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Mo Money Mo Problems
Aaron Sexton | Friday, February 3, 2023 at 7:14PM
Mr. Krabs once said, “A five letter word for happiness…Money!”
Yet, at the point in my life I am at right now I don’t feel the need to have an absurd amount of money. I just need to be able to get from point A to point B, and just pray to the Lord that I won’t have any more car troubles. Not to trauma dump, but growing up I never really had a lot of money, but the one thing that should always be free is knowledge.
Chris for the longest time has always asked me in his same little voice “Hey man, when you gon take this coaching thing for real?” Everytime it is brought up I say “Soon man” but as of recently I don’t want to do anything else besides coaching. The quickest lesson coaching has taught me is that it is not all about making money but rather sharing knowledge. I started doing private lessons about a year ago, and the first thought I had was “How much do I charge?” So after talking it over with the boss man aka Chris, and the monkey smashing cymbals in my head, I decided on a number which was 40 or 50 dollars for a one hour lesson. These numbers to me were perfect for one reason. I didn’t feel like I was robbing people blind. So many people who do these “private lessons” want to make the most money they can in as little time as possible. Myself on the other hand, would much rather take the connections I have built in the short year or so of me doing it. Rather than charging 100 dollars an hour and viewing a kid who desperately wants to learn and become a better baseball player as a paycheck.
I think that private lessons can be a great way of gaining skills for players who need it the most. They are great tools for people such as myself to get out of a comfort zone of talking with parents or even making a connection with the kid themself. But, for the people who want to charge out the wazoo can just kick rocks. The only difference between myself and these other “coaches” is a label. Yes, mine would be college baseball player, while others may have a long list of accomplishments. But, I will always find a way to become closer with the kid as well as make them better in the process.
