Coaches Interaction in OFF-Season

NippenTopChed08 · Post by **NippenTopChed08** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:37 pm

Does anyone know the MSHSL rule regarding a coaches interaction with players in what is considered the off season, I know the summer is alright for them to be coaching but i know there is a rule in place when another sport is in season, such as football season right now.

Can anyone give me specifics or to what extent they can interact with players. i.e. Captains Practice, and Pre Season meetings.

Thanks

uzapuck · Post by **uzapuck** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:05 am

sounds like the begining of a witch hunt

Fire and Ice · Post by **Fire and Ice** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:06 pm

NippenTopChed08 · Post by **NippenTopChed08** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:44 pm

No witch, no hunt. Just a simple question I was thinking about. Thought some people on here were helpful...guess not.

PuckTime · Post by **PuckTime** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:48 pm

The way I understand it is that the coaches can be involved in the summer until July 31st and then not until season starts, this year being Nov. 16th.

hockeydad · Post by **hockeydad** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:54 pm

PuckTime wrote:The way I understand it is that the coaches can be involved in the summer until July 31st and then not until season starts, this year being Nov. 16th.

I think starting next year there is also a seven-day window around the fourth of July when there can be no contact. Also, I think they may have adjusted when the "summer" starts. not sure what the exact ruling is.

nickel slots · Post by **nickel slots** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:13 pm

Coaches can be involved in any off season development activities (open gym, weight lifting, spinning, etc) as long as their not specific to their sport.

And high school coaches, by definition, are teachers and most likely will be aware of the way their students represent their program and always have a right to say something regarding grades or off-season behavior. Just as any other teacher does.

They can have non-mandatory meetings with the kids and they can attend captain's practices (as long as they're not coaching).

I think the key is that any off-season activity has to be non-mandatory and the student cannot be punished for non-participation said activity.