Expect a number of retirements this summer. Not from old coaches ready to ride off into the sunset...but coaches in their 30's and 40's who are smart enough to see the writing on the wall & listen to their athletic directors when they say "the NCAA is in BIG trouble." Getting out before their profession doesn't exist anymore - at least in its current form.
I can't agree more that the NCAA, or rather college athletics as we know it, is in big trouble.
Anyone who can't see that just isn't paying attention. The sad thing is it's not only being driven by all the realignment nonsense but by the student athletes themselves.
Oh well, as we know.. change is the only constant.
I agree that there will be plenty of openings especially at the mid major level.
Every coach I talk to is having their funding squeezed, scholarship reduced, resources taken, and don’t even mention pay.
Most of DI needs to move to a DIII model and these coaches need to teach to make ends meet.
For the young folks looking for jobs go have some good years!
Every coach you talk to? I've heard very little of that. I feel like many programs have been adding coaches, been stable or adding scholarship, creating NIL resources, pay is stagnant but certainly no different than its been for years. Funding isn't being squeezed, its just that budgets aren't keeping up with inflation.
Coaches should definitely not be teachers. Thats ridiculous.
I do not agree with you on this! There are plenty of NAIA, D3, and D2 programs with budgets of $15k-$25k per year. Programs that have to fundraise just to go to more meets or for gear. Nothing wrong with a college making coaches teach 1-2 activities classes per year. Lots of smaller colleges require this. Budgets are getting cut along with inflation going up. Hopefully some of the NIL deals will not only help student athletes, but will help programs as well.
This is not new it’s always been this way That’s why coach’s have to be resourceful most of the jobs not coaching My first college position was part time 13k a year
Some of the laziest coaches I've seen are from the older generation, who think a one size fits all meat grinder program is best then criticize young coaches who don't have the same resources (or high injury rate) as they do
Football and Basketball will eventually break off. College athletics will definitely look different. However, in the meantime the powers to be need to be creative and forward thinking if they want to save college athletics.
You must be power 4, congrats to you. May the blessings of funding, alumni giving, and a well run athletic department continue to come your way.
But of the few hundred DI schools, most are zombie programs.
incorrect. but I know coaches in A-SUN, MAC, Ivy League, MVC, OVC Big Sky, WAC, AAC... not a lot of "zombie" programs as you would say (perhaps if you look to worse conferences, but those programs have always been that way).
Could each of those conferences be doing better at some of their schools? Yes. But I don't think a majority of the mid-majors in track & field are having massive issues, they just might not look as strong when you're comparing to the top 30 collective programs from the p4
I do not agree with you on this! There are plenty of NAIA, D3, and D2 programs with budgets of $15k-$25k per year. Programs that have to fundraise just to go to more meets or for gear. Nothing wrong with a college making coaches teach 1-2 activities classes per year. Lots of smaller colleges require this. Budgets are getting cut along with inflation going up. Hopefully some of the NIL deals will not only help student athletes, but will help programs as well.
I had to not agree with this one. As coaches, more specifically cc/track. We bring more money to most of the smaller division 1 and down then anyone else on the campus. We should not be treated like janitors and expected to get paid a tiny wage and then do more like teach and then do more like raise money for the program. When they want to pay coaches $40k and under all the while wanting you to have a masters degree with that type of blue collar no degree needing pay. Raising money for the program is good I give you that. But we already bring a few hundred thousand dollars in revenue with athletes on campus. Meanwhile your school has one or more recruiters that go to schools to recruit for the school and that is their only job and still get paid more then a coach or as much. So to say that coaches should have to teach and go way beyond what they already are doing is ridiculous. Now if they want to add more pay to each class you teach and say to you it is your choice. That is a different situation.
Head Coach / Director Avery Anderson not getting renewed at UCLA. New staff coming this summer. When will UCLA do something about getting their Track & Field team back on top like the 90’s.