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I notice alot of coaches changing organization every year. I know of a couple with there third org. in 3 years now. Is it the org or is it the coach?
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Maybe just looking for a better situation. Doesn't mean that theres anything wrong with the organization that the coach left, just maybe different opportunities presented themselves.
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Not really common but know of a couple coaches that were in this situation, both had some better opportunities so they went for it. If you're having second thoughts, contact the coach first, then ask for some contacts at the previous organizations to confirm the reasons for leaving the prior organization.
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The ones I know of the coach, also have his daughter on the team and jumps every year not for the opportunitie of coaching to better himself or his daughter, but not to have to pay for his daughter.... There are a couple bad eggs in every bunch!
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Actually, there could be a number of reasons.
Everybody likes to enter into a stable environment, but that isn't always possible.
- Maybe the leader of an organization has a different vision than the coach. Player development/ trophy hunting/ exposure/ local/ statewide/ countrywide...
- Maybe you entered into an age group - say 14U - where last year's 12U coach is now moving up, and there is not enough "talent" available to field two competitive 14U teams.
- Maybe the coaches' daughter is a diva and runs out of friends every year.
- Maybe the coach is actually very good, and keeps climbing the "corporate ladder" one rung at a time.
And finally, an obvious scenario: Coach really is a total D-Bag and quickly wears out his/her welcome wearever they may be.
Everybody likes to enter into a stable environment, but that isn't always possible.
- Maybe the leader of an organization has a different vision than the coach. Player development/ trophy hunting/ exposure/ local/ statewide/ countrywide...
- Maybe you entered into an age group - say 14U - where last year's 12U coach is now moving up, and there is not enough "talent" available to field two competitive 14U teams.
- Maybe the coaches' daughter is a diva and runs out of friends every year.
- Maybe the coach is actually very good, and keeps climbing the "corporate ladder" one rung at a time.
And finally, an obvious scenario: Coach really is a total D-Bag and quickly wears out his/her welcome wearever they may be.
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I know for us we are going down to one team per age group. There is just not enough local talent to have teams as competitive as we want.
So 2 coaches are out looking for other teams/orgs.
So 2 coaches are out looking for other teams/orgs.
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This year we left the organization that my dd's have been playing for for the past 3 years and I have been a coach for the past 2 years. We left because our goals changed and we wanted more year round ball, more ASA tournaments, better competition. No bad blood, no problems.....just a better opportunity to play better teams and more of them. Plus, at 13, my dd finally voiced an opinion on where she wants to play and we feel like we should give her that opportunity. Kids change and teams change....you have to reevaluated your situation every few years and make sure you focus on finding what is best for your dd.
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My husband has been an Asst. Coach for our dd's teams over the years and we paid the same fees as everyone else on the team.
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Good post. The only breaks Coaches get are:
1. Calls from irate parents at all hours of the day.
2. They get a break from having to spend time with their spouses.
3. No social life whatsoever.
4. They become extremely proficient at prepping fields for practices/games.
The list goes on................
Who wouldn't want all the glitz and glamour of being a Coach?
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Couldn't have said it any better! I'll even add a few!
5. Scheduling practices
6. Securing practice locations
7. Planning practices
8. Scheduling scrimmages
9. Not sleeping at night after a loss, trying to figure out what we did wrong.
Yeah, it's all glitz and glammer and oh we have always paid the same fees everyone else pays. I haven't even mentioned the out of our own pocket money that happens throughout the year for incidentals.
10. Scheduling tournaments and mailing in team fees
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Sometimes I think coaches think that the grass is always greener......
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keep them coming!!!!!! Your spot on with every one so far!!!!
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11. Attending clinics on your own time and dime
12. Not spending as much time working with your own DD because you are too busy working with the other players.
13. Calling up other players to fill in for you when your players can't make it to a fall ball game or winter ball game.
14. Coaches are at every practice and every game. Can't miss because the grass needs cut or because your wife wants to go to dinner.
15. Always looking for new training drills and tools.
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Yes, keep them coming because it makes a great case for what I always thought, that coaches should pay a reduced fee. I am not a coach, never have been.
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@ musto..... DONT FORGET, DEALING WITH THOSE DARN "PLANKING" Injuries!!!! LOL
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Collecting fees from families and turning them into the org.
taking every call about the most insignificant things that have to do with off the field stuff.
taking calls on Friday night, that 2 girls are playing in their rec ball tournament instead of playing with you (I'm at 10U, and this did happen this year)
Planning everything....and I mean EVERYTHING
out of pocket money for coaches "uniforms"
know practice planning was mentioned, but making it fun while working on getting better and keeping it moving. It's so much fun trying to reinvent the wheel every couple weeks.
taking every call about the most insignificant things that have to do with off the field stuff.
taking calls on Friday night, that 2 girls are playing in their rec ball tournament instead of playing with you (I'm at 10U, and this did happen this year)
Planning everything....and I mean EVERYTHING
out of pocket money for coaches "uniforms"
know practice planning was mentioned, but making it fun while working on getting better and keeping it moving. It's so much fun trying to reinvent the wheel every couple weeks.
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I read so much about Coaching and the 360 path we all take, some just think its easy!
So True so true all the above posts........... The show must go on!! But only those who have done the job know how to get it done behind the Big Stage! Coaches respect coaches more than parents that have no clue.
I have over heard parents say they "will just take their daughter and start their own travel team in the spring that it cant be that hard to do, how hard can it be to stand at third base!"
When one has to step up and do the extras that need done for the team is when you realize what the coaches do day in day out.
Every good coach has formed scar tissue and wears body armor but never gives up the coarse...... The 360 of coaching is life, some may jump ship to try to stay above water in the 360 pool but find they jumped into a washing machines wash cycle!
Jumping ship can bring in sharks or if they are lucky a Mermaid
So True so true all the above posts........... The show must go on!! But only those who have done the job know how to get it done behind the Big Stage! Coaches respect coaches more than parents that have no clue.
I have over heard parents say they "will just take their daughter and start their own travel team in the spring that it cant be that hard to do, how hard can it be to stand at third base!"
When one has to step up and do the extras that need done for the team is when you realize what the coaches do day in day out.
Every good coach has formed scar tissue and wears body armor but never gives up the coarse...... The 360 of coaching is life, some may jump ship to try to stay above water in the 360 pool but find they jumped into a washing machines wash cycle!
Jumping ship can bring in sharks or if they are lucky a Mermaid
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So well said. If I have to hear another parent or assitant coach ever say how hard is it to run a team??....
Let's see if we can add to the list...
1. Calls from irate parents at all hours of the day.
2. They get a break from having to spend time with their spouses.
3. No social life whatsoever.
4. They become extremely proficient at prepping fields for practices/games.
5. Scheduling practices
6. Securing practice locations
7. Planning practices
8. Scheduling scrimmages
9. Not sleeping at night after a loss, trying to figure out what we did wrong.
10. Scheduling tournaments and mailing in team fees
11. Attending clinics on your own time and dime
12. Not spending as much time working with your own DD because you are too busy working with the other players.
13. Calling up other players to fill in for you when your players can't make it to a fall ball game or winter ball game.
14. Coaches are at every practice and every game. Can't miss because the grass needs cut or because your wife wants to go to dinner.
15. Always looking for new training drills and tools
16. First one at the field, last to leave.
17. Planning, planning and more planning only to have someone or something go wrong.
18. Out of pocket expenses that are just part of being a coach while some parents argue about a $5.00 gate or parking fee.
19. Keep Going......
Even with the above list, coaching is a privelage and you are right, we as coaches respect each other much more than the parents or the people who thin there is nothing to sitting on a bucket during a game.
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I agree with many of those coaches comments but despite those, I love coaching and that is why I have done so for the last 13 years. However, we are switching and I am not coaching because this is not about me. I will miss it dearly but I am putting my kiddo in a situation that I think will give her a better chance to get showcased. It is, after all, about our kids. I am sure that I will be back in the game, God willing, soon enough, either as a ump, coach of a 10u team (starting over) with my dd coaching. I will say that the group of parents that we have had the last 2 years are the best of my 13yr career. And Robinson isn't too bad either.
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