GAA Coaching

[Franno]

quick question given its coming up to membership time of year again - The question came up again last night regarding membership for coaches. Do any of you that are coaching/mentoring kids at GAA clubs pay membership for yourselves as well as your kid(s)?

Extra people helping out would always be welcome and would make matters better for the kids and coaches, but telling a parent that the thank you for them giving their time is an additional membership fee and that they are uninsured if they are not members is completely counter-productive IMO and stops many bothering.

Thoughts?

TBH, if you are going to by involved in a club as a coach, you are invested in the club and should pay membership. Cheap price to pay in my opinion.

 

[junior footballer]

I coach and pay family membership and that's as it should be, I VOLUNTEER to coach and help out, I don't need cash incentives, the club gives back enough.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

I coach and pay family membership and that's as it should be, I VOLUNTEER to coach and help out, I don't need cash incentives, the club gives back enough.

I think the immediate people involved see it that way but the next level definitely do not - seems to be our experience anyway

 

[red&blue]

I coach and pay family membership and that's as it should be, I VOLUNTEER to coach and help out, I don't need cash incentives, the club gives back enough.

Completely agree. Whatever I give to my club time wise or financially pales into insignificance when put against what my club has done for me

 

[finbarrog]

Completely agree. Whatever I give to my club time wise or financially pales into insignificance when put against what my club has done for me

+ 1 on that.
Pay family membership and coach and volunteer.
I think that's said well R&B .I had people and coaches do the same for me when I was playing and my club is memories and history for me. We win together lose together like every club and that what makes the beautiful game so special.
Long may it continue for every club.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

Cheers for the thoughts lads, we have just enough coaches and can’t seem to draw in another few which would really make a difference. I get the sense that the membership fee is what stops the last few we need but maybe I am wrong. Our fee for non playing members does seem very high at €100 compared to others quoted here, I’ll propose reducing that but I doubt it would get much airtime!

 

[Alcatraz]

Cheers for the thoughts lads, we have just enough coaches and can’t seem to draw in another few which would really make a difference. I get the sense that the membership fee is what stops the last few we need but maybe I am wrong. Our fee for non playing members does seem very high at €100 compared to others quoted here, I’ll propose reducing that but I doubt it would get much airtime!

What Dublin club are you with ?

 

[Happyhonkaman]

What Dublin club are you with ?

I don’t really want to post that as any RL information on here only ever works out badly for people - not suggesting you’d do anything with it but this site is stocked well with nutters!

It’s a senior, well established club

 

[Alcatraz]

I don’t really want to post that as any RL information on here only ever works out badly for people - not suggesting you’d do anything with it but this site is stocked well with nutters!

It’s a senior, well established club

No worries