All-Star Coaches Texting Athletes

Our team texts our coach all the time! We've all practically grown up with her though and she's only 23 so she's also kind of a big sister figure when we need someone to lean on.

I text my coach all the time! But then again she was my neighbor/family friend before she was my coach.

I text athletes only to schedule private lessons (if they are in high school, I text their parent if they are young) and to congratulate them. If an athlete, for example, lands her back handspring for the first time during our private lesson I will typically text them the next day saying I am still proud of them or something like that.

Usually the middle schoolers text me a lot just to talk. I usually respond in a way that makes them think I'm boring to text. lol.

personally i think it is SOOOO completely handy that the coaches have all the team members cell phone numbers on a sheet it makes competitions waaaaay less of a nightmare they text where and when to meet and its an easy way for everybody to find each other and get info super quick

however if you have grade nine athletes texting their 20 something coaches to party and soo on yeah thats inappropriate but again circumstances can always dictate certain things

I'd only contact athletes through my official gym or school email. I would text if it was on a gym or school issued cell phone, and I had a permission on file from the athletes or their parents (for athletes under 18) to send them game/competition day texts (when email wouldn't be practical). I would want to CYA on anything that could pop up.

I think that coaches just have to be careful. When used as a mass team text such as "great job everyone at practice, keep working hard" or used to find information quickly from an athlete (i.e. why aren't you at practice, what is the status on your injury, this is the time for your private), a text can save time and help keep everyone on the same page. There is a fine line however between cheer related texts and "buddy" texts. Younger girls may not understand that it's not okay to be texting their older coaches the same way they text their fellow 11 year olds, so it is up to the coaches to protect themselves by not responding back to these kinds of texts. Even if it is a text with good intentions, coaches are much better off not even going there.
-Keep it to cheerleading
-Keep it to mass team texts unless it is a particular situation where an individual's response is needed immediately
-If neither of these are the case, it can wait until practice or an alternative form of communication should be used (parent's email/phone)....smarter for coaches in the long run.

I dont think its inappropriate .....i text my coaches all the time...i think of them as my role models and sometimes i go to them for advice and one of them is practically one of my parents so i dont think its bad!

nvm.

I really think it depends on your relationship with the coach. My coach has known girls on my team since they were born because they're family friends. Is it inappropriate to text someone that you've known since you were an infant? I don't think so.

I prefer texting to calling if the need arises for three reasons

1. Kids will answer the text if they miss the call
2. I'm lazy
3. The main reason is to protect myself from any allegations. Texts are saved forever (on my iPhone anyway). If I don't say anything innapropiate it doesn't turn to he said she said fron an upset kid/parent because I can prove that I didn't. (and I imagine texts sent are kept on file with my service provider but I honestly don't know). The only way my phone calls are recorded and saved is if I'm on the terror lists which since I have no problem flying, I'm guessing I'm not

I'm texting my coach right now We only talk about cheer stuff though. Right now we're talking about another team haha

me n my kids have a texting realtionship lol mostly about cheer but sometimes they need advice on things going on in their lifes

I only text my coach if its cheer realated or sometimes about like a joke that we made up at practice or something.

As an assistant coach, I only ever texted my athletes about practices or games. That's it. I know a girl called my mum once because she got into a car accident, or if they were having a problem and wanted to talk, but that was VERY rare. They were ALWAYS careful about what was said..in these situations, it's guilty until proven innocent.