does a head coach actually spend coaching? When I look at the size of some of the staffs at the big schools, just connecting with all of the various "direct reports" is a full time job. Include alumni requests, administrative asks, etc. and I have to think few head coaches really have a chance to coach, review film, build relationships with the players, etc. A sort of be careful what you wish for job.
About 75% of the time during the season and 40-50% out of season (assuming coaching means coaching players, game analysis, game prep, and recruiting).
Say you have 14 hours per day (6 AM to 10 PM) at 6.5x per week (Monday through Saturday full time and half a day Sunday), so 90ish hours a week.
In season if you break that down, there are 20ish hours a week of practice (iirc) + gameday during the season (12 hours for gameday, 2 hours for recruiting) for 34 hours total; about 3-5 hours of team meetings; 10 hours of recruiting non-gamedays; and 15-18 hours meeting with assistants (who usually digest the analyst work). That totals to about 62-67 hours of a 90ish hour week. That leaves 23-28 hours open for alumni/donors, press, admin meetings, and misc time (meals/family time).
Out of season, you can cut the gameday out; cut down practice to about 5-10 for weight training/player individual meetings; cut down to 1-2 hours team meetings. Add about 10 more hours of recruiting film analysis and travel (total of 20 hours recruiting). Assistant meetings are about the same, maybe slightly lower. That totals to about 41-47 hours. The void is filled with increases in alumni/donor meetings and admin meetings.
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