ndlionsfan wrote:Updated Hinsa's post with my actual typical day when I coached
AWAY GAMES: go get the bus at 2:30 (fuel up if needed), drive the bus, arrive at the destination and immediately begin taping and bracing injuries, help coach the JV, coach the varsity, drive the bus home, drop kids off that don't have vehicles, get home at 11:30 (or later), make a sandwich to eat while reviewing video and doing stats until 2:00am.
HOME GAMES: clean the gym floor on prep period, set up the bleachers and scorer's table immediately after school, double check to make sure the volunteers for keeping clock and book are still able to make it, ref the JH game with assistant coach, help coach the JV, tape ankles etc. during second half, coach the varsity, stick around after the game to clean up and put everything away including bleachers so that the gym is ready for 1st period phy ed the next morning, lock up the gym and shut off the lights about midnight to head home, grab a bite to eat and review game film and stats until 2:00am.
ndlionsfan wrote:Updated Hinsa's post with my actual typical day when I coached
AWAY GAMES: go get the bus at 2:30 (fuel up if needed), drive the bus, arrive at the destination and immediately begin taping and bracing injuries, help coach the JV, coach the varsity, drive the bus home, drop kids off that don't have vehicles, get home at 11:30 (or later), make a sandwich to eat while reviewing video and doing stats until 2:00am.
HOME GAMES: clean the gym floor on prep period, set up the bleachers and scorer's table immediately after school, double check to make sure the volunteers for keeping clock and book are still able to make it, ref the JH game with assistant coach, help coach the JV, tape ankles etc. during second half, coach the varsity, stick around after the game to clean up and put everything away including bleachers so that the gym is ready for 1st period phy ed the next morning, lock up the gym and shut off the lights about midnight to head home, grab a bite to eat and review game film and stats until 2:00am.
bsoldiergirl wrote:ndlionsfan wrote:Updated Hinsa's post with my actual typical day when I coached
AWAY GAMES: go get the bus at 2:30 (fuel up if needed), drive the bus, arrive at the destination and immediately begin taping and bracing injuries, help coach the JV, coach the varsity, drive the bus home, drop kids off that don't have vehicles, get home at 11:30 (or later), make a sandwich to eat while reviewing video and doing stats until 2:00am.
HOME GAMES: clean the gym floor on prep period, set up the bleachers and scorer's table immediately after school, double check to make sure the volunteers for keeping clock and book are still able to make it, ref the JH game with assistant coach, help coach the JV, tape ankles etc. during second half, coach the varsity, stick around after the game to clean up and put everything away including bleachers so that the gym is ready for 1st period phy ed the next morning, lock up the gym and shut off the lights about midnight to head home, grab a bite to eat and review game film and stats until 2:00am.
This may be off topic, but just curious... Is coaching a paid position for Class A & B or is it volunteer? If not, you definitely should be!! If it is a paid position, you surely deserve a raise!! It seems you, and other coaches, are expected to fill paid positions within the school.(Bus driver, Trainer, Referee, Janitor) Class A or B, coaches have a hard job any way you look at it. Many fans don't realize what goes into coaching and the sacrifices they make. (Time with family) Oh wait, most coaches are also teachers. As a teacher myself, I have no idea when they have time to plan and grade papers!
I can definitely see the advantage of having many coaches rather than 1 or 2. I also see that smaller school coaches have to shoulder responsibilities that larger school coaches don't. (Setup Gym..Drive Bus)
Whether it be Class A or B, paid or not paid, single or married, one thing is for sure.....They put their lives on pause for 3-4 months each year and can't wait for the next season to begin! Thanks coaches for all you do!!
Flip wrote:ndlionsfan wrote:Updated Hinsa's post with my actual typical day when I coached
AWAY GAMES: go get the bus at 2:30 (fuel up if needed), drive the bus, arrive at the destination and immediately begin taping and bracing injuries, help coach the JV, coach the varsity, drive the bus home, drop kids off that don't have vehicles, get home at 11:30 (or later), make a sandwich to eat while reviewing video and doing stats until 2:00am.
HOME GAMES: clean the gym floor on prep period, set up the bleachers and scorer's table immediately after school, double check to make sure the volunteers for keeping clock and book are still able to make it, ref the JH game with assistant coach, help coach the JV, tape ankles etc. during second half, coach the varsity, stick around after the game to clean up and put everything away including bleachers so that the gym is ready for 1st period phy ed the next morning, lock up the gym and shut off the lights about midnight to head home, grab a bite to eat and review game film and stats until 2:00am.
You forgot to mention the part where you're also the AD. I've never had that much responsibility. And I set a world record for fewest ankles taped this year too, 1.
Hinsa wrote:Let's have a little fun with math. In a "B" school, a coach puts in a rough average of 38 hours per week - 2 game days x 11 hours, 3 non-game days x 5 hours (I threw in some time for scouting trips) plus an occasional Saturday game. 38 hours is easily a low-ball number. It probably is closer to 40+ hours, but I want to low-ball it so I am not understating the per hour compensation.
38 hours/week x about 14 weeks = 532 in-season hours. Then you throw in a swag of 8 hours per week in the off season - open gyms, camps, leagues, clinics, planning, etc. Sometimes it's much more than 8, sometimes it's zero. 8 hours x 38 weeks = 304 hours. That makes a total of 836 hours. And I'm low balling that number just so it can't be said that I'm overestimating any hours.
Now, let's say you make $4000 for head coaching. Younger coaches would make less, more experienced coaches would make more. Divide $4000 by 836 hours and you make a whopping $4.78 per hour.
How many people would take any kind of a part time job for $4.78/hour??? And remember, I underestimated the number of hours a coach really puts in.
If you can make a better estimate than what I have here, feel free to do so.
The Schwab wrote:Honestly, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to what is tougher to coach. The better your team is supposed to be, the more pressure that comes along with that. There's probably more administration pressure on Class A coaches. There's probably more community pressure surrounding class B coaches. The money thing is funny, if you are a dedicated coach you come no where near minimum wage for the hours you put in. The check at the end of the year is nice, but if you have a coach who's in coaching for the money (or lack there of), then you have a problem! Like I've told people before, I'd coach for free.
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