What do you pay for coaching? (Page 2)

skipg - 2013-01-15 7:58 AM

FoggyGoggles - 2013-01-14 5:07 PM

I paid the same price two years ago for far less service. All I got was Training Peaks that was supposed to be reviewed and discussed by my caoch. (It was obvious he would just send a canned training program to my email and never looked at my feedback.) I was supposed to have a weekly call, which was every three weeks, no group training, one VO2 test and that was about it.

I fired him in March and beat him at my first tri in June.

in all fairness just because he was a coach doesn't mean he has to be fast... No different than football, boxing or any other sport still pretty funny you beat him though!

I agree on both counts.  I want my clients to get faster than I am, but it is kind of funny that you received poor service then beat him.

TriMyBest - 2013-01-15 8:09 AM

skipg - 2013-01-15 7:58 AM

FoggyGoggles - 2013-01-14 5:07 PM

I paid the same price two years ago for far less service. All I got was Training Peaks that was supposed to be reviewed and discussed by my caoch. (It was obvious he would just send a canned training program to my email and never looked at my feedback.) I was supposed to have a weekly call, which was every three weeks, no group training, one VO2 test and that was about it.

I fired him in March and beat him at my first tri in June.

in all fairness just because he was a coach doesn't mean he has to be fast... No different than football, boxing or any other sport still pretty funny you beat him though!

I agree on both counts.  I want my clients to get faster than I am, but it is kind of funny that you received poor service then beat him.

 

x2...the examples are countless but Marv Levi is a perfect example ...coached the Buffalo Bills to 4 superbowl appearances and never played football at pro level.

FYI, training peaks just released their survey on coaching (all types, 650 responses).  The average price was $162/m.  You can see the results here.  I suspect that $125-175 is the most common range for triathlon coaches.  But 20-25% of them are still charging over $200. 

FTR:  We charge $149-175.  I pay more than that for my coach. 

thanks for this as well as other responses

My point was that a full-time coach has to charge more to make a living, but you should expect a better service and possibly better qualification.

On the same note a cheaper coach that has health insurance through a spouse is not necessarily a less good coach, they just might be niece and pass their low-cost  structure on to their clients. (Meaning the "you get what you pay for" mentality might not apply here)