Academic and pedagogical reform of college coaches

This paper addresses the role of the college coach in an athletic and academic setting. Recent literature on college athletics and interviews with those involved in the profession is used as background information for this analysis. In the current era of college athletics, the college coach has abandoned the roles of educator and liaison between athletics and academics. The conclusion reached is that the role of the college coach is in dire need of reform, both professionally and pedagogically. For the college coach to justify an existence in academics that is not solely for entertainment, coaches must reform their profession with an adherence to academic values.