New Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner has a strange requirement of his assistant coaches
Through the years, we've heard some fun stories on how head coaches go about filling out their staffs. While plenty look for the traditional qualifications (age, experience, etc.) others have quirky job requirements. Remember Penn State football coach James Franklin's story about how he only hires assistants with beautiful wives back when he was at Vanderbilt?
Well, new Georgia Tech basketball coach Josh Pastner revealed that he, too, can be picky when it comes to selecting assistant coaches. In his case, it doesn't have to do with their dating choices so much as how they spend their free time.
Specifically, if you want to coach for Pastner he has one rule: No golf allowed.
He explained the reasoning to his new hometown paper, the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Friday:
"My first question to anyone I (might) hire is, 'Do you golf?'" Pastner said this week. "If they say, 'Yes,' you can't work for me, because that means five hours on a Sunday or on a Saturday. Can't. Don't want it. That's for my assistant coaches. Any of my assistant coaches, if they're golfers, not working for me."
Talk about dropping the hammer.
In all seriousness, Pastner is allowed to fill out his staff however he wants, and he might have a point, since few recreational pursuits are more time-consuming than golf . Especially in a job where most offseason weekends are spent on the recruiting trail.
At the same time, Pastner understands that there is the occasional reason to be on the golf course.
Just don't make a habit of it.
"I know there are going to be some fund-raising (golf events) you've got to drive around," he said. But I couldn't handle five hours. I couldn't handle it and I wouldn't want my staff to do it, either."
