Oregon's ROJO states any Math's teacher could be a good coach. Just about numbers.

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    trollism

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    2 years ago 10/29/2021 4:37am EDT
    re: coahc

    A good teacher could become a good coach.

    The biggest challenge in the sport is keeping the athletes motivated, confident and focused.

    The actually 'technical' side of coaching is generally something invented by running dorks and bad coaches to make themselves feel better.

    I think a lot of people over-complicate things because they don't like the feeling that running ability is very much decided by talent, so they think that finding a 'magic training bullet' will somehow propel them to greatness.

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    2 years ago 10/29/2021 4:37am EDT
    re: coahc

    coahc wrote:

    lexel wrote:

    Mathematic skill is for sure helpful, but gentlemen this is only one part of the story.

    I do sports since around 40 years, and a good coach can make the difference. A good coach brings in the experience and know-how which is missing for a young athlete.

    Of course its better if you get or recruit an already good athlete.

    Not adressed so far is the mentality of the athlete. Is the athlete really willing to win?

    Some characters are hard to change, or even impossible to change. They will never made it as pro.

    But no need to blame anyone, goals must be set for any person individually whatever that is.

    Yes when the 11 year old came to me who recently ran 3:43 after 10 years with me for 1500m and now runs for Princeton it was never about the numbers it was about making it an enjoyable, challenging experience. Coaching is a privilege and unfortunately some think of it as a number crunching endeavour. Hopefully Rojo has relationships, empathy and respect for the athletes that he recruits.

    3:43 - impressive time probably equivalent to a 401 mile so he’s right on the cusp. Impressive. Could you give us some information about the type of training he did to reach this outstanding time? Thank you. I am guessing that at Princeton it’s more about quality rather than quantity and I’m also thinking that training around Princeton might not be the most optimal place for long-distance running with the lack of grass and soft ground?

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    2 years ago 10/29/2021 4:39am EDT
    re: trollism

    trollism wrote:

    A good teacher could become a good coach.

    The biggest challenge in the sport is keeping the athletes motivated, confident and focused.

    The actually 'technical' side of coaching is generally something invented by running dorks and bad coaches to make themselves feel better.

    I think a lot of people over-complicate things because they don't like the feeling that running ability is very much decided by talent, so they think that finding a 'magic training bullet' will somehow propel them to greatness.

    +1

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    2 years ago 10/29/2021 10:07am EDT
    re: coahc

    "The biggest challenge in the sport is keeping the athletes motivated, confident and focused."

    It is a big challenge and it's probably impossible. In HS, a kid's motivation is a function of his personality and its true for any sport. I had teammates that weren't particularly motivated and there was nothing our coach could have done to change that. I had the same coach, and I actually did more running than he asked me to.

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