get-back coach

noun

A coach who is assigned the task of ensuring another coach (usually the head coach) gets out of the way of the referees during games.

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Meanings

nounget-back coach (plural get-back coaches)

plural get-back coaches

  1. UShobbiesA coach who is assigned the task of ensuring another coach (usually the head coach) gets out of the way of the referees during games.

    “I was probably the most difficult one to deal with when I was on the field, because you’re always trying to get closer to the action,” McVay told NFL Films. “As a coach, I always try to be aware of our get-back coach.”

    2019 February 2, Morgan Moriarty, “Sean McVay has a get-back coach. Clemson’s pioneering get-back coach explains the job”, in SBNation.com
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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