Very similar for us. With meets (often 2 per week between JV and Varsity) and some planning time outside of practice, it probably averages out to around 15 hours per week for a 9 week season. In the end, I'm making 30ish dollars per hour. It's hard not having any free time all spring, but worth it most of the time. XC definitely feels more manageable though, with meets taking about 2 hours for JV and varsity, versus 2 seperate ~4 hour meets many weeks for track.
Left on very good terms and I would continued, but it wound up conflicting with my own training and racing schedule.
Definitely one of the biggest sacrifices. I had already eased off on competing a little, but coaching was the nail in the coffin. The coaches I’ve known who prioritize getting their own workout in at practice haven’t been very good coaches. If you don’t run during practice time, your other choice is to make running the only other thing you do in your day.
Divide your pay by how many hours you spend doing it please.
let us know.
I make 10k and work 15 hours a week on average. I just work efficiently I guess.
15 hours per week? You must be a lazy coach. Our staff puts in closer to 20 hours in weeks where we have meets.
To answer the original question. I will share what coaches at my school discovered. We all took the stipend and divided it by the amount of hours worked. Most of us were making $1 per hour, with football and basketball a little over $1.50 per hour. We took that information to a board, and they gave us a raise. Now, we all make almost $2 per hour. Neighboring schools make a lot more. We are just in a cheap county. I know some schools that pay stipends based on experience. That would be nice.
I make 10k and work 15 hours a week on average. I just work efficiently I guess.
15 hours per week? You must be a lazy coach. Our staff puts in closer to 20 hours in weeks where we have meets.
To answer the original question. I will share what coaches at my school discovered. We all took the stipend and divided it by the amount of hours worked. Most of us were making $1 per hour, with football and basketball a little over $1.50 per hour. We took that information to a board, and they gave us a raise. Now, we all make almost $2 per hour. Neighboring schools make a lot more. We are just in a cheap county. I know some schools that pay stipends based on experience. That would be nice.
I don't count the hours where I'm at home studying and planning. I understand why people would, but not all coaches do it, so I only count the hours I'm present with the kids.
A typical cross country week, I'm counting 4x 2hours of practice. One weekday meet that gets me back to the school around 8. That's a 5 hour day. And then a Saturday where we leave at 7am and get back around 5pm. So there's a 10 hour day. But that's more of a bi-weekly thing. So I guess around 18 hours per week during the competitive season.
Of course, then there's states, where you are displaced from your home for around 40 hours. Divide those 40 hours out through 10 weeks, and that's roughly another 4 hours per week tacked on to the average.
Indoor has the worst hours because of our league's setup. Almost every Saturday, we leave around 6am and get back around 6pm. That makes for a long weekend. But at least there are no weekday meets, which is physically healthier for the athletes, and mentally healthier for everybody.
I make 10k and work 15 hours a week on average. I just work efficiently I guess.
15 hours per week? You must be a lazy coach. Our staff puts in closer to 20 hours in weeks where we have meets.
To answer the original question. I will share what coaches at my school discovered. We all took the stipend and divided it by the amount of hours worked. Most of us were making $1 per hour, with football and basketball a little over $1.50 per hour. We took that information to a board, and they gave us a raise. Now, we all make almost $2 per hour. Neighboring schools make a lot more. We are just in a cheap county. I know some schools that pay stipends based on experience. That would be nice.
I think all of us (if we coach multiple levels, at least), put in some 20+ hour weeks. There are also some closer to 10 hour weeks, especially early in the season, though.
For other coaches on these boards, what kind of stipends do you receive for coaching high school and how does that compare to other sports? At our school the coaching stipend for outdoor track was just dropped (65 to 60 credits). Meanwhile the girls flag football coach now makes more than the track coach (70 credits). And our track team has nationally ranked runners. I'm trying to figure out how common it is to see this kind of disparity.
I wish I got paid 60 credits, I’d fulfill my DUI plea deal in 2 seasons instead of 6.