Kid's sports - Revenge of the Coaches

[lookout123]

For the average family they don't even know there has been a shake up. they bring their kid to practice and games and that won't change. The rec league is pretty large and turning a pretty healthy profit. I've looked at the books. The only way to make more money is to extend the hours (they won't), build more fields (they can't), or charge more (they will), expend less (i think that is responsible for the lower quality in refs).

I expect the new guy to start a new club system, but i don't think he'll have enough time to do it before this year's competition starts. The season runs from Aug/Sept through May so he'd have a hard time getting tryout information disseminated fast enough. You never know though.

Our club team will exist as an outdoor entity only now. We already had lease agreements for outdoor fields and we'll keep using those. The club program isn't profitable enough for anyone to make a living on it yet, but it is self sustaining. In the last 24 hours it has been decided to launch spring and fall outdoor rec leagues as well. That should bring us another 500 kids registered during the year. That will bring in more money and grow the club significantly.

I, and a few others, are in the process of signing sponsorship agreements which will help the club with short term finances as well give me a little more business exposure.

Where there is a will there is a way. The phone calls and text messages have changed from panic and confusion to statements that whereever I land, the kids will follow. I've tied my anchor to the program we've built over the last four years. I will continue to coach and participate there. The only thing that is really questionable is if I still have any place at the old complex. We'll see. I don't want to burn bridges because it is the only really good adult program close by.