The Split Between a Coach and a Team’s Boosters Can Be a Messy Divorce

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer Fans of college sports recognize that the relationship between a head coach and a school’s boosters can resemble a rocky marriage: when the team succeeds, the relationship seems blissful; when the team fails and the boosters want a new coach, it can resemble a bitter divorce. A New Jersey case involving a frustrated high school baseball coach and a difficult booster club illustrates just how messy the split between coaches and high school boosters can be. I