New program equips high school coaches to educate teams on dating violence

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The definition of “coach” is “a person who trains an athlete or a team of athletes,” but for many coaches the role they play goes far beyond that definition.
“In our culture today there are a lot of broken homes, and coaches act as a kind of surrogate parent in many circumstances,” says Bill Miller, an Austin father.
Miller is behind an initiative to help high school coaches talk to and educate athletes on heavy issues like dating violenc