Assistant coaches are vital to any sporting organization. Head coaches tend to choose their assistant coaches wisely. The importance of assistant coaches varies by individual teams however; there are some must-have traits which assistant coaches must contain.

Loyalty
Loyalty must be displayed not only to the head coach of the team but to the players and educational institution. The head coach and assistant coach do not have to be “buddies” however; they must reflect one another in making their team a winning team.