head coach
Noun
Meaning
head coach (plural head coaches)
The highest ranking coach of a coaching staff.
Synonyms: manager, technical director
The other coaches offered their opinions, but in the end the head coach decided.
Examples
I'm a bit surprised that the Raiders turned to Art Shell to be their new head coach, not because Shell isn't a good head coach - he had success before as the Raiders' head coach - but because he's been away from the game so long and the game has changed a lot in those years.
I'm going to be the next head coach at Notre Dame.
I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach.
[German head coach Uwe Krupp] is asking his guys to basically be fire hydrants and they're getting peed on right now.
Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa.
As soon as you make mistakes, or you have an off year, even if it's not your fault as a quarterback... I've always said the quarterback and the head coach always get too much blame when you lose and too much credit when you win.