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7 years ago 10/22/2016 8:26pm EDT

I'm a freshman at an up and coming program. I'm high school I was recruited by some of the big national programs but decided to go to an up and coming school, partly for academic reasons but mainly because I felt a bond with the coach at my current school and because he sold me on the fact that we as a team could get to that "national program" status by my junior or senior year. I believed him based off the other recruits he was bringing in and the fact that the women's team had done so in the past. However upon arriving I feel a disconnect with the team's priorities, the coaches' style and have a hard time believing we'll be in the top half of our conference. One of the verbal commits also didn't end up signing. Personally my running and academics have been decent, but in the back of my mind I'm not content.

Should I transfer to one of those "national programs" or should I hold tight?

7 years ago 10/27/2016 2:17am EDT

re: Needtrs4advice

Hold tight young man. Your commitment and integrity will give you far more than any amount of accomplishment or team accolades ever could. Consider it a blessing to be dealing with adversity and take it as a challenge to improve the team bond and build more chemistry. Take it upon yourself to unify the group. Be a subtle leader and create your future. This is life and if you wander over to the greener grass, you will soon find that not much has changed. College is about personal growth and winning; winning at the challenges that come your way. Don't allow yourself to see this as anything but the easy way out and you will have more success in your career as a result.

Best of luck to you and dig down and fight hard....you'll be happier with your finish.

7 years ago 10/27/2016 2:36am EDT

re: Needtrs4advice

7 years ago 10/27/2016 4:22am EDT

re: Gnomebe

The grass always looks greener somewhere else.

Transferring now a days seems to be what people jump to do quickly.

Stay put unless you feel like you are getting poor coaching, a poor education, or something is really wrong. Also, your coach may not release you and you'd have to sit out a year which could put you in a worse situation.

7 years ago 10/29/2016 4:39pm EDT

re: Needtrs4advice

Unless you could go pro, I'd stay in the school you chose based on academics. Do well in school. Do well in your running.

7 years ago 10/29/2016 9:10pm EDT

re: DI Coach

D1 coach, awesome response sir. Worth seeing again.

DI Coach wrote:
Hold tight young man. Your commitment and integrity will give you far more than any amount of accomplishment or team accolades ever could. Consider it a blessing to be dealing with adversity and take it as a challenge to improve the team bond and build more chemistry. Take it upon yourself to unify the group. Be a subtle leader and create your future. This is life and if you wander over to the greener grass, you will soon find that not much has changed. College is about personal growth and winning; winning at the challenges that come your way. Don't allow yourself to see this as anything but the easy way out and you will have more success in your career as a result.
Best of luck to you and dig down and fight hard....you'll be happier with your finish.

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