I see you walk up to the game 15 minutes after it started, still dressed for work. Not only do I not get paid to do this – it costs me money. I have other children and a job, just like you do. “ I’m the one who answered the call when the league said they didn’t have enough coaches. Here are a few important excerpts from the author’s letter:
A lot of the time, coaching youth sports is a thankless job, but it doesn’t have to also be a job where you are constantly hounded by criticism and complaints. In a recent letter to the Barrie Minor Hockey Association, a volunteer coach set out to remind us that your children’s coaches that you criticize are almost all volunteering their time and they are trying their best to make sure that everyone has an enjoyable experience. Because we are constantly surrounded by reminders about how much money professional athletes and coaches make, it can be hard to remember that most youth coaches and lots of high school coaches do not get paid at all for their efforts on the sidelines.
