Anyone know of a D2 position that might come open soon?

Why would you want to take a pay cut?

Legal chicks.

Good luck getting a head coaching job straight from HS experience. It's hard to even get GA jobs let alone a real job. It's the classic catch -22.

The whole process is such BS.

Schools advertise part time assistant jobs paying $3500 a year doing full time work and still want "2-3 years collegiate coaching experience".

That goes for any level job pretty much. I hate it.

My favorite is this:

In search of assistant coach for below average D1 program:

Qualifications: 3-5 years D1 coaching experience or COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE...as if running D1 automatically makes one a good coach. This is the dumbest thing in this industry.

Some of the best coaches in the country are D2/3 coaches and ran at that level, but obviously must bow down to the average D1 runner who doesn't know anything about training besides "hey, go run this interval at this pace with this much rest."

I love the job I have, but wow, It's really messed up how it all works.

I agree with the lack of compensation. For some reason, a D1 director of programs isn't paid too poorly but has to hire newbs and assistant coaches wiliing to work 80 hour weeks for minimal wages. I'm already working basically two full time jobs in my teaching position and xc/track positions along with rasing a family. Doesn't seem to matter that I've had a great deal of success that would rival most college coaches. Many won't even acknowledge the possibility of hiring a high school coach that has proven the kind of committment to success needed at any level. I have to do a lot of the same things as any college coach to have successful programs including recruiting qualified coaches from a limited supply, keeping participation numbers up with the best athletes available/willing in a world of specialization, scheduling, transportation, meet management, parent/administrator communications, meet lineups,facilities/inventory management, program promotion, community relations etc.... I would have to get tooled up on NCAA compliance but I've had college AD's offer to help with that if I was to take their postion. I've worked that side of it through promotion and recrutment of my athletes anyway so the concept isn't foreign. Speaking of foreign, I've had a large number of exchange students over the past 10 years so that's not a new concept either. I believe I could compete well with any other college if I had the chance. Don't know if they could afford me though.

Good story, bra.

Yes... yes I do.

Frustrated coach wrote:

That goes for any level job pretty much. I hate it.

My favorite is this:

In search of assistant coach for below average D1 program:

Qualifications: 3-5 years D1 coaching experience or COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE...as if running D1 automatically makes one a good coach. This is the dumbest thing in this industry.

Some of the best coaches in the country are D2/3 coaches and ran at that level, but obviously must bow down to the average D1 runner who doesn't know anything about training besides "hey, go run this interval at this pace with this much rest."

I don't even know how to respond to this.

The reason they want D1 experience is because it's a D1 position. It adheres to D1 rules, and operates in a D1 department, etc.

Are you assuming that every D2/3 student athlete automatically understands the rules and nuances of competing D1, or vice versa?

I think you've lost your grasp on exactly how different the competition rules, legistation, recruiting, recruiting calendars, etc. are. And if you've never been involved there is a learning curve.

I was a D1 athlete, and while I wasn't exposed to EVERY detail of my teams administation and management, I sure as hell knew more about the every day administrative work and recruiting rules/calendars, practice limitations, etc than somebody at a D2 school.

Yeah, people can't learn that shit. Geez.