Getting coached at tournaments

[Peach]

I gather someone on my ignore list suggested erasing the board ? That would be difficult, since there is usually a crowd from the club (parents, coaches, fencers not currently competing) sitting with the whiteboard.

[qatet]

Originally Posted by KD5MDK

I think a coach that Peach would put up with would be smart enough to check the postings like a normal person, if their whiteboard was erased.

I think a coach that just coached an athlete to winning a frickin' World Championship would be smart enough to check the postings like a normal person, if their whiteboard was erased.

[Inquartata]

Originally Posted by Peach

I gather someone on my ignore list suggested erasing the board ? That would be difficult, since there is usually a crowd from the club (parents, coaches, fencers not currently competing) sitting with the whiteboard.

I am expecting RL to come along any minute now and complain that you are trying to keep a black board down...

[Spike327]

Originally Posted by Peach

Our club charges expenses and a coaching fee for national tournaments, which is put on our bill.

I have never heard of this ever. Obviously it's sort of a non-issue in collegiate fencing, but my home club doesn't charge for coaching outside of the fee to practice at the club.

[tbryan]

Originally Posted by Spike327

I have never heard of this ever. Obviously it's sort of a non-issue in collegiate fencing, but my home club doesn't charge for coaching outside of the fee to practice at the club.

At all of the clubs where I fenced and the coach actually attended out-of-state tournaments, the fencers at the event were expected to pay fees to offset the coach's expenses and time. Coaching at closer/local events was often free (or included with the standard club fee). It also seems to help if the coach also competes. In that case, you get less coaching, but the coach may be at the event to fence, so you don't have to pay so much for his attendance.

[Mauler]

Originally Posted by Spike327

I have never heard of this ever. Obviously it's sort of a non-issue in collegiate fencing, but my home club doesn't charge for coaching outside of the fee to practice at the club.

It's a rather common practice.

In some clubs, relationship between personnel and members are more personal while at others it's more business-like. Oftentimes, clubs with larger customer base will go the route of professionalizing their operations (espcially finances) by hiring accountant (tax time!), billing specialist(s), etc etc etc. In latter, no money would be exchanged between teaching staff and members directly. Rather a meticulous record would be kept in all of the individual member's activities related to the club, and they would receive an itemized monthly bill, perhaps.

Similar to a health club membership... or a community "activity club" and such....

Of course there's a great diversity when it comes to the nature of coach-fencer relationships out there. Keep in mind that for coaches who would otherwise have no reason to be at, say, an away tournament (i.e. NAC), availability of service (i.e. strip coaching) comes at a cost that must be taken care of one way or the other. Oftentimes, fellow members would pool their resources together, such as chipping in to pay for the designated coach's travel and lodging.

But if you are the only fencer who happens to be attending an important tournament, and you want your professional coach present to provide stripside coaching, then you'd better be prepared to cough up the dough to handle the expenses (i.e. you made it to World Cup and you are the only fencer in your club to go to some random city on the other side of the world).

After all, that coach could stay home and spend the whole weekend booked with lessons and make hell of a lot more in those two days than what you spent on the entire weekend's trip....

[sjpfencer220]

wait, we have a whiteboard?

I think I missed something

[qatet]

Originally Posted by sjpfencer220

wait, we have a whiteboard?

I think I missed something

Generally only for when Mark travels with us to the meets with lots and lots of people. Almost always for Nationals. Generally for things that group together Jr and Cadet stuff.