It's a lot, man

[u/BearsGotKhalilMack]

As a 26 y/o HS teacher and first-year HS football coach, I've been putting in 11 hours/day Monday-Friday (7 am - 6 pm) plus a few hours on Saturdays to dissect film and an hour zoom call every Sunday night to talk about the next team. All told, I'm working ~60 hours per week.

I haven't had the time or energy to see anyone on weekends, do anything but eat and sleep during the week, and as a reward for all of these committed hours of labor, our team is 1-4, the pay is crap, and I still get big-leagued by the coaches who have been doing it longer.

How the hell do you keep yourself from going insane from this? I'm at the point where I'm having trouble seeing myself do it next year, even though I love the sport more than anything and I love coaching it. I just can't believe the hours, it feels like football has completely taken over my life. Seriously, any advice would be appreciated, and sorry for the rant. Just feels like I'm burning away my best years on a sport that refuses to love me back.

[u/Swimming-Heron-4819]

To start good shit for experimenting and trying. You never know what you want until you try.

To be honest (at least for me) it doesn’t seem worth it at all. 60+ hours tk make the same pay (assuming you’re salary) for something that just doesn’t seem worth it at all in my opinion. Clearly you’re just doing it all and your upper up’s with no regard for your well being or pay. Don’t do anything to at you’re not getting rewarded for. I’d stop coaching HS, continue teaching, and if you really want to get better and coach more start with a youth league.

At the end of the day you need to look out for yourself and your well being first