MAG Does your gym do Event Coaching or Team Coaching?

[Mill09]

Just curious how others do this. Our gym has probably 15 boys split amongst levels 4, 5 and 6. We have 2 coaches. In the past each coach was solely responsible for any particular level. 1 coached 4 and 5 the other coached 6. All teams were generally there at the same time, so there was some cross-coaching but for the most part they each had their teams.

Now they are talking about doing event coaching instead where one would have 3 events, and the other would have the other 3. I know the girls program does this at our gym, and it seems to work well.

What do you think? Are there drawbacks? Do you like it better?

 

[Flipz]

Yea I've seen lots of girls gyms do that...most gyms had 4 coaches for the team..one each event. I've never heard of a mens team doing it but I dont see anything wrong with it, I rather have myself and the other coach together, get a different perspective from what he sees as well

 

[Hammy20]

From what I've seen most men's programs do not have event coaches, but a head coach and an assistant or two. I think the event coaches work out better for the girls programs since there are a greater number of girls coaches out there, and girls programs are typically a lot larger than the mens programs.

Myself, I enjoy coaching every event. I think it is beneficial to have another coach around too to get a different perspective.

 

[BlairBob]

I thought posted on this thread but maybe it didn't get through.

Some of the gyms with bigger men's programs event coach. Some do not. I know Cypress Academy does and I have done it before at some MAG gyms.

I think the bigger issue is the lack of knowledge men's coaches and smaller group sizes that can't justify two coaches.