How long did it take for football coaches to start hiring coordinators? When did position coaches start to evolve.

(02-25-2026 08:00 PM)Erictelevision Wrote:  How long did it take for football coaches to start hiring coordinators? When did position coaches start to evolve.

Defensive coordinators date from the 1960s, offensive coordinators date from the 1970s. Position coaches started to emerge in the 1950s.

TY charger. Interesting that position coaches predate coordinators, their ostensible boses.

(02-27-2026 10:54 AM)Erictelevision Wrote:  TY charger. Interesting that position coaches predate coordinators, their ostensible boses.

I would suspect that as coaching staffs grew larger and more specialized, the Head Coach's position became more of a managerial position - coordinators are now generally calling plays, head coaches are looking for things to adjust strategically as well as handling things like challenging calls on the field and working the officials.

Yeah, modern Head Coaches are compared to CEOs.