Parents hire coaches to help kids improve Fortnite video game skills

Parents who have kids obsessed with the video game Fortnite are going to extreme lengths to improve their game.

For many children, Fortnite has become a social proving ground, and for those having trouble winning, according to the Wall Street Journal, parents are hiring coaches for not only their kids, but also themselves.

Fortnite pits players against each other on an island until one person or team is left.

One parent told the paper she paid about $50 for four hours of online lessons.

More than 125 million people play Fortnite worldwide, according to its maker, in a report by Wall Street Journal.

Coaches can be found on social media or through contracting sites such as Gamer Sensei and Bidvine, which said it has hired out more than 1,400 Fortnite coaches since early March, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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