The high school coaching profession is extremely challenging; the hours are long and the pay is low. Many high school coaches do outstanding and unbelievable work every year for the student athletes that they coach. Should high school coaches be paid full time to only coach their sport?
This question will spark a huge debate because many people do not believe that high school coaches bring any value to their sport or to their schools. I believe high school coaches are a critical aspect to the success of high school athletes.
School coaches, in my opinion, bring a lot of value to the schools they coach for and for the players that they teach and coach. If they did not matter what high school teams were doing then no one would show up for the games.
I know every school district would not be able to afford to pay a coach a full time salary to only coach. Maybe high school coaches in revenue-producing sports such as football and basketball should be paid full time.
What are your thoughts?
I know that it may not be a great idea to hire someone to just coach their sport and do nothing else, but it’s done at the college level. I do understand that colleges and universities have the money and the resources to pay a coach full time to only coach. I’ve heard stories of how the head coaches would use their coaching salaries to pay assistant coaches and to put money back into their program.
There can be creative ways to possibly raise money to pay a high school coach’s salary to coach full time. At the college level, I do know that they have basketball camps to help fund their athletic programs and pay for a coach or two.
Maybe this process can work at the high school level where there could be some sort of fundraising for basketball camps or host an event where money could be raised to pay a coach a full time salary or give them a larger piece of the pie.
I’m sure there are many parents and fans of high school sports who do not understand the amount of hours that it takes to coach high school players and to develop that program in which they coach. In my opinion, and maybe I’m wrong but it is my opinion and I believe high school sports is a critical part of a school’s curriculum.
I understand that education is extremely important but I also believe that playing sports is also important.
In many school districts throughout this country high school sports is everything to a high school kid that play sports. Many of these young men and women look to high school coaches as father-figures or role models and I believe there is a huge value to having a full time high school coach.
The world is changing; the things we use to do 15 or 20 years ago do not apply to young people today. Everything is different and I believe having strong mentors as head coaches can do a lot for the young people who play a sport and uplift a community or even a high school.
There is a crisis in this country when it comes to the many school districts that are having financial problems. Enrollment is dropping at many school districts and that affects money but I believe more creative thinking can create a better future for the overall success of high school coaching, athletics, school districts and, of course, the students.