SMc4SMc
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If my 10U starting pitcher is picking up on things and asks "why doesn't she play she's better? " , and I've said nothing then it might be daddy ball
Some of the comments suggest, the bottom line is choose an organization carefully, and you truly get what you pay for!
I know a lot teams try to keep low and can't afford to pay coaches. You pay your coaches what are your fees?
Why not? We will have three teams in the fall and all will have non-parent coaches that receive compensation.
I agree with Mark,
Why is it so bad to start thinking about paying coaches? The select soccer coaches and the JO volleyball coaches get paid. I would think this would help attract girls that played in college and have free summers to come back and coach. I would have always been willing to pay a few hundred extra for a coach that had some credentials. Would it be worth $300 per player to have 2 non parent coaches that can help girls get better and help them get recruited. I enjoy coaching the team that I have no daughters on. I never have to worry about what parents think of playing time and if my kid is playing too much or not enough and I never feel like I have to refer a college coach to another one of our coaches like I did when I coached my daughter. I would think parents would be willing to pay travel expenses plus maybe $3000 for 2 coaches to split between them. When you look at the big picture of what you spend on softball $300 to $500 is not much to have non parent qualified coaches. Would go to work every day if you were not getting paid?
Glen
Experienced coaches (i.e. have already been through the age group) that know how to develop players/team, put together a schedule with the best events and/or have good college contacts should be in high demand. People that feel the overall cost to play on that team is worthwhile to them will find a way to pay it.
The head coach of my DD's 16U team last year fits the bill and only charged $1,000 for the year. He also budgeted another $1,000 that he used to bring in various AC's to help him with practices and games. He started the team and obviously didn't do it for the money.... This is why I have never been in favor of paying coaches. In general, it just seems to me that the kind of coach SoCal mentions (motivated, organized, knowledgeable, connected etc...) would more often than not have zero interest in taking a $1,000 - 2,000 stipend from their team.
$7-10K? I may know of 1 or 2 that get that kind of money from a single FP team's fees (FWIW, 2x that for club sokker) and they have very large rosters (18-20+). A few make more from multiple teams in their org and/or having players take private lessons from them. The asst HC of our current 18U Premier team has the qualities I described and is the most highly compensated coach we've ever had because of her approach - she charges $30/player/month, which is very reasonable. Over 9 months, that comes to $270/player. She is highly compensated by her regular job, so she doesn't do it for the money - it certainly doesn't affect her standard of living. In fact, she voluntarily helps other teams in the org. It's possible the money she receives from our team just makes it her first priority.This is just a guess, but I would think you would have to get somewhere in the neighborhood of $7,000 - 10,000 before it would motivate someone enough with that skill set and I just don't see a lot of parents in NE Ohio willing to add another $600 - 900 to their team fees to cover that.
No kidding. However, they get tired of paying for the privilege of coaching ungrateful parents' kids and consequently stop doing it. As I described in my previous post, most coaches like I described just want a modest stipend that covers their incidental expenses (e.g. mileage, meals, etc.) and pays for some refreshments that help them tolerate the grief they receive. It simply eliminates one of the nagging things that makes them second-guess themselves for continuing on.I do think the BEST situation is where you have a very experienced and connected NON-PARENT/NON-PAID coach running the show. But, I would bet the majority of guys with that resume started off as parent coaches and just kept going for the love of the game.
I agree with Cards. We are in 12u in our 2nd season of travel ball. Like Card said we are young and learning the select/travel ball experience. After 2 years of what we been through though I would gladly spend the extra money to pay for quality coaches. But the question I have is how do you know if they are telling the truth on their resumes? Had a coach tell the team that they had college experience and trust me it couldn't have been farther from the truth. We was taking our daughter to a hitting instructor and they looked at me and said if you wanna waste your money that's up to you but we can teach you what they will and it's free here.
I agree with Cards. We are in 12u in our 2nd season of travel ball. Like Card said we are young and learning the select/travel ball experience. After 2 years of what we been through though I would gladly spend the extra money to pay for quality coaches. But the question I have is how do you know if they are telling the truth on their resumes? Had a coach tell the team that they had college experience and trust me it couldn't have been farther from the truth. We was taking our daughter to a hitting instructor and they looked at me and said if you wanna waste your money that's up to you but we can teach you what they will and it's free here.