In Need a Varsity Baseball Coach

CoachB - our school is in the same conference with CPLZ and the figure I quoted earlier ($6-8,000) is pretty standard in our area... a few may be slightly higher, but that's a good ballpark number (pun intended!)

BC makes another really good point - in order to coach you have to be available pretty early in the work day, which limits the option for many. Our coach is out on game days getting the field prepped by 1:30 in the afternoon.

We have one head coach in our area who is not a teacher - the others all are, if not at the school they coach at, then somewhere nearby.

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Originally posted by mythreesons:
CoachB - our school is in the same conference with CPLZ and the figure I quoted earlier ($6-8,000) is pretty standard in our area... a few may be slightly higher, but that's a good ballpark number (pun intended!)

BC makes another really good point - in order to coach you have to be available pretty early in the work day, which limits the option for many. Our coach is out on game days getting the field prepped by 1:30 in the afternoon.

We have one head coach in our area who is not a teacher - the others all are, if not at the school they coach at, then somewhere nearby.

mythreesons, I was asking CPLZ which school in our area was he speaking about. However, I agree from conversations with some coaches that they are paid a lot higher in your area than around here. I never made that much in a given year in over 2 decades of coaching. Of course, I get paid about $20,000 less for years of experience and advanced education in this area than in your area and so, no big surprise.

Yes, I went to the field early every day. I have 7th hour off due to starting my teaching day at 6:30. Therefore, I could set up for BP, do ground work, make sure that I had the umpire checks ... It isn't as if a coach can show up at 3:30 and be ready to start the game at 4:00. Most of our games start at 4:00 and most coaches have a gentleman's agreement early in the season due to the length of sunlight, that if the umps show up early we start early. You must also factor in bus times. When we hit the road, some of our games are over an hour away. So, we have to leave very early to get to some games. That would include 2 conference opponents. Then, there is also practice. We have a situation where all sports are entitled to use the gym. You might be asked to come back late or start early. By early, as soon as the closing bell rings, you're on the clock. Again, I don't know any coach in my area that I believe is doing it for the money. We have some very good baseball schools in this area and if you don't know what you are doing, you will get embarassed on a daily basis.

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I don't know any coach in my area that I believe is doing it for the money. We have some very good baseball schools in this area and if you don't know what you are doing, you will get embarassed on a daily basis.

Ditto

I would assume that most coaches that are successful do it for the same reason most people whom are successful at other areas choose their profession. It might be partly for the money, but I think it mostly comes from a passion for the game or whatever else you choose to do with your life. As far as the coaches it is that passion for the game, competition, teaching,the endless work with their players(our sons and daughters), watching the progress of their student players and making a lasting positive impact on the young people they work with.

CoachB... I read CPLZ's post as he had interviewed for a coaching position in "our" area not yours. Therefore my answer -

And you described our coach's schedule exactly - teaches the early period so he can be off the last two to get to the field early enough to be ready to go by four o'clock. And it would be rare for him to leave much before 7:30 PM. Long day for anyone...

Our coach teaches JH PE. If he needs to work on the field, the kids walk the track that day

Also, he normally lines the field and such during his lunch period.

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Our coach teaches JH PE. If he needs to work on the field, the kids walk the track that day

So do I and that is unacceptable practice. Coaching and teaching are the same no matter what the subject matter.

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Originally posted by CoachB25:
CPLZ, Bulldog19's Dad is a baseball coach in this area. If you don't mind, what was the salary and where was the school?

I probably should have said "my area" instead of "our area", which wasn't very clear which geography I was talking about.

The offer was $6,000 for a freshman asst.(B Coach) position in the northern burbs of Chicago.

And I do know coaches in my area that coach simply for the money. It really isn't very hard to tell.

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So do I and that is unacceptable practice. Coaching and teaching are the same no matter what the subject matter.

Sadly, walking the track is some of the best part of PE at our school. They play some games and such, but at least when my brother and I were in junior high, they had PE split WAY too many ways.

PE was:
-PE
-Health
-Babysitting hour
-and now apparently it's also Keyboarding

They do a lot of at the track or in the gym when they are short a PE teacher due to coaching or whatever. It's nice having 3 teachers in there all day so they can combine groups sometimes.

Sophomore coach got the job. Best of luck to Bartlett and Coach Pemberton this season.

http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=252162

And congratulations as well to SPARKY1 and his new high school coaching position.

Where us Sparky going?

Is SPARKY1 going to Bartlett for 2009/2010? The Daily Herald failed to mention Coach Pemberton is the Interim Head Coach. From the BHS Athletics website:

http://athletics2000.com/bartlett/Article.aspx?s=a&id=9856

INTERIM HEAD BASEBALL COACH ANNOUNCED
Bartlett High School is pleased to announce that Chris Pemberton will serve as our Interim Head Baseball Coach for the upcoming 2009 season. Chris moves to the position from his previous as our Head Sophomore Coach. Chris also coaches in our football program and is a teacher in our social studies department.

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Originally posted by nc42dad:
Where is Sparky going?

I'm going to have a seat over there in the bleachers and think things over...thanks for asking nc42dad!

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Add some snow flakes, please.......

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Now THAT is a familar site. 1 more year of it.

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Snowflake? It doesn't get any better than this!