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All the while the HS coach who has decades of experience has to do what the "Head Honcho" of the organization says.
I asked our coach "why in the hell do you listen to that guy who has less experience and knowledge of the game than you do? Why do you have to do what he says?"...So I looked up the main guy's background and he never played anything...he just started the org but has no actual prior coaching or playing experience....but now hes looked at as some sort of "guru" of softball? I just didnt get it why one guy called the shots who didn't have the knowledge. It always bugged me why people/coaches listened to him when he wasn't that knowledgeable. Never understood that part of the TB "scene". Why these "founders" of some orgs are treated like royalty...didn't make sense.
IMO, in a perfect situation that is exactly what you should have. Let the business be run by somebody with a business mind and let the coaching be done by somebody with a coaching mind. I've seen a number of orgs run into the ground by coaches who couldn't handle the business. I've seen a number of teams destroyed by administrators who couldn't coach.
I will agree that it becomes an issue when it is about ego and people cannot "stay in their lanes".