wish your coach would leave or get fired? How do you deal? Get over it and transfer?
wish your coach would leave or get fired? How do you deal? Get over it and transfer?
Why is he so bad?
Depends on what you want to do...
I was at a school where I loved my teammates and most of my professors and classmates, but I wasn't receiving good coaching. I decided to stick it out.
Now after running post collegiately for some time, I wish I would have transferred so I could have a better idea of how fast I could have been. Training doesn't get any easier or funner when you are doing it alone.
I would say transfer if you really care about running fast, but if you are doing it just to be on a team etc then you might as well stick around.
he made us do intervals :(
The main problem is general lack of respect and commitment to the program. Just barely shows up for practice, and is always flustered, completely unpredictable, and rude. Won't listen to anyone and seems to be on a power trip.
Curious if communication about your training is something that most of you fellow D1 runners enjoy...or if I'm in the clouds on this one.
d1dilemma wrote:
The main problem is general lack of respect and commitment to the program. Just barely shows up for practice, and is always flustered, completely unpredictable, and rude. Won't listen to anyone and seems to be on a power trip.
Curious if communication about your training is something that most of you fellow D1 runners enjoy...or if I'm in the clouds on this one.
You should have gotten to know the coach, asked about his/her training and philosopyy before you ever signed to attend that school. Do you make an appointment and ask about his/her training? Respect is a two-way street. From the sound of it, you clearly don't have respect for his/her coaching and when that occurs, believe me, the coach will not respect you for buying in. I would bet that your coach would want you to transfer as much as you want to transfer. So leave and quit your whining.
This thread is worthless without a name.
which college, boy?
I did ask many questions before committing, but it quickly became clear that my coach just puts on a show during the recruiting process.
I agree that respect is critical. It's just hard to have it for a coach who doesn't seem to have any respect for us as individuals. I am expressing my internal thoughts on this message board, it is nothing that I outwardly show or convey to my team. I still show up and do what I'm told without an ounce of disrespect.
I am currently taking the route of trying to communicate more through our assistant. Thank God we have a great one...might be the reason why I stay. Just trying to turn over all possible options before I make any drastic move.
d1dilemma wrote:
I am currently taking the route of trying to communicate more through our assistant. Thank God we have a great one...might be the reason why I stay. Just trying to turn over all possible options before I make any drastic move.
I agree, Coach Rob is the man.
Is he a new coach or has he been there for a while?
a-coach wrote:
You should have gotten to know the coach, asked about his/her training and philosopyy before you ever signed to attend that school. Do you make an appointment and ask about his/her training? Respect is a two-way street. From the sound of it, you clearly don't have respect for his/her coaching and when that occurs, believe me, the coach will not respect you for buying in. I would bet that your coach would want you to transfer as much as you want to transfer. So leave and quit your whining.
From the sound of it, it is people with "philosopyys" like yours that are the root of the problem here exactly. You are taking the road of "the coach is always right" - I'm guessing because you are a coach, you don't ever want to be told that you are wrong and that you are making a mistake. I had a coach that sounds exactly like what Mr. OP here is describing, and my respect was not the problem. I ran myself into the ground, three stress fractures, and when I raced poorly because I was injured I was ignored. Like the OP, this coach was disrespectful, and bad at his job. It's not the military. "Leave and quit your whining" is not only an immature response from someone clearly afraid of ever being questioned, but it is not the best tactic.
What I would suggest to the OP is to stick it out. Don't leave your teammates. Prove to this a-hole that you can succeed in spite of him. Be the leader and provide the support for your teammates that your coach should be providing, but isn't. If you love your teammates and your school, then think of it as your duty. Also, talk to school officials about the detriment this crappy coach is causing the program. Don't be afraid to confront the issue. As an athlete you have the power to make your voice heard within the school. Suggest to the AD that the assistant would make a better head coach.
Dave Smith is such an a-hole...
Thank you for the advice. I think you experienced something quite similar to me so your help is much appreciated. If any of our runners can handle high mileage or get hurt, the answer is always that we might not be cut out for Division I sports (not to alter our training).
Although it's a bit daunting to go to the AD, I guess if I got duped when I was recruited, the AD might have been as well when he hired our coach. It's tough because we all know our assistant does all of the work & actually cares about us, but has to just keep his mouth shut when the head coach is around. I wish he could just take control, but I clearly understand why he can't.