Position coach
Team official in charge of coaching a specific position group
In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, associate and assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators.
01Common positions
Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League and NCAA football include:
- Defensive line (DL) coach
- Linebacker (LB) coach
- Offensive line (OL) coach
- Quarterback (QB) coach
- Running back (RB) coach
- Defensive back (DB) coach. Responsible for coaching the secondary, including safeties and cornerbacks
- Special teams (ST) coach. Responsible for coordinating punts, kickoffs, and field goals/extra points
- Tight end (TE) coach
- Wide receiver (WR) coach
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- Matt Cavanaugh Skins quarterback coach and Robert Griffin III at RVA 2015 training camp (20287635949).jpg by Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY 2.0
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