Teaching Pro-Reasonable Expectations

[starsin47]

If you work with a Teaching Pro on a regular (weekly) basis, I would like to know what one should expect in return for paying 45-55$/hr once a week.

To clarify, other than the time on the court, I would like to know if it is reasonable to expect the following, and if you or your child do get this in additional to the 1 hour lesson:

Progress reports to student and parent on a regular basis?
Short term and long term goals prepared in consult with Pro?
Offer from Pro to travel to local tournaments (expenses paid)?
Verbal feedback to parents on regular basis, and/or three way meeting with Pro, student and parent?

Also, how much continuing education (hours) should a teaching pro get each year?

If you are kind enough to reply, please indicate if you are a student, parent, teaching pro, etc.

Thanks!!

 

[hunter]

there is a difference between teaching pro and coach- from a coach, you can expect them to have goal setting meetings every 4-6 months with the player and parent, travel (with pay for time and expenses-food, gas, etc), verbal progress reports to the parents, great communication with the student. a teaching pro is something different though, and being paid about what you said- i am not sure that you can expect all of these things...oh, and i am a parent of 2 nationally ranked juniors.

 

[Daycrawler]

When I trained with a very good coach/teaching pro. Some of you in the Arizona Area may know him. ___________. He was like $40-$55 an hour. Somewhere in that range. As far as like short term and long term goals he would ask me what I wanted out of these lessons and where I saw myself in tennis. Yeah, we would make short term goals and long term goals. I don't know what you would want in terms of a progress report? Like a print-out? Most pros will give you their honest opinion on your kid. I know almost all the pros I've hit with have offered to take me down to the various sites. Of course, I would be paying for the gas and such forth. That's just how it goes. A good pro won't mind sitting down and talking with you or you and your kid for a few minutes but don't expect an hour or two conversations with your pro about your child. That's just kind of ridiculous. Let me tell you though, make sure there is some live ball drills where your pro hits with your child as well. Just make sure there is an all around basis. I like hard-ass pros like ____. We would do drills where I would be like on the run and be hitting forehands and if I didn't make 9 out of 10 at least then I would have to run like two sprints to the net and back. May not sound like a lot but let me tell you those suckers add up quick.

 

[10isDad]

You might want to delete your pros name, only because he is currently a D-1 player and eligibility issues could potentially come up.

 

[predrag]

I work as a part time teaching pro, almost 20 hrs on the court /week.
I treat every kid I work with, like my own. Goal is constant progress and success in tournament play.
Talking to parents after the lessons is no problem, as long as it does not cut into the next lesson.
Taking kids to tournaments and even other practices is not an issue, at all.
This is my hobby, but possibly my true love and I do it with passion.
I do not create written report, but I am always open to discuss progress made (or not made).
One time when I was not happy with the kids' performance I refused to take money, since I thought that maybe blame was on me.

Regards, Predrag

If you work with a Teaching Pro on a regular (weekly) basis, I would like to know what one should expect in return for paying 45-55$/hr once a week.

To clarify, other than the time on the court, I would like to know if it is reasonable to expect the following, and if you or your child do get this in additional to the 1 hour lesson:

Progress reports to student and parent on a regular basis?
Short term and long term goals prepared in consult with Pro?
Offer from Pro to travel to local tournaments (expenses paid)?
Verbal feedback to parents on regular basis, and/or three way meeting with Pro, student and parent?

Also, how much continuing education (hours) should a teaching pro get each year?

If you are kind enough to reply, please indicate if you are a student, parent, teaching pro, etc.

Thanks!!

 

[Daycrawler]

You might want to delete your pros name, only because he is currently a D-1 player and eligibility issues could potentially come up.

Yeah. I know he plays for D-1. Can you explain how this would ruin eligibility?

 

[Tom C]

Years ago Robert Lansdorp said he would rather be a teacher than a coach... no responsibility except for the lesson.

 

[10isDad]

Yeah. I know he plays for D-1. Can you explain how this would ruin eligibility?

I didn't say "ruin", I said issues could come up. For example, Lou and Sheila at ASU forbade eligible players from hitting w/ juniors for any kind of pay whatsoever. Some of them still probably did, but they weren't supposed to because the coaches wanted no attention brought to the school showing that an eligible player received money for anything tennis-related. Didn't really matter what the NCAA regs stated, they don't even want a hint of something not being kosher.

The coaches were more than happy to set up play for pay situations w/ no longer eligible players but wouldn't allow active players to do likewise.

 

[Daycrawler]

I didn't say "ruin", I said issues could come up. For example, Lou and Sheila at ASU forbade eligible players from hitting w/ juniors for any kind of pay whatsoever. Some of them still probably did, but they weren't supposed to because the coaches wanted no attention brought to the school showing that an eligible player received money for anything tennis-related. Didn't really matter what the NCAA regs stated, they don't even want a hint of something not being kosher.

The coaches were more than happy to set up play for pay situations w/ no longer eligible players but wouldn't allow active players to do likewise.

Ha. I know for a fact that some players didn't follow those rules. I understand. Not from the NCAA, they don't specifically state no collegiate players coaching?