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RSTP Definition 28 — who counts as a coach for Football Tribunal employment disputes
RSTP Definition 28 (synthetic guided target article-90) defines ‘coach’ for status and dispute purposes. Exam favourites test whether analysts, physiotherapists, nutritionists or licensed coaches fall inside the definition — and therefore whether FT employment-jurisdiction hooks apply.
Key points
- A coach is employed in a football-specific occupation by a professional club or association.
- Duties include training/coaching players, selecting players, and/or making tactical choices in matches.
- Alternatively (or additionally), employment may require a coaching licence under domestic or continental rules.
- Support roles without those duties (pure video analysis, physio-only, nutritionist-only) typically fall outside Def 28.
Exam traps
- Treating every club employee who works with players as a Def 28 coach.
- Ignoring the coaching-licence limb when the stem emphasises a licence requirement.
- Mapping Def 28 onto Procedural Rules Article 28 training-reward procedure.
Unit outline
RSTP — Definition 28 (coach) and Football Tribunal jurisdiction boundary