Wide receivers coach
Encyclopedia
A wide receivers coach is a coach in charge of the wide receivers
in gridiron football
. The wide receivers coach typically operates under a team's offensive coordinator
. This coach also typically resides in the coach's box on gameday, often accompanied by or in place of the offensive coordinator.
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
in gridiron football
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
. The wide receivers coach typically operates under a team's offensive coordinator
Offensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
. This coach also typically resides in the coach's box on gameday, often accompanied by or in place of the offensive coordinator.