ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- From a sports perspective, a coach is defined as “a person who trains or directs athletes or athletic teams.”In many ways, there’s more to the job title than what’s listed in the dictionary. The daily tasks of a coach often go beyond providing on-field instructions and making sure players are up to speed for an upcoming game.
Oftentimes, coaches must play the role of a surrogate parent. In college, they have as much personal contact and interaction with the student-athletes, over a 4-5 year span at the school, as the parents, and are sometimes leaned on to provide guidance and emotional support.
This is the position South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough finds himself in ...
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