Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Rink management and skating coaches
Rink management and skating coaches seem to have many conflicts these days. Why? Is it because we make a lot of money per hour than they do? Is it because we are usually independent contractors?
We both need eachother, but it seems in recent years that rink management feels good coaches are needed less and less to make a successful business. This lack of respect is shown by loss of figure skating ice time, by hiring unqualified instructors, and by less and less help from the rink's main offices in suggesting private instruction with qualified coaches.
Rink managers are not to blame; they need to run a business, and we skating coaches are not the star players in this business anymore. We need the rinks a lot more than the rinks need us.
We both need eachother, but it seems in recent years that rink management feels good coaches are needed less and less to make a successful business. This lack of respect is shown by loss of figure skating ice time, by hiring unqualified instructors, and by less and less help from the rink's main offices in suggesting private instruction with qualified coaches.
Rink managers are not to blame; they need to run a business, and we skating coaches are not the star players in this business anymore. We need the rinks a lot more than the rinks need us.
# posted @ 11:11 AM 
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Recently, I was notified by a rink manager that the assistant manager of the rink did some soliciting for another coach.
Not only that, but I've lost two students to this other coach because of the assistant manager's background soliciting.
The manager of the rink told the assistant manager that he cannot use his position at the rink in this way.
I am angry and hurt, however.
Is there anything I can do besides grin and bear the loss of income and students?
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Not only that, but I've lost two students to this other coach because of the assistant manager's background soliciting.
The manager of the rink told the assistant manager that he cannot use his position at the rink in this way.
I am angry and hurt, however.
Is there anything I can do besides grin and bear the loss of income and students?
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