1. 12-15 min periods at u16 or u19. Really? [and assuming there were a few games w/ 15 min periods, so what? Is there any less preparation needed for that than a 20 min period? That's just plain silly.
2. Thousands of miles a year for recruiting? Really....Thousands of miles? If that's the case, you're doing it wrong.
3. ok. But I still think the average T1 coach puts more miles on the car.
4. If you have to "look after" college kids on your team 24/7/365 then you recruited the wrong kiddies, coach.
5. You can't be serious...Most D3 coaches have several assistants that help tremendously [recruiting, running practices, etc.] If they aren't helping then again, coach....you picked the wrong assistants. Most T1 coaches are lucky if they have some poor schlub parent Manager...who helps out when they can [between work and family commitments]... Not even close to the resources a college can offer. And how hard is the schedule? In most cases it is the same or nearly the same, year after year.
6. Nutty Parents....at the T1 level the coach is stuck with these nuts...they pay for their kid to play and often there's 'nowhere to run, nowhere to hide'...If you're lucky enough to have a strong Board, you may have some cover, but not much. Any college coach who puts up with nutty parents has only himself/herself to blame. [1] you recruited the kid...and the parents. Do your homework or live with the consequences; [2] the parents are not on campus...interaction should be minimal; [3] It's the coach's job to let parents know their place. They are there to watch the games...that's it. If you can't correct the problem, again...bad on you.
