Digger Phelps is hardly from the hang-'em-high school of coaches, for whom the recently departed Woody Hayes was a patron saint.

The Colombian school of coaches have had more success in Ecuador, where first Francisco Maturana, then Hernan Dario Gomez followed by Luis Fernando Suarez, and now Reinaldo Rueda have coached the national team.

Shahgeldyan graduated from the high school of coaches in Moscow.

Upon retiring Kulchytsky studied at the Higher school of coaches in Moscow.