Mar 22, 2007 9:22 PM GMT
I'm 25 years old, and I coach high school volleyball and basketball. This past year would be my 4th year as a head coach.
Here's the problem: I'm often mistaken for a student manager or team stat, when I take my team to tournaments or matches/games that are out of our conference. My volleyball teams have had a lot of success (148-12 in my 4 years), and because of that I've been lucky enough to be a finalist for a few small college jobs the last 2 years. The problem comes then: I really believe my youthful looks work against me in these situations. I even had one interview where the AD asked if I thought I would have trouble recruiting because of the fact that I look like I could be in high school.
How do I change this perception? I realize I can't do anything for me to grow facial hair or anything of the sort...but is there other things you think I should do differently?
Here's the problem: I'm often mistaken for a student manager or team stat, when I take my team to tournaments or matches/games that are out of our conference. My volleyball teams have had a lot of success (148-12 in my 4 years), and because of that I've been lucky enough to be a finalist for a few small college jobs the last 2 years. The problem comes then: I really believe my youthful looks work against me in these situations. I even had one interview where the AD asked if I thought I would have trouble recruiting because of the fact that I look like I could be in high school.
How do I change this perception? I realize I can't do anything for me to grow facial hair or anything of the sort...but is there other things you think I should do differently?