travel team coaches expenses.

[AABestor]

hello all, i was wondering on a competitive team travels, should the team pay for the coaches expenses?

[Golazo]

I get a modest, but appreciated, mileage stipend for games and tournaments more than sixty miles out of Atlanta. The team would cover a hotel room if I asked for one. Meals would be on me.

[Crimson Ace]

If I were you, I would schedule a meeting with your DOC. Although your manager can work out some small details with you, your club should already have a protocol in place for compensation. If not, talk to your DOC and be part of the solution. Contact other clubs and work out something competitive for all your club coaches.

I can't find my current contract right now, but I typically receive: mileage, meals, hotel, airfare, rental car/cab, tournament t-shirt, etc.

[CarRamRod]

I think it's definitely something to sort out beforehand... I'd rather just guess at what it's all going to cost and tack that on to the coaching fee... that way I don't have to account for it all and I'd be spending my money rather than theirs. On the other hand I've never coached a team where travel expenses would account to much more than an occasional 50 mile trip once or twice a season. Basically though I'd just say as long as everyone is on the same page and your compensation after travel expenses seems fair to everyone it shouldn't make a difference.

[goyoureddevils]

We went through the whole reimbursment rigermorole for years before sitting down and figuring out a flat amount that covered expenses for all of us.... we now receive $750 per season in addition to our salary to cover costs.

[NHRef]

Depends on the program, paying coaches has to have money come from somehwere which raises the cost of the program for the parents.

Also, if the coach has a kid on the team, then they are just a parent in that regard and other parents are paying their own way.

Basically, its something pre-arranged and dependant on the level of the program.