Below are some comments to each question that might be helpful to you in evaluating the future of your Graduate Assistants. (Some schools answered questions with just yes or no answers) Schools include NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA members. Thank you very much for everyone who gave input to this survey.
1- Do you use Graduate Assistants in your Athletic
Department?
*-absolutely-we
would be in big trouble in the area of assistant coaches without them, we
currently have 10 GA's that serve as primary assistants in various
athletic programs. 1 GA in Football, 1-GA in Men's basketball, 1-GA in women's
basketball, 1-GA that does both men's soccer and track, 1-GA that does both
women's soccer and track, 1-GA that does women's volleyball and softball, 1-GA
in baseball, 2-GA's who are certified in athletic training, 1-.5 GA in sports
information
*-yes, but I am not
positive it is in the traditional sense. NCAA Division I & II Schools
take a very professional approach toward Grad assistants. It is an
advertised position, etc..
*-Yes, but they are called student assistants.
*-This is the first year we have used grad assistants. We have one for soccer and one for basketball. We are hoping to add a third for softball next season.
*-1
yes, this is the first time this year. We have two. One male and one
female and we would like to add another
in sports medicine
2-What education package do you offer?
*-free
graduate tuition for up to 21 hours per year. Typically, the GA's take two
classes each term for fall and spring, then take 3 classes in their first
summer, take 2 classes in the fall term their second year, and then 2 classes
in their final semester.
*-
tuition remission in the Xxxxxx State University Sports Administration Masters
program.
*-Masters in Education or
MBA paid for here on campus
*-no
grad programs at this time...yes if we had them available
*-I
am not sure, I think it varies at this point depending on the role of the
assistant. Units are limited as well.
*-none offered at this time
*-Our grad students are full time at Xxxxxx State University
(15 minutes from us)
*-We offer a stipend and $3000 towards graduate
tuition per year at our school or another institution. (plus
room and board)
*-ROOM, BOARD AND TUITION FOR THE MA PROGRAM
*-we pay for their masters
program at Xxxxxx State University. They have a special program set up that
makes it very affordable for us.
*- Tuition reimbursements. (no room or board or stipend)
3-Do you offer room and board?
*-yes,
meal card for our school food service when the food service is serving.
typically fall term, spring term and pre-season. We also house our GA's in
campus owned housing with all utilities paid by the school. We have two houses
that hold 4-5 people in each. These houses have full kitchens and each GA gets
their own room-shared living space for the rest. If the houses are full, then
we put GA's in campus apartments.
*-We try, Not under
our control. Usually the room and classes makes up for the fact that
there is NO salary for assistant Coaches.
*-Tuition Waiver
*-We've been told that all parts of a compensation package must be taxable, so we're not allowed to do this. I'm not sure if that's federal, state, or school policy.
*-YES,
OR THE DOLLAR EQUIVALENT IF LIVING OFF CAMPUS
*-no room or board but we
did find a room for one of them on campus. (Room behind the gym sort of
thing)
4-Do you offer a stipend? (please include range)
*-for
a GA that only works in one sport- $3000 + $500 for professional development
travel (ten payments from August 1- end of May), for a GA that works two
sports- $4000 + $500 for professional development travel (ten
payments from August -end of May)
*-Yes - $15,000/year (no room and
board)
*-yes, $400/mth. (no room and board)
*-We offer either room and board or room and a small stipend. $3,000-$5,000
*-$5000-$6000 for Sept. 1-April 30
*-We are looking at the possibility of a grad student coaching. The stipend would be the same as our other coaches - $1000 base for a fall coach and $1500 for a winter coach, with $100 added per year of experience here. It's not enough, but limited by budget constraints.
*-we pay them $5000 includes grad work
*-Xxxxx
State pays the student 90% of what we pay them. This makes it affordable
enough for us to do it
*- yes 6K to 7K for ten months (no room and Board)
5-Would you consider benefits as part of the
package?
*-We
would love to consider benefits, but currently that is not part of the package.
Therefore the GA's are allowed to get on the school student insurance plan for
$350/year. They have to pay that if they need it.
*-we do not
offer benefits but have been discussing it.
*-What benefits!? Head Coaches do not even get
benefits!!
*-No. None of our part time people have benefits.
*-Our coaches are generally paid as outside contractors
which does not include benefits. This year for the first time in several
years, we have a fulltime college staff member who is also coaching a
team. So he receives benefits from the school, but not specifically for
coaching.
6-Other comments
*-The
GA's at XXXXXX College get an unbelievable GA experience. Besides acquiring
their Master's degree, they actually serve as the primary assistant coaches for
the various sports. Therefore they get real experiences working on the field or
court with student-athletes. They are asked to be heavily involved
in recruitment, therefore they get a real experience doing that. They are
required to attend all regular staff meetings and vote as a full-time member of
the staff. They get every privilege a regular full-time staff member has, they
just don't get paid the salary.
*-we
offer undergraduate internships.. all include tuition waivers and some include
housing at the athletic dorm with added residence life responsibilities.
*-I'd like to expand what we do with our internships, but as always
resources are an issue. We do not offer enough graduate programs to
expand our GA possibilities.
*-GA’s are a valuable resource for any school and for the college graduate a very fine way to enter into the work force and build a resume!