It is, but not like they are making bank teaching.

Nov 26, 2024
10:02:32am

Blue for Life Truly Addicted User

You really need to have a love of coaching to do that.

I know in other states it is different as some have booster clubs that supplement the pay for coaches.

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High school coaches pay in Alpine School System

EM_Puma

9:45am

I assume that’s on top of their teachers salary…

Yukon

9:47am

Yes

Iman23

9:48am

If they are also teachers. My daughter's cheer coach is not a teacher, she coaches high school cheer as a side gig.

scall

9:50am

A lot of high schools are staffed by mediocre teachers who got the job by

Charles Darwin

9:54am

It is, but not like they are making bank teaching.

Blue for Life

10:02am

Many schools (corner canyon) make the football coach an “admin” so they can pay

1984coug

9:48am

With opportunity cost I lost well over $100k coaching. I was a sole practitioner

reagan21

9:48am

That thought came to mind as well as a coach would have to give up some family

EM_Puma

10:33am

Yes. It's also why we attract a number of very weird/bad/odd school coaches.

The Old Y

9:51am

Don’t think you’re suggesting this but it should never be justification for bullying.

Soupie

9:53am

Even if you get someone very passionate, it doesn't mean you have a good coach

Plato

9:56am

Going a lot a bit nerd here. So at .07/hr to earn $4,500.00 one would have to work-- 64,285.71 hours. That's dedication!

PJMort

9:56am

I immediately did the same thing, and it sounds like Hans' math isn't mathing very well

Greg Kite's 'stache

10:00am

That coach should get the $4,500 AND Rachel's hand in marriage.

PJMort

10:05am

This is why he is coaching and not teaching math.

RC Vikings

10:22am

You guys are funny. Maybe it was $.47/hour. I just remember it had a "7" and

EM_Puma

10:37am

The math still doesn't work. Even at $1 per hour, 4500 hours works out to

OlanchoCoug

2:32pm

The guy was a high school football coach, not a math teacher. Cut him some slack.

scall

2:40pm

My daughter is an assistant drill coach. They give her $1,000 for the year.

BYUforlife

10:10am

Do people get paid for time and travel when they go to work?

Charles Darwin

10:19am

No not at all. She is not a teacher so I was just pointing out that . . .

BYUforlife

10:27am

Don Juan can elaborate on this, but basically a high school coach gets a stipend

1984coug

10:11am

Those stipends sound right, but the hourly is off, though the real hourly

seco03

10:20am

We forget sometimes that the point of HS sports isn't to train up future pros.

runnincoug

10:20am

The problem with this mentality is that it then requires more from the coaches

1984coug

10:34am

Every School District is different...

redjus

10:29am

I just want to stand and applaud you. Thanks for your many hours of work.

EM_Puma

10:41am

Thank you

redjus

11:38am

I've coached varsity basketball 12 years now and get around $6500 but the time

FT487

11:25am

This could not be more spot on.

reagan21

11:32am

$.06 per hour is not accurate. While I applaud the sacrifice high school coaches

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