But new Tumut Pascoe Cup coach Dylan Piper-Bye will be doing just that as arguably the youngest-ever coach the first grade men's competition has seen.

After school for two nights a week, Piper-Bye will be barking out orders to players at training, some nearly twice his age, before he's legally allowed to order a beer.

Piper-Bye was set to be an assistant coach for the first grade team this year, but the departure of initial coach Matt Lopez prompted him to take up the challenge.

He doesn't believe his age will be a hindrance and he has the respect of the squad.

"I think it's just a number, I'm still pretty well respected by team so it should be OK," he said.

"They (older players) are all understanding and know I'm young, they've been pretty good for me.

"Hopefully I can get them on the right track. I want to be play a controlled and possession based style of play."

Piper also played for the Wagga City Wanderers under-18s last year, but missed a chance to play in their National Premier League ACT Two grand-final winning team after injuring his knee.

"I did my ACL and had a knee reconstruction, but still wanted to be around the club and the sport. This (coaching) was just a way to stay involved," Piper-Bye said.

"The squad is probably one of the best we've had in the few years I've been here."

The Eagles have welcomed back Ethan Kass and Daniel Dixon to their backline, while Will Goode also returns.

"Ethan's pretty important to our backline, he's probably one of the best backs I've seen in the Pascoe competition," Piper-Bye said.

"(Newcomer) Murray Barrett has got a lot of experience in the midfield and plays a bit differently to what the comp is used to, I think he'll be one to watch as well.

"We lost (defender) Angus Mason Elliott, but apart from that we've still got the main core of players that have been here for the last few years.

"Apart from that we've got some young fellas coming up, which is pretty exciting as they bring a lot of pace and new ideas."

Piper worked alongside his representative coach Andrew Mason as a manager last year, where he received some helpful tips on coaching.

He has played at Riverina and NSW representative level, and was selected to play in the Fiji Cup last year before a knee injury put paid to that.

"I personally thin we can make a charge for the finals, but we'll see what happens," he said.

Tumut gets their campaign underway on Sunday when they host last year's grand finalists Lake Albert.

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