Coaching Question!

Hello Fourmites! I have a question. Please bear with me as a I give a bit of background! I am currently an age group coach. I coach the more advanced swimmers but not quite senior swimmers and the agegroup level (just above the novice our first year swimmers). I have been coaching for three years now and I am about to graduate college this December. My undergraduate degree is not exercise related in anyway. I have ACSA level 1 and 2 certifications and am a USA certified coach. My question is this. I want to coach full time as a head age group coach or move into college swimming. I have been considering graduate school for an exercise related degree but I am uncertain if that is the best path. There does not seem to be one way to go about this. I am just uncertain if a grad degree would be worth the time and money however it seems like it would help me get that type of full time job at a university or a larger USA club What has been your experience with coaches? Do you know of anyone who would be willing to share their experiences as a coach with me? I really appreicate any help and insight you can provide! Thanks! :) I practice with a USA team - Curl Burke. The part I'm a member of is a small part of the main Curl team. In our group most of our coaches are assistants and don't do this as their full-time job. I know several are also college students. The full-time coaches are ones who have either started off as asst and moved their way up or, in the case of my coach, have an excellent background of high level rankings (world records, Olympics, etc). I think starting off as an asst and moving your way up would be your best bet.

Hello Fourmites! I have a question. Please bear with me as a I give a bit of background! I am currently an age group coach. I coach the more advanced swimmers but not quite senior swimmers and the agegroup level (just above the novice our first year swimmers). I have been coaching for three years now and I am about to graduate college this December. My undergraduate degree is not exercise related in anyway. I have ACSA level 1 and 2 certifications and am a USA certified coach. My question is this. I want to coach full time as a head age group coach or move into college swimming. I have been considering graduate school for an exercise related degree but I am uncertain if that is the best path. There does not seem to be one way to go about this. I am just uncertain if a grad degree would be worth the time and money however it seems like it would help me get that type of full time job at a university or a larger USA club What has been your experience with coaches? Do you know of anyone who would be willing to share their experiences as a coach with me? I really appreicate any help and insight you can provide! Thanks! :) I practice with a USA team - Curl Burke. The part I'm a member of is a small part of the main Curl team. In our group most of our coaches are assistants and don't do this as their full-time job. I know several are also college students. The full-time coaches are ones who have either started off as asst and moved their way up or, in the case of my coach, have an excellent background of high level rankings (world records, Olympics, etc). I think starting off as an asst and moving your way up would be your best bet.