At Cleveland Monsters games this season, you’ll often see three coaches behind the bench. That’s not earth-shattering. But what is different is the role one of those coaches will play.
While coach John Madden and assistant coach Steve McCarthy focus on the game at hand, they will be joined by one of two development coaches, either Chris Clark or Gregory Campbell.
“(Our role) is about meeting (player) issues right when they happen and fixing them,” Clark says. “I’ve known guys in this job who have gone down on the bench, but I don’t think it’s something they’ve implemented permanently.