Quitting my hs team but still running races on my own?

It will be tough to find any HS events that allow unattached or open runners. You'd have to talk to coaches in your area that host meets and inquire.

Why would you quit?

Just my .02, but you only get to be part of a team once. When it's gone, you better be good enough for a club or college team.

Im good enough to run in college i have some offers already and the reason for quitting is i dont get along with the people on the team and feel like im an outsider and i also dont feel like our coach is training us hard enough

Randomrun wrote:

i dont get along with the people on the team and feel like im an outsider and i also dont feel like our coach is training us hard enough

I understand your frustrations. Lots of runners can feel this way at some point.

However, college can be even more frustrating in terms of teammates and coaching methodology.

I'd strongly recommend that you swallow your pride and learn to be a better teammate.

Research athlete leadership and become the change that you'd like to see on your team.

If you don't learn these qualities, then you might have a real rough time next year.

Thanks for nothing

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Randomrun wrote:

i dont get along with the people on the team and feel like im an outsider and i also dont feel like our coach is training us hard enough

I understand your frustrations. Lots of runners can feel this way at some point.

However, college can be even more frustrating in terms of teammates and coaching methodology.

I'd strongly recommend that you swallow your pride and learn to be a better teammate.

Research athlete leadership and become the change that you'd like to see on your team.

If you don't learn these qualities, then you might have a real rough time next year.

Meanwhile, if I was a college coach & saw you quit your team, I would VERY hesitant to recruit you.

Also, a mature young man would talk to his coach about his training & ask about developing an individual plan to allow you to be successful.

And, if you're truly knowledgeable on running, share books, magazines, videos, links, etc. with your coach to allow him to grow too.

How will you explain your decision to potential college coaches if (when) you quit your HS team?

Randomrun wrote:

Thanks for nothing

Time to grow up dude. Put your big boy pants on and learn to be a better teammate/person.

Maybe i would if there was any bit of respect but there isnt any at all im to the point i fee like my teamates would rather so me do bad than good

Randomrun wrote:

Im good enough to run in college i have some offers already and the reason for quitting is i dont get along with the people on the team and feel like im an outsider and i also dont feel like our coach is training us hard enough

Nobody is asking you to be friends with these people. Just go and run. You don't have to say a word to them if you don't want to. No need for the drama.

Randomrun wrote:

Thanks for nothing

This kind of mindset shows that it's your problem, not your teammates'.

stick it out and prove to them by beating them all in races and trying to be the best guy on the team. Focus your anger on trying to be the best. They will have respect for you if you step up.

At least give more specifics as to what "I don't get along" means

1. You're not as good as you think you are.

2. Suck it up buttercup. What is XC season, like 3 mo?? If you can't make it 90 days with your team, the problem is you, not them.

i'm sorry man but I've seen people like you, and the reason you don't get along with your team is because of your own attitude issues. NOT your teammate's fault. Loosen up, seriously. Relax. Have fun. Don't be a pain in everyone's a$$. Most people are best friends with their teammates, considering they spend hours with each other day in and day out. Have fun with it while you can. Its a personal adjustment you'll have to make, not anybody else.

Randomrun wrote:

Maybe i would if there was any bit of respect but there isnt any at all im to the point i fee like my teamates would rather so me do bad than good

"Good" and "bad" are adjectives, you moron. You don't do good or bad. You do well or poorly.

Ive ran with these guys since 6th grade we were all cool then in like 8th grade we didnt really hang i didnt get invited to things now its senior year and they want to treat me like this and make fun of me to were younger guys dont respect me but they are respected it all boils down to the point of where no one respects me but about four people on the team and i know the most about running and acutlly care and im the one yelling at them in workouts and trying to encourage them

I cannot imagine a college coach wanting someone like you on a team. If you quit, I bet those offers you say you have gotten will disappear.

Randomrun wrote:

Ive ran with these guys since 6th grade we were all cool then in like 8th grade we didnt really hang i didnt get invited to things now its senior year and they want to treat me like this and make fun of me to were younger guys dont respect me but they are respected it all boils down to the point of where no one respects me but about four people on the team and i know the most about running and acutlly care and im the one yelling at them in workouts and trying to encourage them

Man... that Ky school system.. jeeze.

This topic gets posted a lot around here. There's something about successful distance running that breeds individualism, and that can be both good and bad.

Realize that if you quit your high school team to run on your own, a college coach is likely to view you as a bad teammate and / or uncoachable. If he can find a comparable talent that was obedient to his high school coach, why WOULDN'T he take him instead?

I understand where you're coming from; I had similar thoughts in high school because I was sure I knew more about running than my coach. Now as an old guy, I'm glad I stuck it out with my team. The college coach who recruited me likely wouldn't have had I quit to run on my own.

Look at it another way - you have the rest of your life to run on your own. You only have a few short years to run on a team. As an old man who's done both, I recommend you stay on the team. Don't let a bad coach steal this experience from you. You'll regret it later if you do.