Hey this seems to be a civilized conversation with several good viewpoints and no one flying off at another person. Are we allowed to have these sorts of threads on here?...of course I am being sarcastic.

Hey this seems to be a civilized conversation with several good viewpoints and no one flying off at another person. Are we allowed to have these sorts of threads on here?...of course I am being sarcastic.

 

It is very pleasant when it happens.:thumb:

 

Disclaimer: (Not to imply that I haven't been the one to do so in some threads. Im not proud of it, though.)

Edited August 20, 200917 yr by JPP
poor wording

The costs associated with running most big time high school programs is enormous - and growing. $200 dollars for 30 kids in a program is $6,000. Uniforms are ordered, at least, every 4 or 5 years at a minimum of $3,000. Out of town tournaments over the holidays are anywhere from $1,000 - $3,000. Meals are at least $500.00 a year. Summer play is (counting travel expenses and food) is $1,500. These are conservative estimates. I think an average budget is $10,000/yr. For the most part, schools fund very little of this. And, previous posters are correct, some cannot pay and they have little adult support. Makes the fundraising job a little fustrating - but definetely necessary - no matter how you do it...

An important reason that some teams host holiday tournaments is to reduce the "out-of-pocket" expenses to their budgets that are incurred by traveling out of town to tournaments. However, the down-sides to this are the amount of work that it takes to do so: lining up volunteers to cover all of the duties, the expenses of the hosting the tourney, plus securing sponsorships to help offset those costs. By the time that coaches line up all of the behind-the-scenes details, it is often difficult to perform the duties of coaching the team.

 

There have been many threads discussing the topic of coaching turnover (particularly in girls' basketball, in which it is more difficult to get outside help and support), and the above-mentioned administrative and fundraising-type "coaching duties" are just the things that drive coaches out. If you could have candid conversations with several coaches, you would find that many of them are just plain weary of the many tasks and responsiblities that have absolutely nothing to do with coaching a team and working with kids. This trend seems be growing stronger all the time, and will no doubt continue to be a concern of those who follow the girls' game closely.

An important reason that some teams host holiday tournaments is to reduce the "out-of-pocket" expenses to their budgets that are incurred by traveling out of town to tournaments. However, the down-sides to this are the amount of work that it takes to do so: lining up volunteers to cover all of the duties, the expenses of the hosting the tourney, plus securing sponsorships to help offset those costs. By the time that coaches line up all of the behind-the-scenes details, it is often difficult to perform the duties of coaching the team.

 

There have been many threads discussing the topic of coaching turnover (particularly in girls' basketball, in which it is more difficult to get outside help and support), and the above-mentioned administrative and fundraising-type "coaching duties" are just the things that drive coaches out. If you could have candid conversations with several coaches, you would find that many of them are just plain weary of the many tasks and responsiblities that have absolutely nothing to do with coaching a team and working with kids. This trend seems be growing stronger all the time, and will no doubt continue to be a concern of those who follow the girls' game closely.

 

 

This.