I hired every single one of my assistants. Sometimes I interviewed alone. Sometimes I interviewed as a panel with my FAD and Principal. 0 times did we hire someone other than the person I wanted. Ever. So there is that.

How many assistant coaches on the athletic side of the aisle are working "with" the head coach versus "for". And I'm not talking football. I'm talking every sport on campus that has an assistant coach. They answer to 1 person and only 1 person when it comes to their sport.

Maybe you are in a co-teach environment but at some point somebody has to be in charge. That's why every discipline in the building answers to a department chair, an AP, a principal, someone at central office, a school board, and ultimately the customers.