SDSU Aztec wrote:
otter wrote:
Having coached kids in the limelight, I know that the better they get the more their own parents, other parents of the team, the school trainer, private coaches, etc… attempt to derail them from the head coaches training plans. The better they get, the more people want to share a piece of that success, and the more the athlete gets pulled in several directions.
The coach deserves a lot of credit for keeping them training and recovering in the right direction.
I’m not sure what your question was about having four great athletes on the team was? Having 3 of the best runners in the country at the high school level on the same team and the fourth not far off is fairly impossible without an extremely strong team culture, great leadership, and knowledge of training. This all comes from the coach. Keep in mind this is not a college team that can recruit nationally and beyond.
Having one great runner in the team can happen most anywhere randomly. That is the difference which even further solidifies the argument and is evident that he has to be a good coach.
If just 2 families lived somewhere besides NP, there wouldn't even be a thread about Brosnan and the team. He won the lottery and many other coaches would have the same results if they were so blessed. He has the best three HS runners in the country so it is as if he recruited nationally. If NP is dependent on a random distribution of talent in the future, there will be years where no one breaks 9:00.
They had all seven runners sub 15. Their 7th runner beat every other team's 5th runner. Their dominance was far beyond 3 runners. I'm done here. There is an old saying that when you argue with an idiot you start sounding like one.