My husband always dreamed of being a high school football coach. He understood that he needed to move up the ranks to get to his final destination. My son is starting to talk about looking for college basketball coaching jobs.  We have explained to him that it is important to get experience and do what his father did by working up the ranks. It is unlikely that a major university would consider hiring a coach with no experience. I believe that is also true for high school coaching positions, as well. I believe that every coach, no matter which sport, should start at the little league level to gain experience and then work up from their.