coaching were off the walls, my name was no where to be found. He went off the rails. He was bipolar and a little crazy to begin with, but I think if I would have told him he might not have exploding as bad.
Another job I had I literally applied for 3-5 HC jobs every off-season. Head Coach knew about every application before it went in. He was very supportive. I worked my tail off for him. Actually turned down two jobs to stay on as an assistant with him.

If you can't have an open like of communication with your head coach, or as a head coach can't have an open line of communication with your assistants, there is a problem there.