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It's very cool and I love doing it but it costs me most of my free time as well as gas money. I dialed back my coaching of mens teams while my son is playing. Too many crappy coaches over here and I don't trust most of them with my kid. Every coach at his club now has played for me at some point. Developing a good base and continuity moving forward. Several of our players double license with clubs playing in the highest leagues.
I figured all of this but the thought of this has always appealed to me! If I could come up with something that could make some good $ I would probably give it a shot.Johnny Rock said:
Yes, I've been doing it for, I think, 8 years? When I started, I just walked into the radio station that carried our local high school and spoke with the manager. Told him I would like to broadcast games, but would be willing to carry gear or get coffee or whatever to get started. He said I'd be on the air to start the season. A few years later, that radio station was bought out and went 24-7 right wing radio, so we started our own thing broadcasting online.Bull Dozier said:
I'm sure it varies by area, level, etc., but I have found that people coaching youth sports for money to not necessarily be in it for the right reasons. Very small sample size and not meaning to lay accusations at anyone in this thread.
That's pretty sweet. That sounds like something that could be a lot of fun if you have a good partner. Must be a labor of love because I can't imagine online broadcasting is a money making endeavour?
I coach softball. The level we play at you can't have a poor coach or the kids won't be competitive. We don't take any money as it's our way of giving back. Everyone has coached the game and or played. I'm sure there are places that pay AND there are definitely programs that are money grabs also. You can have crappy coaches that are getting paid also.
but we are still expensive......
We don't have tons of travel expenses yet. But I wouldn't have an issue of something small like this.
That sounds tedious. And the riff-raff you have to deal with...I write for a fantasy football website.
Nothing to get excited about. Couple hundred bucks for the season. I could make more if I went back to working for local radio, but we have a good thing going.
That is cool. I'm jealous. I've coached a bit for money. Most recently high school girls, but coaching in Europe where there's too many crappy coaches would be fun. Is this like teaching English in South Korea? Jobs available?
Footy is king here so there aren't a lot of clubs paying too much. I can't give an opinion on coaches in other countries. The German system is pretty rigid as far as what they want you teaching the kids and they haven't caught up with the recent evolution of the game, ie pace and space, and how it affects both sides of the floor.
Awesome.the moops said:Mostly just to neighbors and friends. Someone will ask me about making a dinig room table, or picnic table, a bowl, etc. Nice thing is that I actually make most of it while I am working my real job - don't tell the boss manI have access to cool ### machines and a full on wood/metal/digital shop.
I am not the best maker in the world, by any stretch. Hav too little patience - but I am also probably just a little hard on myself. Few examples of random stuff I have made for peope
Coffee Table
Lego Table (made for my kiddos)
Outdoor low sitting table
Nice.
One of the best things was calling 5-6 games featuring Deshaun Watson. He played for our rival (Gainesville), so I called a couple of regular season games, and then when our season was over, I got to call a few of his playoff games. He was the living embodiment of "a man amongst boys." I was beyond pissed when the Browns had him in their laps and traded him away.
Gotta be safer than low-level Brazilian soccer.glvsav37 said:
funny you mention that.
In the future just start running towards them frantically screaming "la migra!!"
I know/think I know only a couple of things about it. First, it is something I could do in the privacy of my garage or workshop or whatever. I love me some solitary time. Secondly, I believe it is something you need to be patient with as it requires a high level of precision. If I know what I am doing, the second part works for me. If I'm trying to figure stuff out that I don't know, patience goes out the window.
If you stopped all together and it didnt hurt your financially. Why wouldnt you be able to select what jobs you wanted and the amount of time you wanted to allocate without fear of passing up on other jobs?
In youth sports much of the time the "you get what you pay for" situation is false much of the time. There are generally these types of youth coaches:
Good point and good question. Three of us started the construction work. I stopped when I got a promotion and had an increase in work travel. The travel has slowed down to the point that I may join in on some jobs in the fall. It is tough to say no to construction work because you do not know when or if the next job is coming. I get your point though that we could have said no if we were a little busy assuming that another job would be around the corner. And, there were always jobs around the corner. There is a ton of money to be made in that field.
I thought the same thing but I have been umping the past couple years on a volunteer basis and coming at from a coaches perspective I have found that I have had zero issues with parents or coaches. I have missed some calls and been heckled but a smile and a joke seems to diffuse the situation quickly and as long as you don't have a chip on your shoulder I find things go smoothly. I have never had a real problem in my two years of doing it.
Just to clarify, I'm not referring to these types of coaches. Ours do it on the side too. And they don't make much money. They are there because they love the game and want to develop their kids. But by compensating them it improves retention, so we have coaches who have been doing it for 5-10+ years with a particular age group instead of relying on a constant rotation of parent volunteers. I think that experience matters. Our sports relying on parent volunteers try their best, but you can clearly see that practice is figure it out as you go instead of coming in with a plan that has been evolving for years. They're crisper, more efficient, productive, and I think it translates to the actual games too.
The original question about paying coaches commented on the "you get what you pay for" Coaches that get gas money level of compensation are doing it because they want to help. So that is getting more than what you pay for out of a coach. I guess the point I was making that paying more generally doesn't equate to better. Paying some to cover some expenses is one thing and usually is better than just a parent/coach.
