So twice in the past month I received emails from a dad, supposedly, wanting me to work with his children on basketball.
The first one I handed off to Ultimate Fieldhouse, but the second one I paid more attention to. I asked where the dad had found my name, and he said "Online." So I looked myself up to see if anywhere online it said I did individual coaching, and it didn't. So I kept pressing the "dad" to tell me exactly where he got my name. When I wouldn't go any further without the specific website, he disappeared.
I still really can't figure out what was going on, because what was the scam? My wife suggested that maybe it had to do with insurance -- and so maybe the guy shows up with the kids, claims one of them gets hurt, and asks for my insurance. If I don't have any, he could say he'll sue or settle for some amount of money.
Seems a little farfetched to me, but what other motive could there be?
So did anybody else receive any emails like this? And if so, did you follow up?
And along that line, what kind of insurance do coaches/trainers need to have? It got me to thinking about maybe getting back into working with kids individually, but insurance is probably a good idea.
The first one I handed off to Ultimate Fieldhouse, but the second one I paid more attention to. I asked where the dad had found my name, and he said "Online." So I looked myself up to see if anywhere online it said I did individual coaching, and it didn't. So I kept pressing the "dad" to tell me exactly where he got my name. When I wouldn't go any further without the specific website, he disappeared.
I still really can't figure out what was going on, because what was the scam? My wife suggested that maybe it had to do with insurance -- and so maybe the guy shows up with the kids, claims one of them gets hurt, and asks for my insurance. If I don't have any, he could say he'll sue or settle for some amount of money.
Seems a little farfetched to me, but what other motive could there be?
So did anybody else receive any emails like this? And if so, did you follow up?
And along that line, what kind of insurance do coaches/trainers need to have? It got me to thinking about maybe getting back into working with kids individually, but insurance is probably a good idea.