Bolton High, Bartlett High, Arlington Middle, Elmore Park Middle...... coaches at these schools make $5 and $6 per practice, per girl. This I know for a fact, because I've paid them. My coaching fees were quite often $100 per month. At Bolton one year Jimmy Lassiter coached Varsity and JV (35 girls combined) and quite often practiced at the same time. He made aprox $3500.00 a month. Keep in mind, the coaches are not school affiliated, they are hired by the sponsors. With that kind of money, we could hire a top notch coach who also teaches!!!!!
If you get an opportunity to ever have rules, the coaching fees should definately be part of the discussion. We paid cash, and most of us wondered if the sponsors got a cut. Not that we would mind them being compensated for their time, but just to be upfront, when it cost over $3000.00 a year to cheer for a public school, someone needs to regulate it. Cheer coaches making over 20,000.00 a year for 12 to 15 hours a week is astounding. I'm not saying they are not worth it in the free market and award winning coaches can demand higher fees, I am saying that as parents we can fund a teaching position in the school for that.