Well, This is still AMERICA. If you dont like your job get a new one, or go back to Community College and get prepared for a better one. If these coaches spent as much time and effort on bettering their resume via coaches clinics they would be much more likely to land some of the small time jobs the universities offer. There is so much out there to help a coach become a better coach, the problem lies in the coach. These are like Luke, they think because you have the best athletes you have the best team, not so. Especially in a tactical game like football. Its why you dont see many freshman MLB or Safeties. Those are the positions you need some real knowledge of the game. However, there are Cb's Wr and Rb all the time. Yet that same Rb gets yanked off the field on 3rd down cause he does not know the little intricacies of the game.
I will say I am saddened to see such small pay for these coaches, I do empathize with that. That unfortunately falls on your local school boards and your local politicians. I would be willing to bet that if you did a study showing the benefits of better coaching and the way in which it can benefit your whole community you may be able to make some headway. Football seems to be very prideful down there and I would think people would be for the coaches and teams getting taken a bit better care of. I would do a study that inclues things like how much pro athletes donate to their communities, how state title teams generate money for schools via ticket sales. I would spend the money to fence in my field if I had to so I could charge for game if we were not. A little goes a long ways. Most people do not put much thought into it and I am sure if a few coaches and memebers of thecommunity put something well thought out and backed up by some statistics it would be hard to not listen.
Now you look at some of these coaches from the all star teams and those cats are on the take left and right. It is obvious because it has no affiliation with any sanctioning body, there are basically no rules these coaches get paid what they can probably by taking in 'donations'. I see these teams with these nice NKIE jerseys, all these kids have real nice gear. I think this 7V7 circuit is probably the way the $EC's of the world are able to get to kids and pay them. They dont have to go to a kids home, or his school. They can show up at an event and put the money to direct use. I also think this is where the coaches are REALLY making money. I would even be willing to bet its more than a few hundred.
Rule number one to coaching is teaching young men to be MEN. Winning with class, enjoying yourself and being respectable. At least that is why I got into coaching lacrosse. I love coaching technique, strategy, fundamentals and winning but most of all I like to see a kid have fun. I get more joy out of watching a kid make the right play than getting a win because we had one kid score more than the other team. Its about team, its about the game and playing it right. I want to see everyone get better. I would just like to see these coaches act more like men. If you have an issue with one of your kids not being recruited ,call the coach and get the scoop. Sont go to twitter, that is like starting a rumor in high school. That is immature, I do not care what your income is. Oh and by the way I am a building manager at a local elementary school.
