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Nathan Shadeck (Shadeck)
Junior Member
Username: Shadeck
Post Number: 2
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 10:17 am: |       |
Coaching track & field is quite simple in my opinion. Within the first 2-3 weeks of practice will be able to determine which athletes are serious and have what it takes and which athletes are just participating for recreation. It is necessary for a coach to treat both of these athletes differently. The athletes that are in it to win and are serious about what they are doing must be pushed and pushed to the limit in my opinion. This is the kind of athlete I was. However, most of your athletes will just be in it for fun and have no plans to continue their athletic careers which is completely fine. A coach might need to be a bit more sensitive to these athletes in order to keep the athlete participating. |
James Campbell Schneider (Jcs0543)
Junior Member
Username: Jcs0543
Post Number: 2
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 10:24 am: | |
I also agree, track and field gives the athlete an oportunity to stand out, and to show how much work they do outside of practice. It is clear as a coach to see which athletes work hard on the own and which ones are just attending practice. This makes a track and field coach proud to see an athlete working on their own to improve. |
Daniel Allan Hedglin (Dah3667)
New member
Username: Dah3667
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Monday, February 22, 2010 - 8:24 pm: | |
I absolutley agree with this statement. Track and field is not usually a sport in which people do just for fun especially at the colligate level. Coach's in track and field easily should identify the athletes who actually love the sport and are willing to work hard to achieve sucess. If people are looking for a sport for recreation usually track and field is not the right sport for them since the sport requires a lot of hard work and dedication. |
Jocelyn Cochran (Jrc4450)
Junior Member
Username: Jrc4450
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2012
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 1:01 pm: | |
I agree with the statement above. If a coach sees an athlete who really wants to try hard and get better then maybe they should show a little extra attention to them. It might even motivate the other athletes to actually take the sport seriously and try. Although if it is about numbers, you might need to treat everybody equally so they stay on the team. |
