Today, athletic coaches are paid. Because academic coaches are not valued as much as athletic coaches. Do not tell me they do not put in enough time to justify compensatory pay. May. Some academic coaches devote 10-18 Saturdays a year plus many hours of coaching after school. But they are not paid for their hire what their labor is worth.
Athletic coaches are.
Anyone can see that it is. Today, we spend thousands on athletic competition compared to almost nothing on academic competition. If the football team plays in Texas Stadium at noon, it travels the day before and spends the night, all expenses paid. If the academic team travels the same distance and competes at 10 a.m. or noon, it is told there is no money to pay for the hotel. These students will have to get up early Saturday morning and drive 180 miles.