Even Geno Has to Take Exam to Keep on Coaching

[Charliebball]

Yes he's forgotten more then most coaches will ever know but even Geno needs to go back to class:

 

[Charliebball]

Not sure which test he is taking perhaps this one as maybe the have to be recertified every so often:?

Recruiting (Certification) Test For Coaches

 

[bags27]

Not sure which test he is taking perhaps this one as maybe the have to be recertified every so often:?

Recruiting (Certification) Test For Coaches

If that's the case, here's the practice exam:
http://web1.ncaa.org/coachesTest/exec/pdf/practiceexam?doWhat=pdf&division=1&sportCode=WBB

It's all about very specific NCAA rules, and, although it's of course important for the head coach to be familiar with these, most teams will have either an ass't coach and/or a compliance officer making sure of that. I'd rather see a certification that also includes broader subjective questions about interpersonal skills. For example, what to do if you suspect bullying, cheating, etc on your team. The big problems arise from systemic issues of culture rather than from the nitpicking violations of (say) 2 alumnae who were actually out of the country at the time nevertheless giving a recruit a tour of ESPN....

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Of course he's smiling; he made up the exam.

 

[BroadwayVa]

Of course he's smiling; he made up the exam.

You would think that a coach with upteen NCAA appearance and similar number of final 4's and 11 NC, and the best humans skills person (Christine Dailey) in WBB, the tw0 most knowledgeable assistants--the Compliance tests would be given to the compliance "officer" and tests on interpersonal skills after 30 years with minimal complaints should say---PASSED. Any thing beyond that is just plain stupid. Tests don't make you compliant or give you interpersonal acceptance--life does.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Hopefully they've added questions to that exam over time to keep up with the changing times. Here's one that needs to be added:

Hiring hookers is permissible __________.

(A) never
(B) only to land a top recruit
(C) if you're Rick Pitino and coach at Louisville, of course it's allowed duh

 

[BroadwayVa]

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Hiring hookers is permissible __________.

(A) never
(B) only to land a top recruit
(C) if you're Rick Pitino and coach at Louisville, of course it's allowed duh[/QUOTE]
D---With reduced fees over 10 (the Secret Service letter of choice.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

If that's the case, here's the practice exam:
http://web1.ncaa.org/coachesTest/exec/pdf/practiceexam?doWhat=pdf&division=1&sportCode=WBB

It's all about very specific NCAA rules, and, although it's of course important for the head coach to be familiar with these, most teams will have either an ass't coach and/or a compliance officer making sure of that. I'd rather see a certification that also includes broader subjective questions about interpersonal skills. For example, what to do if you suspect bullying, cheating, etc on your team. The big problems arise from systemic issues of culture rather than from the nitpicking violations of (say) 2 alumnae who were actually out of the country at the time nevertheless giving a recruit a tour of ESPN....

While it might be nice to actually certify coach's abilities to, well, coach, that isn't what the NCAA is about. Any more than college professors suffer from any requirement that they can actually teach. I have no problem with the NCAA requiring coaches (and I think Assistants as well) to show knowledge of the rules and regulations. Whether or not there is a compliance officer actually doing the work (and of course there is) the head coach is technically responsible. And there are several instances (Wiggins at one of the Mississippi schools comes to mind) where coaches have been fired for what their staff has done that they ought to have known about.

The broader point that everyone is hinting at is, of course, that the holding of coaches responsible doesn't always happen, but that is different than having the mechanism to ensure they know what they are supposed to know.