coaches contact info
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Anonymous
And yet every parent shares all of their contact info without a problem. When did a phone number become a state secret? You know they used to be listed in a book that was free? And if you didn’t want your number listed you had to pay extra to have it unlisted. I don’t need the number and for the 30th time I just find it funny that coaches truly believe they are so special that they simply don’t provide their number like the rest of the team. The lengths that people are going to defending it is equally baffling and hilarious. 1. They are afraid of getting calls at all hours of the day. Umm, no. Place proper protocols like 24 hour cooling off periods. 2. “In business you don’t call you email”. What the hell business is that? In business when a client communicates you answer regardless of the medium. Just ludicrous. It is nothing more than a power play. You’re just a youth soccer coach. |
Anonymous
Coaches that are good at their job are not afraid of sharing their number. Clearly, you just happen to believe you are good at your job. If you have had lots of parents every year complain to you about pretty much the same thing then I’ve got news for you buddy, it’s you not them. Spare me the “playing time” crap. A GOOD coach sets good parameters and communicates with the players and parents clearly where a player stands, their strengths and weaknesses and how they relate to playing time. Good coaches get ahead of those situations and walk the parents through the process. The “Me Coach, You Parent” Tarzan speak doesn’t cut it and just gets the results you hope to avoid by not listing your number. As a coach you are a teacher to both the player and the parent. The only way to teach is to communicate and to do that you must be open to communicating not just on your terms but the player and parents terms. But instead you purposely leave your number off because you view the parents on your team as adversaries. This is what makes coaches like you dicks. |
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| Email me? Don't call me? Really? I know a lot of you will get charged up over this. Yes I know its youth soccer. But do you think Messis" agent or even Steve Birnbaums agent emails the coach or gm ? HELL NO !!! they call them directly. In essence you as the parent are your kids agent. Much smaller scale but same concept. You should have have his direct number Im sure he has access to yours. |
Anonymous
Bad coaches hide behind their manager. Bad coaches are always afraid of parents. A good, secure and confident coach welcomes talking with parents and players alike. The fact that the coaches here believe the only reason people want to call them is to yell at them just shows the adversarial relationship they both presume and create. Why even do the job if that is what you think of the parents and players you are working for? |
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| I can't believe this thread has gone for 8 pages. My kids have never had a coach that didn't provide their number. I don't think anyone on the teams ever abused it. One coach was also quick to respond on text and would make time to speak if the parents had questions. I think we just lucked with coaches we had, also never had an issue approaching them before or after practice if they were around and available. |
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Yeah, I can see the direct analogy between your U12 and Leo Messi. Good one. |
Anonymous
+1 I'm a coach and a little surprised to hear that there are coaches who do not make their number available for players and/or parents. My number and email are in Teamsnap and the players and parents are welcome to contact or approach me in person with questions/issues/concerns. I have a full-time "9-5" career in a traditional office setting (until the pandemic made it WFH) so can't always answer calls or respond to texts/emails immediately but I like to think I do at least a satisfactory job of responding in a timely manner (i.e. within 48 hours depending on the issue). Years and years ago when I was a youth player (so before an app like Teamsnap) my parents had the team phone tree list next to our phone and one of those numbers was the coach's. And I can't say I've ever had anyone "abuse" my number. At worst maybe had to manage some unrealistic expectations or receive some unsolicited tactical advice a few times, but nothing I would classify as overusing my phone number. |
Anonymous
And I can certainly see why you treat your phone number as if you were Pep Guardiola too. |
Anonymous
Oh please. I am not a coach. Just another parent who respects the privacy of others and finds email more than sufficient to establish contact when necessary. You are coco loco about this. I don’t know what coach did you wrong but you need some more therapy, drugs or both. |
Anonymous
Why do you care if the coach provides the number? In fact you prove the norm that people don’t regularly need to use it if ever. But providing the number does no harm to you and in reality it does no harm to the coach. Every phone has a do not not disturb mode so fears of being called at “all hours” are absurd. The coach’s privacy is at no great risk. |
Anonymous
This is so obvious that it is hard to believe this post has gone on for so many pages. Also what the heck is "WA LA" ? |
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| Voila. |