Do We Have Any NCAA Experts In The House?

But I do know that the NCAA doesn’t preclude teams from bringing in non-coaches to practices for a multitude of things (for instance, Tiger Woods worked with Stanford’s golf team at a practice once or twice).

I do know, however, they can’t do any “coaching” during a game. I’d wager that Bowen isn’t allowed to be on the sideline giving instruction in that instance, but isn’t kept out of practice.

11.7.1.1.1.1 Noncoaching Activities. Institutional staff members involved in noncoaching activities
(e.g., administrative assistants, academic counselors) do not count in the institution’s coaching
limitations, provided such individuals are not identified as coaches, do not engage in any on- or off-field
coaching activities (e.g., attending meetings involving coaching activities, analyzing video involving the
institution’s or an opponent’s team), and are not involved in any off-campus recruitment of prospective
student-athletes or scouting of opponents. A noncoaching staff member with sport-specific responsibilities
may not participate with or observe student-athletes in the staff member’s sport who are engaged in
nonorganized voluntary athletically related activities (e.g., pick-up games). (Adopted: 1/16/93, Revised:
1/10/95, 12/13/05, 4/27/06 effective 8/1/06)

New Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery has hired Bowen, who lives in Burlington, as the Hawkeyes’ Video coordinator and administrative assisant.

“It an extension of the coaching staff,” said Bowen, who also said he was glad to be back at his alma mater.

Bowen made it clear that he won’t be “just sitting in the video room all day.” He’ll also get to interact with the players. Although there are some things other assistants can do that he can’t, Bowen still sees this as a good inroad to his future plans.

“You run (the “film”) through the computer and code it all. Then you break it down. I’m in the process of learning that system among other things," Bowen said. “You can track 3-point shots, steals, rebounds ….”

When the season draws closer, he’ll spend more time getting scouting reports ready for the Hawks.

“I’m just excited to be there, to get my feet wet,” Bowen, the son of Joe and Alice Bowen, said.

Sounds to me like he’s planning on coaching and, if Rule 11.7.1.1.1.1 cited above applies, preparing scouting reports would make him a “countable coach” regardless of his job title.

Someone there said Bowen would be able to work with the players in unofficial settings – i.e., during the summer and the in non-coach-organized practices during the fall/winter/spring. As he explained it, he can work with them whenever Fran & Co. aren’t doing official organized practices.

Which would seem to make sense; unless Bowen possesses mad video editing skillz, it would seem very odd to hire him if he couldn’t work hands-on with the guys on the team, especially the post players.

And “consultants” can sit on the bench during games, but can not directly coach players. The reason I know this is because I know a person who actually did this for a D-1 program.

Of course, this has no bearing on the Bowen situation.

Like Ross above, I hope Bowen will actually be able to coach our big men and wings. I like Jarryd Cole, but our big men have certainly been underwhelming lately, (maybe Cy Tate was pretty good, but that’s seems about it in the last 4 or 5 years).