Private Lesson Payments - Page 2

littlekateskate · #26 01-12-2008, 05:34 PM

At both rinks we skate at they have both.

They have higher level coaches that you pay directly to the coaches. THen as well they have some of the lower level coaches with less experience that you pay directly through the rink.

Both our rinks have this system. So depeneding on who is coaching my kids depends on who i pay.

fsk8r · #27 01-12-2008, 06:14 PM

One of the big gripes about the front desk paying system at my rink, is that there is no distinction between coaching experience. A level 2 coach (lowest teaching level) earns the same as the level 3 and level 4 (most experienced). I know it's a gripe amongst the coaches. Doesn't help that the rink is oversubscribed, so it's not as if the more experienced coaches attract more students, there's too many to start with so all coaches are generally solidly booked if they want to be.

techskater · #28 01-13-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ice_godess

Do coaches get paid to teach that LTS class or is it considered to be pro bono?

At our rink, coaches are paid a lot less than their private fee for teaching LTS classes, but it is implied that this is a way to give back to the club for letting you teach there... Same with volunteering with ice shows, club competitions etc. (however, it is always the same small group of coaches that do all that -- the rest turn up their noses at actually contributing to the life of the club that pays their mortgage!!!)

LTS is paid $10 for 40 minutes (or some such pitance compared to private lesson fees). Some people take their LTS in ice time.

Thin-Ice · #29 01-16-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tramp

Why would the coach pay a commission to the rink if the skater is paying for the ice and the coach for the lesson. The coach is bringing the students to the rink to pay the ice rates. That is like double dipping.

It's like a hairdresser or manicurist renting a station in a hair or nail salon. The business owner provides the space, the electricity, the setting for the clients, the maintenance of the facility and all of that costs money, whether it's an ice rink or salon.

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