Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)
Episode: Is Work-Life Balance Even Possible for a High School Coach?
Description: https://teachhoops.com/
The "three-legged stool" of a high school coach's life—career, coaching, and family—is notoriously wobbly. In this episode, we address the silent struggle that drives many great coaches out of the profession: the overwhelming guilt of trying to be everything to everyone. We discuss the reality of the "invisible hours"—the film study at the dinner table, the mental absence even when you are physically present, and the strain that a four-month season places on spouses and children.
We move beyond the cliché of "balance"—which often implies everything is equal—and focus i...