Is anybody here a physician??

Can't help you but I have always believed in this saying, it may be hella cliche but

Do what you love so you don't ever have to work a day in your life

OR

Do what you gotta do, so you can do what you love.

1st one may be less money but hey, it ain't work, it's a labor of love.
2nd one may make more money but that extra $$$ allows you to do what you love.

Decide what you want, go for it, good luck sir!

I love what I do and I think that it does some good. Let's not get crazy, though. Being a doctor is so much more important than coaching that there's not even a comparison.

I'm just a lowly teacher, but my brother-in-law is a podiatrist. He works a lot of hours man.

He has a wife and two kids and doesn't have much time to spend with them. Throw in trying to do something for himself once a week to unwind, and it's hard. No way he could fit in coaching, even without the family. Seems like he's on call quite a bit since he's the knit podiatrist in the practice that he works at.

I'm not a physician, but I went to med school, and I can tell you there's no time during med school for anything as involved as coaching football, except possibly 4th year or the 1st summer if you get it off.  Internship or residency, again no time until maybe PGY3.

After that, though, you may get some time.  In the youth football club where I coached 2010-6, one of those years there was a MD who was a good head coach one season.  However, toward the end of that season he had to miss a lot, and he coached a little the following pre-season but then had to leave his team in the lurch for the season, officially remaining an ass't IIRC; the team's performance suffered greatly in his absence.  The club liked having a physician around during practice & game days, however!

Thanks for the advice everybody. My current plan is to do this career 100% until at least a few years after my residency, and then possibly look at coaching a little on the side. I just asked because I've heard of a few guys that have done both once they've gotten established as a physician, and I was curious as to how they pulled it off.

I married a dentist, so I don't need to teach and coach, but I still teach.

www.gametimect.com/football-ludlowe-hires-darien-assistant-mitch-ross-head-coach/

This guy is a full time practicing dermatologist and he just got hired to be a head coach. Look him up and ask him for advice.

I would say to you this, it all depends on what you are are going into practice. Some physicians will work more hours than others. Anesthesiologist, you can probably pick your hours. Cardiac Surgeon, count on missing some practices and games because you could be in a surgery for 8 hours. And if you think you are going to coach in a residency, don't plan on finishing your residency. We need Doctors more than we need coaches.

Most dermatologist can keep banker hours...also more likely to be in private practice with partners, so schedule flexibility is there.

As you mentioned, specialty has a lot to do with it....as the OP just now getting into med school, he probably cannot answer that.

I know some Docs (family practice) that exclusively do telemedicine, where they do webinars/phone calls for health plans and provide care that way......they just log in whenever they want and make $40 every 15 minutes.

That would leave you with complete control over your schedule.