An excellent article – but not sure how it applies in a situation where a swim club board with well meaning (or not), inexperienced people are trying to hire a new Head Coach:

1. Many clubs may be looking for a new coach because they mismanaged the relationship with their current HC

2. Board actions are often driven based on the perceived best interests of the children of the parents on the board – often without regard to the best interests of the team.

3. Many Clubs or Boards don’t have the skills or understanding to conduct a “visioning process” before the hiring process begins – they understand that they want a coach who will produce faster swimmers without any clear understanding of what that means…

4. Board members seldom have the skills to determine what they require, how to write a coherent “help wanted”, how to conduct an interview, how to follow up on references, etc.

The process in amateur sport is often broken – resulting in an accidental great hire or the wrong hire.