Coaching staff can consist of: head coach, assistant coach, and trainer. Coaches must:
Be named prior to the draft,
Pass a background check,
Be approved by the LARA basketball steering committee and LARA Board,
At least one coach must be 21 years old,
The LARA Board and LARA basketball steering committee may appoint a coach to a team with one coach if:
An individual indicates on the signup form his/her willingness to coach,
He/she meet the coaching staff criteria,
Head coaches with no child and no assistant will not be allowed. This head coach must select one of the following:
An approved assistant coach and his child at or before the draft,
An LARA Board/LARA basketball steering committee assigned assistant coach and his child,
Head coaches with a child but without an assistant will get an equalization pick at the end of the 1st round of the draft based on the head coaches draft order. - MODIFIED 2008
Protected players (Pre-draft): A head coach's child and an assistant coach's child are the only protected players in the draft. If the head coach and/or assistant coach have other children/siblings, the remaining children/siblings become that teams subsequent pick(s) during the subsequent rounds of the draft.
Siblings: Siblings playing in the same league shall be placed on the same team unless requested otherwise by the parents. A "sibling pick" protects the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. sibling in the subsequent rounds after the first sibling has been selected. The team must use its next picks to select the other siblings.
