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Right now in the USA, there is no formalized system of coaches education beyond safety certification (which is a joke). Required coaches training, such as they have in Canada and (I believe) some european countries would cause the sport to benefit immensely.
SO what's the ideal solution? I'm not sure. If USAG were to decide tomorrow that anybody who wants to coach gymnastics had to pass some sort of test of coaching expertise, then by the day after tomorrow every gym in the country would be cripplingly short-staffed.
Perhaps there's some way to phase in a program like this?
Another problem is if you had to be educated to be a coach, the gyms would naturally have to pay you more. I see a lot of gyms hiring hire schoolers at min. wage for the rec. and beginner classes. It saves them money, not that I agree with it all the time.
A low paid coach? What a silly notion. Where? When? Who would dare? Let me at em!
Coaches if they don't already own the gym should be guaranteed an option to own. Like stock. With dividends and profit sharing. Gymnastics coaching should be one of the highest paying entertainment related industries in the world. Pay the best and you will get the best. When I grow up I want to be either a doctor or a gymnastics coach.
In the UK volunteer coaches, and low paid coaches still have to have the qualification though....
Coaching isnt a well paid job. Even though a coaching qualification is needed, the coach is in it for more than money.
Getting rich is never the motivation for coaching lol. What we're talking about in regard to money here is being able to survive on one job. Coaching could not get me through college. I was not willing to work 3 jobs and be a full time student to satisfy a powerful urge to eat. Doesn't mean I love the sport less. ... The bottom line is that there are plenty of coaches who are educated and experienced in other fields that pay better. I don't expect pity for us as a group, just understanding that we're adults too with the same needs as everyone else. Some of us with families, hoping to buy a house, etc. Sometimes love of a job takes a back seat to creating a compelling future for yourself.
Something like this that cost money in my college years would have been a non option. There's another chunk of coaches lost that may or may not come back.
Gymnastics isn't all about the money, unless you're the coach who can't afford rent, food, and health insurance.