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i wouldn't know from personal experience, but i would say the coaches would be more dedicated because they are choosing to spend their time coaching you, meaning they really just love to do it
they get no personal material gain
I think it depends on the person.... honestly, finding a good quality coach that would do it for free is a nice idea, but in my experience they don't last very long when they could move on to a paid position. You will possibly find yourself looking for new coaches every year.
As NJ Coach mentioned, I've been both paid and unpaid, but I've never given any less than my best to either. I was initially hired to coach my current team with a minimal monthly stipend. I realized that that money would be much better spent on the kids and the program itself, so I declined that stipend after a few months. It is a struggle to coach without pay, as I am spending a lot of money on gas and things for my team (equipment, practice rewards,etc). I also do fundraising to spread it out into kids' accounts who may really need it. As far as I know, I am the only coach who does that and I believe that there are 2 other coaches who do not receive stipends. The best thing is that my hotels still get paid for, and it's often not much for the program to have to cover because I have 3-4 kids in my room to split the cost.
I think we are in a rare situation. I'm not sure how many credentialed, experienced, title-carrying coaches that you would be able to find who would be okay with that type of set-up. I think if you are definitely going to go the route of volunteer coaches, at least find a way to cover their out of pocket expenses, i.e.- gas, tolls, parking, having a budget to buy things for the team, flights, hotels, certifications, etc.