re: 2014 Alabama has only the QB as the biggest hole.

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Ah. Been wondering, any official requirements for HS coaching? Not head coaching, but just being on a staff. My old HS head coach has put the idea in my head before, I told him I wouldn't mind coaching up his QBs or DBs, but wasn't interested at the time. It's kind of appealing, but I don't know any specifics and I don't have his number to ask him about it. Don't know if I'd really do it, but I'm sure whenever he needed someone to come in if I told him I was interested he'd give me a call.

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In Alabama, its basically like being a substitute teacher, you have to go get finger printed/background checked first then volunteer. There is this sportsmanship online "test" you have to take as well but it is basically a formality. You won't necessarily get paid unless the booster club gives you a small supplement for gas/your time and that is hit or miss.

I get my coaching supplement because I am a certified teacher currently working at the Central office in a support job until a full time teaching job comes open. And my coaching supplement isn't much at all being a low level flunky. But the best thing is the Coaches card, I get into all AHSAA events free. Hopefully next fall, there will be a teaching job open. I went to UA and graduated with a BA in History/Political Science. I then moved back closer to home (my dad's condition got worse) and attended JSU's fifth year program. In that program, you receive your Master's in Education and a Class A certificate. I did not finish until the end of the summer and they already had all the teaching jobs filled. I was turning 26 so I needed insurance. I took a support position/coaching just to get me to next fall.

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But like if I just coached for him I wouldn't have to be like any sort of teacher? Or are you saying I'd have to volunteer to be a sub if they needed one? I could show up in the afternoon for practice and to the games and do all that if I wanted to do it, but if I had to be at the school all day I don't know. When I was there as a student all the coaches were teachers (history or bio usually) or PE coaches.

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No you don't have to be a substitute teacher unless you want to, you just have to be background checked through the same system they use for all education personnel in the state. And yes people I have a clean record.

Its just without being a certified teacher like I said the chances of getting paid are slim to none.