I'm trying to get into cosching but i dont know how to. So do you half to have a college degree or just a high school diploma? What do you have to do to get started?

DogPride72 wrote:
> I'm trying to get into cosching but i dont know how to. So do you half to
> have a college degree or just a high school diploma? What do you have to do
> to get started?

In public schools (in Texas) you must be a full-time employee of the school district. Due to wage and hour laws, you normally have to be a salaried employee (teacher, administrator; hourly employees usually aren't coaches because they must be paid by the hour and Lord knows no district could afford to pay any coach a minimum wage (or time and a half after 40 hours) to do this job. There may be other certifications and competencies required by UIL and the district.

Other states are not as restrictive for coaches in public school districts; Texas may be the exception to the rule that requires ALL coaches (varsity, head, assistant, subvarsity, junior high, etc.) to be full-time employees.

Private schools are less restrictive, but each has its own rules. Definitely, you would need to have a background check as Texas law requires that any person (school employee) who has contact with school children must be so cleared (ie, not on the sex offenders registry, etc.). Some schools and organizations (such as TAPPS) require coaches to be certified through various courses, most available through the National Federation of High School Associations and an athletic first aid course, either from NFHS or other providers.

In the current economic climate
you should find a city league to help in
and go to college to get a business degree
or tech school to learn a trade.

If colleges are still cranking out teachers
they should be ashamed of themselves.

Dogface wrote:
> In the current economic climate
> you should find a city league to help in
> and go to college to get a business degree
> or tech school to learn a trade.
>
> If colleges are still cranking out teachers
> they should be ashamed of themselves.

Worst was seeing an article in a paper today of a college promoting their alternative certification program. Anyone willing to shell out the money for these programs ($500-$4000; with the cheaper ones due an additional payment upon hire) should be ruled out for sheer stupidity in these days when districts are cutting back and/or not hiring. It was one thing in the days of some districts around San Antonio needing to hire hundreds of new teachers every year ... but not this year.

DogPride72,

First thing...learn how to spell coach. Just kidding:)

Many years ago, a great Coach once told me...it's not how much you know, it's how much you care. That may be a corny cliché to some, but when you really care, you will learn (or lose your job!) If you really want to coach, find a job that will allow you to volunteer and serve somewhere that need's help. There's no better training that OTJ training.

Another great Coach (Jesus) once told me...before you can find your life, you must lose it. Who ever loses his life for His sake will find it! Matthew 16:25

As great as the college degree is and the plaque on the wall shows great accomplishments, only God can truly ordain the true servant. Raising up leaders for tomorrow is what's really important. Championships are great, but seeing a young man or lady that you have impacted by coaching, following in your footsteps, putting others before themselves...that's what Coaching is really about. The good news is you can have both!

As Dogface mentioned, teaching is a tough field to be entering. However, If God is telling you to teach, who are you to argue? I would prayerfully discern God's will in your direction.

I will keep you in my prayers and ask for God's favor in your quest to take on one of the greatest responsibilities of our time...Coaching our youth!

Blessings!

DogPride72, what town are you in? You might be able to form and coach a team in the CT6MFL. :)




Heath

coachbill wrote:
> DogPride72,
>
> First thing...learn how to spell coach. Just kidding:)
>
> Many years ago, a great Coach once told me...it's not how much you know,
> it's how much you care. That may be a corny cliché to some, but when you
> really care, you will learn (or lose your job!) If you really want to
> coach, find a job that will allow you to volunteer and serve somewhere that
> need's help. There's no better training that OTJ training.
>
> Another great Coach (Jesus) once told me...before you can find your life,
> you must lose it. Who ever loses his life for His sake will find it!
> Matthew 16:25
>
> As great as the college degree is and the plaque on the wall shows great
> accomplishments, only God can truly ordain the true servant. Raising up
> leaders for tomorrow is what's really important. Championships are great,
> but seeing a young man or lady that you have impacted by coaching,
> following in your footsteps, putting others before themselves...that's what
> Coaching is really about. The good news is you can have both!
>
> As Dogface mentioned, teaching is a tough field to be entering. However, If
> God is telling you to teach, who are you to argue? I would prayerfully
> discern God's will in your direction.
>
> I will keep you in my prayers and ask for God's favor in your quest to take
> on one of the greatest responsibilities of our time...Coaching our youth!
>
> Blessings!

AMEN!!!!!

Snyder but i go to ira

Thats a little far outside the current CT6MFL scope. Maybe if we ever get big enough for divisions. :)

Universities and colleges need to stop graduating fitness management people without a primary teaching field. In this economic climate, a teaching/coaching candidate needs to make himself as marketable as possible. There are too many other experienced coaches/teachers out on the market for a first year graduate to enter the teaching/coaching profession without a teaching field. There are many P.E. teachers out of work and adding more to the field complicates the hiring process.

Exactly!!!

Well ive always be interested in social studies (or texas histort, U.S, history, geography, ect) so i wanna theach that and coach.!!

Well I will tell you that I have been wanting to coach for years...but have had to serve my time in the military before that can take place. Now that my time is getting close to being done here in the Navy, I have been setting myself up for coaching. I have been coaching pop warner teams, and when I get back to Texas will be finishing up College and am going to try and get into a Six-man program so that I can have that experience built up. It also helps alot if you know someone that is already coaching that can help you out on what to do and where to put your time in. Alos helps to have played 6-man and to have had a great coach as I did, that is still willing to help. My advise if you really want to coach do as everyone in here is saying get involved in it how ever you can now that way you will have a good foundation.

Then, have a back up plan for just in case there aren't many jobs.
My Pop was Navy.
Got out after his first stint,
looked for work for a year
then like the prodigal son
went back in for 24 yrs.!

I know a couple of folks that had long lasted careers in just that manner. haha