Yes, You are correct in what you are stating. The coaching job would be earned income.
My next question is, Where did you enter it? It should be under self employed. If you entered in another area of the return, (and answered all of the interview questions correctly) it still may have come up as unearned income.
If you post it to Self-Employed, he will also be able to deduct any expenses he may have had.
As a caution: By being self-employed he will incur an additional 15.3% self-employment tax. This is Social Security and Medicare tax.
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