2009 Michigan Coaching Paths Survey Update

TASL has received a total of 279 surveys from Michigan high school coaches around the state since we sent out the survey in February 2009. Of these surveys, 99 were from women and 180 from men.

We want to thank all of you for taking time from your busy lives to respond to this important survey.

Too, we especially appreciate the extra time you took to offer additional comments, all of which were thoughtful and insightful.

As you recall, we are looking at how you as high school coaches in our state get to where you want to go in your coaching careers, and whether you are generally satisfied with the opportunities afforded to you in coaching. Currently, we are running the numbers. We plan to publish our results and share them with you in the near future on this site.

Summer is upon us, a time when our athletes are going to camps, and we are often working for these camps to improve our skills and learn from mentor coaches.

It is appropriate then to share one finding from the Coaching Paths Survey that supports TASL's own commitment to offering coach education programs to young women. And that is, many coaches are looking for more formal training.

You can be most helpful as a current coach to young women interested in such training by considering TASL's upcoming Future Coaches Camp in Ann Arbor. This special camp, held from Monday, June 21 to Thursday, June 24, is in its eighth year.

If you know that a young woman in your high school would make the most of this unique leadership opportunity and chance to acquire career skills, then click on programs and check out the information on the TASL camp.

Again, thank you to all coaches who have responded to the Michigan Coaching Paths Survey.

We look forward to sharing the results and hope that your summer goes well. Please check in with us on this site and contribute to our forums. We are happy to hear your ideas and views about coaching.