Costs and Longevity
The cost of coaching will vary greatly, but you should expect to pay somewhere between R500 and R1500 a month for professional-grade services. But the old adage of you get what you pay for applies. “That’s the guy who probably has another job, and may or may not return your phone calls,” warns Overton. “You don’t want someone who is just copying and pasting training programs. You could do that yourself for free.”
Finally, Overton recommends that you don’t just hire a coach for a month or two. “Obviously I am a little biased, but you really need to give it 6 to 12 months to see the biggest benefits,” he says. “The best results I see are usually with athletes that are in the second, third, or fourth year of getting coached and they never had dreamed of how good they could become. It’s really rewarding for the coach and the athlete.”