It is a real asset that the practices are in the evening. I've never really thought about it, but if I were to coach full time, I would look for flexibility in the work arrangements. Usually you're told what the job is and are so keen to coach, you just take it. Our husbands can't be home all the time to help us look after the children, so they provided child care for us. The kids really liked it because they were doing track, too.
Travel is tough.
When I am coaching at a track meet, I can't be watching the kids. Divorces can and do happen from track. I have had to be in two places at once, and Brian was gone, so I had to get my mom to come from Saskatoon to look after the kids. Marnie offered, but she was busy at a track meet, too. When I started back to work, I got a house cleaner and now there's no more fighting about it.