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Originally Posted by JRutledge
... you see guys come and go from one place to another. Heck most coaches are long gone from the time you see them anyway.
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Same thing here in Connecticut. Back in the 1980's, when I started officiating, teachers here in Connecticut were not very well paid. Many teachers would teach summer school, teach driver's education, paint houses, or coach one, or more, sports, to earn some extra money to support their families. I was teaching back then, and I coached basketball, officiated basketball, worked summer basketball camps, and was a bartender at a golf course. Coaching was a great gig, and coaches would often hang around for dozens of years.
Now, teachers are much better paid than in the past. The supplemental money that comes from coaching isn't as important as it used to be. New coaches appear, coach for a few years, realize that they really don't need the money in exchange for the time commitment, and the grief from parents, athletic directors, principals, etc., and resign. The most common reason cited for leaving the coaching profession is that coaches want to watch their kids grow up, and want to watch their kids play town, middle school, and high school sports.
It's like a coaching revolving door around here. Until I walk into a gymnasium, I'm never 100% sure who the coach will be.