I have a bit of a situation with my team. Our district championship meet is coming up, and our team has a realistic shot at winning it. I have an individual kid who if I ran him in his main event only would have an excellent shot at the individual title. But, he'd get more team points for me if I also run him in a race prior.
He is a senior, so I hate to deny him the opportunity to win individually. But the team title is going to be close. I try to stress that track is a team sport, but in the past I've really thought more about the individual's chances unless we have a shot as a team, as we do this year.
Any advice from the coaches out there?