Coaching staff
Encyclopedia
The coaching staff is a group of non-athletes tied to a sports team
. It is led by a head coach
(known as a manager or senior coach in some sports), and consists of one or more assistant coaches, together with other members such as doctors
, massage therapists, trainers
, and equipment manager
s.
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
. It is led by a head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
(known as a manager or senior coach in some sports), and consists of one or more assistant coaches, together with other members such as doctors
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, massage therapists, trainers
Athletic trainer
An athletic trainer is a certified, health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession since 1990....
, and equipment manager
Equipment manager
An equipment manager is a person who is in charge of a sports team's equipment. In professional and Collegiate sports, this is usually a full-time job....
s.