College basketball coach has been the career of my choice, there is a multitude of reasons for this. I have loved this sport since I was four years old and ever since then I have always pictured myself being a part of this sport when the moments are at it’s brightest when the NCAA tournament kicks off. For years I have followed this sport very closely watching as many games a possible with listening to Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas, Bill Raftery, and Gus Johnson loses their minds calling college basketball games. This game is all about having a passion for basketball and life-giving you're all to this sport having extreme dedication. I will be able to chase championships and more importantly, I will leave a lasting impact on the people I coach and …show more content…
The salary you will make as a Divison 1 head coach is between $100,000- $7 million with added bonuses. As for other jobs, you can do within this industry are broadcasting, whether calling games or being a TV analyst. Also, you can become a full-time basketball trainer and also be a camp director running basketball camps or clinics. This industry is only going to continue to grow it is a billion dollar industry. The biggest development is college basketball being investigated by the FBI for fraudulent payments to players to attend certain schools and to get certain sponsorships. With Addidas being the biggest company involved and programs such as Alabama, Arizona, Louisville, Miami, Oklahoma State all being subjected to violations. “Four coaches were charged with violations Tony Bland of USC, Emmanuel Richardson of Arizona, Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State, and Chuck Person of Auburn” (FBI CBB pg 1). This investigation is only getting started, this will be the headline of the sport for the next year or so. The issue comes with the players having no amateurism meaning they can’t earn any money for their likeness, therefore companies and coaches will funnel money in different ways to players to get them to come to a school or join a company so they get first dibs on a player. Coaching involves a lot, but the reward at the end chasing championships and leading men to better lives and to reach their dreams and aspirations is the impact that is self-rewarding that you can’t get back in return and would be forever grateful to get that opportunity to do
In 2004, over 40 schools brought in more than $10 million, with 10 of them bringing in over $30 million. Several athletes around the nation are worth more than $1 million to their school (Brown). Both of these statistics are proof that while these athletes are essential to their schools, they are still kept out of the revenue. Even though these universities won’t pay their players, the schools still have no problem giving their coaches some money. In 40 U.S. states, the head coach of the basketball or football program is the highest-paid public official (Edelman).
As a coach you do fail sometimes and that's what is difficult but Michael Jordan once said, “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeeded.” I believe that this goes for coaching as well because you are going to fail over and over again and you will soon see that those failures are actually your accomplishments. No one said life was easy but coaching can be easy and it’s a way to connect with players and others and bring out the best in people and show that people can work together and accomplish many things no matter how difficult or hard it is and it can be fun and thrilling at the same
Lets say that you are the parent of a prized basketball star that is preparing to finish his senior year of high school and play basketball at the collegiate level. As a parent, you would probably want whatever coach your son plays for to take the best care of him as possible, and guide him on his pursuit of dream chasing. Without a doubt, the best coach to have your son play for would be Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari. John Calipari is the greatest college basketball coach of all time. He is the best college basketball coach because, most importantly, he puts his players first, he has an unbelievable reputation for sending young athletes the NBA, he is a great recruiter, he has proven that he is a winner, and he has accomplished an incredible amount of accomplishments at such a young age.
As described in the Billion Dollar Ball Chapter, football programs are largely the most revenue grossing sports at a college (with the exception of Kansas) (Gaul. 2015). Similarly, as we discussed in class, most of that revenue is reinvested back into the athletic programs since schools are non-profit entities (In Class Work). Whether it is right or wrong and whether that money should have invested in the players is another question. Additionally, players are not being paid. As a result, I believe that the amount that a college coach gets paid should be a generous portion of that revenue. Another critique of college sports is that many schools do not produce a net positive revenue, but still pay millions for a coach anyways. Schools may do this in order to achieve the status of schools like Alabama or Clemson (Gaul, 2015). Regardless, of whether the revenue from the sport is present, I believe that if that school believes that coach will push their program to excellence, coach’s should be able to capitalize on that in the form of high
“The odds of a high school basketball player making it to the “next level” to play college basketball (DI, II, or III) is slim. In fact, only 3.4% of high school players go on to play college basketball. Taking it even further, only 1.2% of college basketball players go on to get drafted in the NBA” (Winters, 2016). There are two types of players in the game. There are the kids who play basketball because they are athletic, and all they are seeking to gain is the recognition and awards. They want to be known. Those players are self-centered, they do not play for the team, and generally don’t play because they love the game. These are the types of players who don’t usually go on to play at the next level. On the other hand, there are the players that absolutely dedicate their life to the game of basketball just because they love the game. That is what coaches are looking for in a player, and that is the kind of player I am striving to be.
In recent years, the NBA and “trouble” seem to have become synonymous. In the past year alone, some of the biggest names in basketball have had run-ins with the law. To try to avoid this trouble the National Basketball Association started the NBA rookie transition program ("The problem," 2012). This training program serves to provide knowledge of what players can expect while playing in the NBA and how to balance the pressures and demands that come with their chosen career ("The problem," 2012). The program is cited as only having “modest success” and Harry Edwards, a noted sports psychologist and advisor in Oakland, California said, “I think they ought to send players to those courses every year, every season. It should be like renewing your driver’s license and driving test” ("The problem," 2012). No one disagrees that many professional athletes have problems that are not being resolved, and that reflect negatively on the whole league. NBA players are referred to as “high maintenance” by sports agents and the media. “Basketball players start getting pampered very young” says sports agent, Peter Schaffer. “Twelve and 13-year-olds are being brought to training camps, they get free shoes, they’re deemed to be special at an early age” ("The problem," 2012). The $475,000 rookie minimum is more than 10 times the starting salary for a college graduate and rookies are typically in their early 20’s ("The problem," 2012). Over the last decade, high salaries have had a variety of negative effects on NBA players including, the way the law is viewed, bankruptcy, family values, and production. Sometimes, these things ruin their career, or more accurately the way they earn a living.
The Head Coach of the JV Football team has given me the honor of being his Special Teams Coach. This job requires me to train his kickers, punters, long snappers, and holders. Starting August 1st I began working with a kicker for 2 hours per day and he has shown major improvement over the past month and a half. In the beginning, though he was very pessimistic about his success and it took a lot of motivation on my part for him to not quit. When I began training him we had to begin from the ground up because he had never kicked a football before in his entire life which was a major barrier to his success we had to get over. The head coach thought that I did such a good job with the first kicker that now I am training 3 kickers. My job includes
I’m a basketball coach and a speech teacher for high school, and the reason why I chose this career is because I find coaching interesting as well as teaching speech class. And I another reason is because I like basketball.
Due to my love for basketball, I know coaching basketball is the job for me. I possess the qualities to be this school’s head coach. I hope you think deeply about what I've told you and that you give me the opportunity to be this school’s head coach. I thank you for your time and for considering me for the
There have been many coaches that go in and out of programs that have no impression on their programs, except for wins and losses. What would one say makes a great coach? Is it the amount of wins they have accounted for? The athletes they produce? Some may say that what makes a great coach is the win versus lost ratio, along with consistency. I believe wins only make a coach good, but the impact they have on their athletes and sports, puts them in a category of their own. There isn’t many coaches that can be put in this category, but Pat Summitt, Vince Lombardi, and John Wooden are all coaches that have been put in a league of their own.
Most people think that a coach is a person that instructs a sport. However, I have learned that being a coach is more than that. It’s about teaching people valuable lessons like developing listening skills, learning how to work with others, developing confidence, etc. The first time Alexis gave me a hug is when I realized that I was making a difference in someone else’s life and not just my own. When I took that opportunity to start coaching, I had no clue that it would impact me like this and change me to become a better version of
The career I would be writing about is become a head coach not just any head coach but I wish to coach some of the biggest teams in the NFL.A head coach is a professional at training and developing athletics .They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches .In some sports people may refer to the head coach as a "manager" as in association football .
One of the most high paid jobs at this moment of time and always are in the field of sports. But the money is concentrated in a few sports and for a few athletes rather than equally amongst all athletes. According to one of my interviewee, NBA players are paid $24.7 million on an average yearly while the president of the United States is paid only $400,000. Professional athletes should be paid the amount they deserve to get paid rather than being given millions and millions. Instead of spending high amounts of money on some professional athletes the money should be used for opening more and more coaching centers which can be for the betterment for the athletes as well as the younger upcoming athletes.
As a person I’m very family oriented and I have thrived when a challenge presents itself. I’ve always been very competitive and enjoy the team aspect and I can incorporate as a coach. I love being around kids. I have a big family so forming a bond with kids will be a natural fit. I have a desire to coach because it will inspire the youth to become good citizens. Coaches are more than meets the eye, most coaches are with their players as much as their with their actually families, therefore I would play a major role as a mentor and mother figure to some that are from less fortunate backgrounds. My past coaches also played a major role in my life to become a coach. In the future I will feel that I will be a good coach because the goals I have
A basketball coach is responsible for more than just instructing the game of basketball. In my opinion, a coach’s success is determined by factors more important than the number under the win column. His or her program must contain a set of goals, core values, and philosophy that the entire program lives and breathes by. For me, as a coach, my goals will go beyond just winning, but how I impact lives, teach lessons, and for my players to improve and learn every day. I will emphasize a variety of traits my players will be held accountable for on the court, as well as off the court. The most important key to my program will be our core values. The core values for my team will extend outside of basketball and will allow my players, my staff, and