Coach’s Uniform

[the_great_pumpkin]

Is baseball the only sport that the coach wears the uniform? If so … why? This ought to be entertaining !

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Is baseball the only sport that the coach wears the uniform? If so … why? This ought to be entertaining !

Great question, I've always wondered that. Maybe back in the old days coaches could come in and play and it just became tradition.

 

[Aerie Vol]

Baseball is a legit uniform.

I mean, how stupid would a coach look in basketball shorts?

Football pants and a jersey??

Lol.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Baseball is a legit uniform.

I mean, how stupid would a coach look in basketball shorts?

Football pants and a jersey??

Lol.

Football uniforms aren't legit?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I would love to force all coaches to wear a uniform on the sideline. Let’s make that change. Rick Barnes wearing the short shorts and Josh Heupel strutting around in pads and a jersey would be hilarious to see.

 

[OldTimer]

Is baseball the only sport that the coach wears the uniform? If so … why? This ought to be entertaining !

back in the day, the coach or manager was also a player. Tradition I suppose……

 

[Putbacks]

Eve Rackham Watt could coach in spandex volleyball shorts….

 

[Aerie Vol]

Football uniforms aren't legit?

Mailman, cop, FedEx, employee -type uniform.

Tight. Buttoned up. Presentable.


Football uniforms are for the game, hence a coach would look silly in it. A sport thing, as opposed to an actual "uniform" a person can look proper wearing when not on the field.

That's all.

 

[esarmstrong]

Not all baseball "coaches" wore uniforms...

 

[Hacksaw]

They all used to wear the uniform. I believe the change dates back to when the women's' gymnastics coaches formally requested an exemption.

 

[vol94]

I recall Pete Rose playing and managing the Reds 1984-1986.

In the history of MLB, there have been 221 player-managers, 59 of whom are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The dual role of player-manager was formerly a common practice, dating back to John Clapp, who performed the task for the Middletown Mansfields in 1872.

 

[eman17]

2 reasons: Tradition and coaches having an active role on the field of play(1st and 3rd base coaches and mound visits by pitching coach and manager).

 

[volplaya8]

back in the day, the coach or manager was also a player. Tradition I suppose……

This is the reason…it stuck…

 

[chuckiepoo]

Great question, I've always wondered that. Maybe back in the old days coaches could come in and play and it just became tradition.

It goes way the hell back…

 

[chuckiepoo]

They all used to wear the uniform. I believe the change dates back to when the women's' gymnastics coaches formally requested an exemption.

If we give Kimmie a number, can the AD require her to don leotards and execute floor exercises?

 

[DonDiego]

Personally, I love it. I think CTV looks great in the Vol uniform, and I want to see coach Barnes pull it off too. He would look great dressed out, although I suggest he goes all Vescovi, and puts the T shirt on beneath.

 

[VOLtaism]

There was so much juice spitting going on in the early days coaches refused to wear their own clothes to the games.

 

[Jxn Vol]

Some schools have male gymnastics coaches. For that reason alone this is a bad idea. Let’s keep it just in baseball.

 

[lilesrt]

Baseball is a legit uniform.

I mean, how stupid would a coach look in basketball shorts?

Football pants and a jersey??

Lol.

That’s where the entertainment comes into play.

 

[feathersax]

Bobby Cox, legendary Atlanta Braves manager, not only wore the uniform but also baseball cleats.

 

[Purplehaze26]

I guess it’s because they don’t make enough money to buy a nice suit

 

[TAF]

Bobby Cox, legendary Atlanta Braves manager, not only wore the uniform but also baseball cleats.

and he got OUTCOACHED...A LOT! Should have had 4 WS WINS!

 

[madbamahater]

Correct me if I'm wrong please, but way back in the day wasn't it common for a teammate to be the manager (manager of the teammates)? Maybe he'd play, maybe not, but he was an actual player that just managed the squad?

 

[njvols]

and he got OUTCOACHED...A LOT! Should have had 4 WS WINS!

Agree!!!...at least they've had a solidly above average team since Dale Murphy joined the team in 78, and now have a fantastic fan-friendly located stadium... Used to drive down from Mid Tenn in mid-70's and those teams were horrible, playing in horrible Atlanta-Fulton Co stadium...but still alot of fun for a kid.

 

[scvol98]

If this becomes a thing, my days of watching college gymnastics is over!