Position coach
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In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group.[1] Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, associate and assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators.[2][3]
Common positions
[edit]Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League[4][5][6] and NCAA football[7] include:
- Defensive line (DL) coach
- Linebacker (LB) coach
- Offensive line (OL) coach
- Quarterback (QB) coach
- Running back (RB) coach
- Defensive back (DB) coach. Responsible for coaching the secondary, including safeties and cornerbacks
- Special teams (ST) coach. Responsible for coordinating punts, kickoffs, and field goals/extra points
- Tight end (TE) coach
- Wide receiver (WR) coach
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Coaching Staff in American Football - dummies". dummies. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "NFL expansion: With no salary cap on coaches, coaching staff sizes know no limits". Fox News. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "Rams Announce 2017 Full Coaching Staff". NBC Southern California. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "Coaches | Chiefs.com". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "Denver Broncos | Football Operations". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "Packers.com | Coaches". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "ROLLTIDE.COM - University of Alabama Official Athletics Site". www.rolltide.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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