worth hiring a soccer coach?

[Anonymous]

Our team of 9 year olds might need a soccer coach. The team is not part of a school, something we do on weekends.

What has been your experience with hiring coaches versus parent volunteers? Worth doing it? What s a reasonable rate for a 12 week term?

Does experience matter or a good attitude goes a long way?

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Ummm, what kind of team does not have a coach and why as parents do you feel obligated to provide for one?

I think some more background is needed to answer this for you.

[Anonymous]

the team is managed by parent volunteer coaches. some of us were wondering whether it makes sense to actually hire and pay a coach or two. to take care of training and games on the weekends in the league.

[Anonymous]

My 16 year old coached a rec league team last year because none of the parents wanted to volunteer (every other team had a parent volunteer). The parents all took turns paying him 20 bucks a week which included one weekday practice and one game on the weekend.

Ask around and see if any U15 - U18 travel players are interested in making a few extra bucks by coaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our team of 9 year olds might need a soccer coach. The team is not part of a school, something we do on weekends.

What has been your experience with hiring coaches versus parent volunteers? Worth doing it? What s a reasonable rate for a 12 week term?

Does experience matter or a good attitude goes a long way?

Thank you.

This still is not answering a few questions. What is the situation? Are you affiliated with a club or is this just a band of kids? Since clubs usually provide coaches I am a t aloss for understanding what the situation here is.

[Anonymous]

Do you think they are good?
Hire a personal coach for sports only if you know they are good. Or the majority of people think they are good (if you are not aware they are not good). Maybe try calling those soccer teaching company and ask for one of their coaches.

[Anonymous]

Is this in a rec league? I am surprised by the number of Stoddert rec league teams that have paid coaches, even at the very young ages. I think in DC parents are busy and some feel unable to handle coaching.

I don't know where they get them or how much they are paid, and i do know parents still have to do the team management. Maybe call the league in which they play and see if they have recommendations.

[Anonymous]

yes, this is stoddert rec league. i know other teams have paid coaches but we don't. some of them pay more than $1000 a term, about $80 a week. can't tell if it is worth doing it given that parents pay registration fees also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes, this is stoddert rec league. i know other teams have paid coaches but we don't. some of them pay more than $1000 a term, about $80 a week. can't tell if it is worth doing it given that parents pay registration fees also.

Oh, sweet Jesus. It is rec, seriously? I suppose if nobody is willing to step up and coach sure but I would take it to the club first. The point of rec is that it is supposed to be low cost and accessible.

[Anonymous]

Do not hire a coach for rec. just have parents rotate the overseeing responsibilities of practice and at games and allow everyone similar playing time. $15 book w some drills and do your best to have the kids try them at practice and have fun.

[Anonymous]

OMG, don't waste your money on a coach for a rec league. We pay a coach to run drills with our MSI Classics team but the kids are playing up a year and several of them are very serious about going travel next year. We pay $100/hr. And I find college players not very reliable and some of them are not that nice to the little kids. Just because you're a good player doesn't mean that you're a good coach, especially if you're 19 years old and haven't had any training to be a coach. Those kids only pay attention to the superstar strikers and frequently reinforce a kick and run strategy rather than passing.

[Anonymous]

People hire coaches for rec leagues?! Sad that no parents are willing to step up and volunteer.

[Anonymous]

We pay $2000/yr for travel including tournaments and 3x/week practice. Wouldn't pay that for rec!

[Anonymous]

We have 2 practices a week. One day is the parent volunteer coach alot of time is spent on conditioning and scrimmages. We hired a coach for $1200 (8 sessions) to work on technique with the boys U12. Its a good balance - conditioning drills are easier for many parent volunteers with no soccer experience. The paid coach has the soccer background. The hard part has been getting the buy in from the parents to pay the extra fees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have 2 practices a week. One day is the parent volunteer coach alot of time is spent on conditioning and scrimmages. We hired a coach for $1200 (8 sessions) to work on technique with the boys U12. Its a good balance - conditioning drills are easier for many parent volunteers with no soccer experience. The paid coach has the soccer background. The hard part has been getting the buy in from the parents to pay the extra fees.

Ya think!?!?! Again, the point of Rec is Social and accessible. If I my kid was on the team I wouldn't give you one cent either. I'd go to the club first and try and get my money back before I'd pay anyone to coach a rec team.