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How do you pay coaches of youth sports teams for competition weekends?
I am a bookkeeper in a youth sports gym. The teams all have paid coaches, whom are paid hourly for their time in the gym and the time they put in.
My question: how would you pay them for competitions?? In all honesty, they are needed there for the time their team(s) warm up and compete, which is the minimum of an hour, and then needed there for awards ceremonies which are typically later. Max is 4 hours. The owner tries to pay stipends to them but doesn t know exactly what to pay them. How would anyone suggest doing this??
1 Answer
- DanLv 65 years ago
Seems simple answer to me. What did they contract for?
If their contract did not cover "competitions" or the awards ceremonies, then you renegotiate. Bottom line, is they should not be paid less than either minimum wage for your area, nor less than hourly rate they'd get if the hours were put in on paid weekend duties.
I don't believe owner paid stipends should be given, unless coaches agree ahead of time. It's not a charity, their time is as valuable as any other worker's time.
If the coaches feel short-changed, or taken advantage of, then you may lose their services when needed later.
As economy improves, there are more and more opportunities for most workers to be more competitive on wages, and more selective where they spend their free time, even for retired people.
Hope this helps.
