Needing to fill coaching positions without corresponding openings in teaching positions, administrators are forced to hire coaches of varying competencies who do not teach in the building, thereby lessening opportunities for communications. Suggestions for screening, orienting, communicating with and evaluating "off the street" coaches are given.…

A survey was made during 1986-87 of three agencies in each state to gain information on required coach certification programs, voluntary programs, and minimum requirements for coaches. Results are discussed, and state requirements are presented. (MT)

Teacher-coaches are particularly susceptible to stress and burnout because of role conflict, role ambiguity, and role overload. Administrators need to be more aware of the special problems teacher-coaches have, develop alternative staffing patterns, and try to relieve some of the stress and pressure. (CB)

Findings are reported from a study which investigated the attitudes, perceptions, and motives of novice women coaches prior to and following an extensive coaching education workshop. Subjects (N=43) were participants in the Women in Coaching Workshop. (IAH)

This article describes the Women in Coaching Workshop which provided opportunities for 43 women to acquire skills and experience needed to assume secondary school coaching positions. Included are descriptions of the format and operational mechanisms for the workshop. Participants included preservice and inservice teachers, college athletes, and…

To increase the representation of women as high school athletic directors, Oregon created a Leadership Development Program (LDP) for experienced women coaches. The program encouraged coaches to examine their athletic administration potential and begin to develop the skills and strategies necessary for obtaining director positions. The article…