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ARTICLE · 08 MARCH 2015

Coaching contracts or permanent employment? No easy answer in sport - Part 1

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Debate has focused on whether AFL coaches should be on a fixed term contract or in a permanent employment relationship.

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by Rob Jackson

Recent debate has focused on whether AFL coaches ought to be on a fixed term contract or in a permanent employment relationship. The club's desire to lock in a top coach, but without knowing whether they will deliver this season or the next, is part of the complexity, as is the coach's need to make the most of a limited professional opportunity to coach a top club, and build their long term reputation.

Intense media speculation over poor performance has also been blamed for creating unnecessary uncertainty in the club-coach relationship.

There are six points to consider, whatever type of legal relationship is chosen by the club and coach:

  1. There is only one ultimate winner at the end of the season – do the maths on the probability of any coach being successful, one, two or three seasons in a row is not that great in any sport!

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