TigersFan Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I seen in the Taylorsville post I made that Jay Blackledge left the coaching profession to sell insurance. one of the other posters mentioned that they had seen others do the same. Started thinking now that I thought about it there have been a few leave this year? Was wondering why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastfootballfanman Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Expectations even at doormat programs are through the roof these days. Society has become "win now". We live in an instant gratification society and many coaches are no longer allowed 3-4 years to build a program. Couple this with how terrible parents/community members have become along with player attitudes becoming horrible, it will only become more and more common to see coaches leaving the profession. It is not worth the stress and complications that come from it. Look at Eric Collins at East Central. Back to back playoff berths and was competitive in a good region. He was essentially ran off because parents in the community did not like how he ran his program. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyouevencoachbro Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I think Covid and virtual schooling has changed schools for the worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBdude Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Parents, parents, parents. Everybody thinks their kid is a college prospect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionpack Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) . Edited May 18, 2022 by lionpack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn75 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Well; so far it appears more that kids are starting to "act out" a lot more. Since COVID, and the rise of these TikTok Challenges, it's been really difficult to maintain a lot of educational institutions. Also, most high school coaches are also teachers, and teachers truly don't make nearly enough to substantiate the long arduous hours. Especially now with coaches, you are seeing more parents, boards, and administrations that have began to slam more pressure on their staff, and not supporting them in the due way. It's become a "what have you done for me, lately?" type of business. and people are more concerned with wins and rings, than relationships and character building. We have seen a lot of coaches leave because the stresses and environment has been insane. Further it's a tough job now, because society has gone into a win-first mentality 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 What I've seen is that administrators kowtow to the squeaky wheel parents because they are afraid to lose their own jobs and will not take anything like a stand to support a coach for doing what is right to build team and individual character. In a word, it's cowardice. And in three: failure of leadership. And it's endemic in both public and private schools. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoJack3 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, s1nglewing said: What I've seen is that administrators kowtow to the squeaky wheel parents because they are afraid to lose their own jobs and will not take anything like a stand to support a coach for doing what is right to build team and individual character. In a word, it's cowardice. And in three: failure of leadership. And it's endemic in both public and private schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Our educational system is in a world of hurt and you're going to see a mass exodus of teachers in the coming years. I have a close friend who teaches at St. Martin. He has a few years until retirement and adored his work for many years but he's completely burned out and frustrated with the administration and their capitulation to the parents/students and is leaving the district for another educational job outside the classroom next year. His is the story of many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRoss1958 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 It's a combination of bad administration, noninvolved parents, and unrealistic expectations. Somebody in a previous post mentioned instant gratification. This is true and people also think high school ball and college ball are on the same level and that coaches should be able to win fast or they want them gone if little Billy doesn't get to throw the ball. News flash, high school coaches don't get to go get a signing class every year. They have to make it with what they have and put them in the best position they can to be successful and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. It all depends on the athletes they have at the time. Bad admin can also play a part in this. You get a principal or superintendent that is antiathletics or just a complete butt in general then the low salary just isn't worth it. Again, news flash, high school coaches do not make that great of salaries. Some schools can pay but it's only the large schools or some schools that have been successful enough to get luck to pay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballJunkie1995 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Coaches are leaving the profession bc the toll it takes on them and their families. What people don’t understand is the man that they run down and try to get fired bc they don’t like his play calling or Offense is someone’s Husband and Father. No family should have to go through what some families of coaches endure. While a man sacrifices his family to better someone else’s children people work in the shadows to obtain there own selfish goals. At the end of the day the coaches family suffers and for what high school football or so a couple people who yell the loudest or have the most pull get their way. Not to mention the money for the time isn’t equal. High school coaches are under the same pressure as college coaches, the difference is college coaches are compensated for their sacrifices. More and more good men will leave and less will want to enter and the losers are the young men who they would have influenced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRoss1958 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 27 minutes ago, FootballJunkie1995 said: Coaches are leaving the profession bc the toll it takes on them and their families. What people don’t understand is the man that they run down and try to get fired bc they don’t like his play calling or Offense is someone’s Husband and Father. No family should have to go through what some families of coaches endure. While a man sacrifices his family to better someone else’s children people work in the shadows to obtain there own selfish goals. At the end of the day the coaches family suffers and for what high school football or so a couple people who yell the loudest or have the most pull get their way. Not to mention the money for the time isn’t equal. High school coaches are under the same pressure as college coaches, the difference is college coaches are compensated for their sacrifices. More and more good men will leave and less will want to enter and the losers are the young men who they would have influenced. Very well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookemHorns Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 As a teacher/coach...I can tell you first-hand that it is 100% due to 3 things: 1. Lack of support from administration 2. Lack of supportive and realistic parents 3. Availability to make more money for the same hours at a less stressful job. Coaches are just NOT appreciated like they were in the past for the sacrifices they make on a daily basis for OTHER PEOPLES CHILDREN! If admin, parents, government, and society does not wake up and recognize the importance of this profession...you will see "WE'RE HIRING" signs on your local schools. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Taylorsville is not the job it once was. The school is struggling, and smith county does not pay their coaches hardly anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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