BlueCat
Roses are red, cats are blue
- Dec 14, 2009
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I can certainly understand that point of view. Fear of getting spread too thin is the main limiting factor for our expansion. There are dozens of potential strong locations out there for new gyms, but we couldn't maintain the quality we want if we opened gyms more quickly.
The staff quality thing works both ways, however. Career-minded coaches want to be somewhere with at least the potential for advancement. Many times, the best coaches also want to eventually have other professional responsibilities and the ability to one day run a gym or a national-level program within an organization. They often want to make a higher salary than is possible from standing in front of teams all day. You stand to lose out on many a great coach if you don't have those management-type jobs available. They either leave to start their own gym or never join your staff in the first place.
Bottom line, you may "lose" a great coach to go run another gym, but having those types of jobs available in your organization may allow you to recruit 2-3 great coaches to take their place.
) is a perfect fit for every athlete. Be aware that every program is going to tell you how great they are, and most programs will NOT have nice things to say about their rivals, so getting unbiased information is tough.
