This basic market pricing report was prepared using Hot Job's Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of survey data collected from thousands of Human Resources departments at collegiate employers of all sizes, industries and geographies Likes/dislikes or advantages/disadvantages:

The work of a coach involves considerable exposure to the elements, and requires an individual to be a combination of a mentor, counselor, and surrogate parent to new players, as well as a taskmaster. He must also have good relationships with the administration and the school's alumni, as well as keep in good physical condition himself. The positives are of engaging in a mentoring experience that the team will carry with them for the rest of their lives, and enhancing their personal health and college careers. The negatives are largely related to the bureaucratic red tape that is inevitable in academic environments, as well as to too much of a stress on winning, rather than character development.

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Being a coach is a continual mental, physical, and psychological challenge. It forces someone to remain forever young -- as young as his charges, because he must be forever learning about an increasingly complex game and the changing characters of the young men upon his team.

Bibliography

Job description

University of New Mexico. (2003) "Job Descriptions: Coaching." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/jdeweb.cfm?action=viewSpecific&HRJOB_ID=3716

Resources and things you would be working with (people, equipment, other resources):

University of New Mexico. (2003) "Job Descriptions: Coaching." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/jdeweb.cfm?action=viewSpecific&HRJOB_ID=3716

(2003) "Job Descriptions: Coaching." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/jdeweb.cfm?action=viewSpecific&HRJOB_ID=3716
Educational requirement(s):

University of New Mexico (2003) "Job Descriptions: Coaching." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/jdeweb.cfm?action=viewSpecific&HRJOB_ID=3716

Job growth potential:

University of New Mexico. (2003) "Job Descriptions: Coaching." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/jdeweb.cfm?action=viewSpecific&HRJOB_ID=3716

Opportunities for advancement:

Football Jobs. (2005) "Jobs for industry Leaders." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://www.footballjob.net/

Anticipated salary (include source):

Hot Jobs. (2005) "Men's Athletic Director." University of New Mexico. 2003. "Job Descriptions: Coaching." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/jdeweb.cfm?action=viewSpecific&HRJOB_ID=3716

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Likes/dislikes or advantages/disadvantages:

University of New Mexico. 2003. "Job Descriptions: Coaching." Retrieved 1 Jun 2005 at http://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/jdeweb.cfm?action=viewSpecific&HRJOB_ID=3716

Please share with the class why you selected this career (elaborate as much as possible)