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Post by redandwhite on May 11, 2011 19:59:26 GMT -6
5 minutes from school, if I have to top at the one traffic light between home and school. Love the ease of being so close. I teach at a large school in a large suburb, so it is still easy to be mostly anonymous.
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Post by samadams on May 11, 2011 20:16:50 GMT -6
Having a little bit of a drive home can allow you to debrief some too, not all bad so long as the drive itself isn't stressful. Right now I go 18 miles (20-21 minutes) one way. 25-30 minutes would be my limit. I'm in almost the exact situation. I enjoy the ride home most time myself to relax and have had some really good ideas come from it. Also like some others have said, I love not living in the town I coach in. I can go to the grocery store or whatever without having to put on a press conference. |
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Post by creid on May 11, 2011 20:27:19 GMT -6
I live on campus at a boarding school....no commute. I have done the 1+ hour each way deal in the past...I don't miss it!
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on May 12, 2011 9:30:34 GMT -6
25min - 17 miles. Almost all toll-road interstate...
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Post by PSS on May 12, 2011 9:45:49 GMT -6
35-45 Mins. if traffic is not bad.
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Post by joelee on May 12, 2011 10:01:11 GMT -6
When I was a young pup coaching and teaching I lived in an apartment building right behind the school property. I went through a hole in the fence, so my commute was probably 3 seconds. I was too young and dumb to know how good I had it back then.
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Post by gapshoot76 on May 12, 2011 17:08:30 GMT -6
1.5 hours of gravel roads through sleet and snow uphill both ways!
Seriously though, a little under 40 miles away. Just a little over 40 min of driving mostly country or 2 lane state roads. Still live just outside the town I played my HS ball at. Was coaching there through college but I couldn't turn down a head coaching and teaching gig at age 23.
The worst drives home are after friday night road games. I've done this for 2 full years now and I can't see me doing this much longer. Its going to be a home change or a job change soon. One of the two!
There is something to be said to be able to go close down a bar after a bad game and not have to worry about seeing ur QBs dad with wonderful suggestions about how to use his son better. That's a big plus!
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Post by hamerhead on May 12, 2011 17:46:01 GMT -6
Three miles, bout 8 minutes or so unless theirs traffic at the four way stop.  And yes, buying a loaf of bread can turn into a parent teacher conference pretty darn quick. |
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Post by CatsCoach on May 12, 2011 19:41:13 GMT -6
When I was coaching at the HS it was 6mins from my house! From working it was 15mins on a good day and 20mins on a bad day!
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Post by TMGPG on May 13, 2011 6:02:49 GMT -6
I live about a mile from the school. It is nice because I can walk up there if I needed. Sometimes though I wish I lived out in the country because The students in the school know where I live. I would like to have a beer in my front yard at some point. No privacy.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 13, 2011 8:55:55 GMT -6
I am going to make a job change. I have been coaching Offensive Line at a Division III college for the past 3 years. I decided that it was time to move on. I have pretty much accepted a job at a High School. Now the deal is that it is about a 25 to 30 minute drive. It's all Interstate and 4 lane the whole way until you actually get to the town. Anyways, how far do you guys commute to work? Gas prices are soaring right now, but I drive about as much with having to drive downtown in stop and go traffic and make the recruiting trips every now and then. I also had to teach parttime at a middle school for some extra money. So other than gas prices, what are some disadvantages? Or you can look at from the approach of one of buddies; he would call that a '2 beer ride'. |
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Post by kyle on May 14, 2011 10:58:17 GMT -6
1.5 hours of gravel roads through sleet and snow uphill both ways! When I get older I'm sure I'll be saying "You darn kids with your teleportation devices and bullet trains! In my day we had to DRIVE to school in a BUS! Uncomfortable seats and horrible music the whole way!" |
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Post by byuwolverine on May 14, 2011 16:13:35 GMT -6
10 minutes
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Post by davishfc on May 14, 2011 20:41:03 GMT -6
You and me both my friend. |
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Post by oguru on May 14, 2011 21:21:01 GMT -6
When I was in college five minutes from the office right off campus. When i GA'ed I was o campus and i was a three minute walk. Know as an QC at a major D1 sec BCS school. It's a 5 minute walk, except during recruiting season when I have one of the coaches cars at my place then it's a three minute ride to and from work. I just park in the FT coaches garage right next to the stadium.
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Post by Coach Huey on May 14, 2011 21:43:28 GMT -6
Know as an QC at a major D1 sec BCS school. It's a 5 minute walk, except during recruiting season when I have one of the coaches cars at my place then it's a three minute ride to and from work. I just park in the FT coaches garage right next to the stadium. What SEC school is located in Wisconsin? Every post you've made in the past year registers as a Wisconsin IP address. |
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Post by thegloved1 on May 15, 2011 10:56:13 GMT -6
5 minutes to work in the morning and then 15 back in the opposite direction for coaching. Its hard to beat living that close to both work and football!!!!!
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Post by bigm0073 on May 15, 2011 16:35:58 GMT -6
4.7 miles..
Two stop lights...
My boys day care is about a 2 miles from the school..
Works out well..
First high school job - hour commute
Second Job - 40 minutes
Third Job - 20 -25 minutes to traffic... Traffic 45 - 50 minutes
Kept getting closer to home.
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Post by pvogel on May 15, 2011 16:56:11 GMT -6
4.7 miles.. Two stop lights... My boys day care is about a 2 miles from the school.. Works out well.. First high school job - hour commute Second Job - 40 minutes Third Job - 20 -25 minutes to traffic... Traffic 45 - 50 minutes Kept getting closer to home. looks like you'll be settin up camp in the coaches office in no time |
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Post by airman on May 15, 2011 18:54:43 GMT -6
I road the bus to my first job. It was on a bus line and my place was on a bus line. I moved so I did not have to change buses. it was awesome.
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Post by dacoachmo on May 16, 2011 5:19:13 GMT -6
55 minutes.ugh. but I teach PE and those guys hang on to jobs forever. I'm lucky enough to coach at a school only 20 minutes away. That makes weekends MUCH better!
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Post by russter78 on May 16, 2011 13:36:34 GMT -6
25 min. Would be 10 if the wife and I bought house B 3 years ago but house B would have made my commute to my previous job 50 min so we bought house A. I was offered my current coaching job two months after buying house A naturally.
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Post by gdoggwr on May 16, 2011 14:15:16 GMT -6
I live a 1.5 miles from school. I can walk it in 25-30 min. if I take it easy. I have you kids, so its the way to go for me, I wouldn't want any farther.
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Post by coachsticks on May 17, 2011 6:58:39 GMT -6
Know as an QC at a major D1 sec BCS school. It's a 5 minute walk, except during recruiting season when I have one of the coaches cars at my place then it's a three minute ride to and from work. I just park in the FT coaches garage right next to the stadium. What SEC school is located in Wisconsin? Every post you've made in the past year registers as a Wisconsin IP address. I believe him. |
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Post by k on May 17, 2011 7:44:38 GMT -6
6 minutes.
A few years ago it was 40 minutes.
Ask me again next year...
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Post by mojoben on May 17, 2011 21:04:56 GMT -6
First job was driving 45 minutes to and 45 minutes back. Second job has been 15 minutes to and 15 minutes back.
I never minded the longer drives, but the gas costs did suck.
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Post by twp15 on May 18, 2011 9:44:34 GMT -6
I coach and live in the same town. The school is 5 minutes from my house. But the school where I work at is about a 45-50 minute ride in the morning( shortcut to interstate), and in the afternoon it is about a 30 min ride to practice because of less traffic ( no shortcut). My morning commute, I actually don't mind. A little Howard Stern or Bill King on College Sports 24/7 is a great listen in the morning. The PM ride can grow old sometimes during the season. It does make for some long days.
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Post by newhc on May 19, 2011 15:35:47 GMT -6
28 Miles One-Way..Mostly Highway though! So it takes 35 mins.
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Post by wingtol on May 21, 2011 18:22:32 GMT -6
When I was in college five minutes from the office right off campus. When i GA'ed I was o campus and i was a three minute walk. Know as an QC at a major D1 sec BCS school. It's a 5 minute walk, except during recruiting season when I have one of the coaches cars at my place then it's a three minute ride to and from work. I just park in the FT coaches garage right next to the stadium. I hope there is a spell check and grammar check where you are "know as an QC" on the computer you use to represent your school. |
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Post by emptybackfield on May 22, 2011 9:14:12 GMT -6
15 to the school I teach at, another 5 from there to the school I coach at. Then about 20 home. It's not a bad drive to work, but at 7:00pm after practice all you want to do is get home and get something to eat...not drive another 20 minutes. We're moving and are hoping to be within 10 minutes of where I'll be coaching next year.
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