Winter vacation started today. Only three people showed to practice. Here's my coach's email.

are you committed?

Are You Committed?

ARE YOU COMMITTED?

Then get out there and RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are you committed?

Are You Committed?

ARE YOU COMMITTED?

Then get out there and RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are you committed?

Are You Committed?

ARE YOU COMMITTED?

Then get out there and RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are you committed?

Are You Committed?

ARE YOU COMMITTED?

Then get out there and RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are you committed?

Are You Committed?

ARE YOU COMMITTED?

Then get out there and RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems a bit passive aggressive. Is this college? If so, why can't people do the workout on their own? We had a bit of a mid-term break (Thurs-Fri off for a 4 day weekend) and pretty much only ever had practice on the Thursday morning and had the rest of the time to ourselves.

Isn't winter vacation around Xmas? And Spring Break in March or April.

How many breaks do you get?

1/10

That's the pain of a coach who has a bunch of uncommitted athletes. That's the first step to your coach quitting. He shows up on a cold, windy, rainy day and only 3 others show. Also seems like coach has a family and other interests. He probably doesn't get paid for Saturday practice. Why show when your team doesn't. Why give 100% when you only have 3 who care.

4fainfxg wrote:

Isn't winter vacation around Xmas? And Spring Break in March or April.

How many breaks do you get?

1/10

New Yorkers get winter breaks in February.

presidents day long weekend for some.

High Schools all over the Northeast are on vacation this week. This e-mail is not passive aggressive at all. The coach is 100% right. Why should he take time away from his family to coach a bunch of kids who don't give a shit. Maybe kids will reach out and request a practice time... Maybe things would be better if the OP was a better leader and didn't come on a message board whining about his coach when he should be pissed at his teammates

mussabini wrote:

High Schools all over the Northeast are on vacation this week. This e-mail is not passive aggressive at all. The coach is 100% right. Why should he take time away from his family to coach a bunch of kids who don't give a shit. Maybe kids will reach out and request a practice time... Maybe things would be better if the OP was a better leader and didn't come on a message board whining about his coach when he should be pissed at his teammates

THIS !!!

If you are a good coach, you will spend significant time away from friends, family, and loved ones. If YOU can not even be bothered to show up, why should he/she bother. This is why there is a coaches shortage in the US (other sports, granted). There is no magic at the track. You either put in the work or you didn't. There are no lucky bounces, bad calls, or massive technological advantages ( a la swimming, cycling, skiing).

When you are married with children let me know how you feel about teenagers/early 20s not caring enough to even text that they will not be attending practice.

Are you familiar with the latency of training?

Runfastrunfar

My Coach Sucks wrote:

This was my coaches email. I was there today and can't help but feel he's bailing on those who are committed. What should I do?

Your coach doesn't suck. He cares. He's trying to get the rest of your team to wake up. He undoubtedly appreciates you for showing up, but he's sending a loud-and-clear message to your flaky teammates.

I'm glad to hear you were one of the three who showed up. As far as what you should do now: write back to your coach as he asked and tell him you're committed and that you will show up to every practice, and that you will run all the prescribed workouts whether he's there or not. Then show up and run as you promised.

As a HS coach with a family I've been embarrassed coming home from this type of practice. My wife would ask how it went and I wouldn't want to tell her how I wasted my, our time and day waiting for kids to show. She certainly doesn't need to know how little we get paid. You have a committed coach help him get your teammates to care and commit.

mussabini wrote:

High Schools all over the Northeast are on vacation this week. This e-mail is not passive aggressive at all. The coach is 100% right. Why should he take time away from his family to coach a bunch of kids who don't give a shit. Maybe kids will reach out and request a practice time... Maybe things would be better if the OP was a better leader and didn't come on a message board whining about his coach when he should be pissed at his teammates

1) The the efff are they on break this week? After xmas break, after MLK Day, etc. Asinine. (I fully support MLK Day mind you.)

2) The coach's "family" is irrelevant even as I'm j/o'ing with his wife's panties. Is he going to post his "family" activities in lieu of a workout?

3) The coach should be there as an EXEMPLAR not a whining chump.

4) Eff you coach!

Grow up punk. You are the problem.

Oh boy! Young man, you just created a bit of a problem for yourself. You were one of only three who showed up. Then you go and post something under the name, "My Coach Sucks". Not good. Since he knows which three runners were at practice, he will easily be able to narrow it down to you. Now, even though you showed up for practice, you created doubt in your coach. Should the rest of the team ever start training on a regular basis, team unity, morale and enthusiasm will be very low because of you. In hindsight, you would have been better off not showing up at all, and certainly better off not posting on Letsrun. You should now go into damage control. Get on your teammates case, not your coach. If the subject of your posting comes up, just apologize and say you were equally frustrated with the lack of commitment.

Three out of 27 distance runners. Wow, that's horrible! Your team is bad, not necessarily your coach.

Read his E-Mail. He's not bailing on you. He's willing to meet with you if you let him know you are coming.

Free Advice wrote:

If the subject of your posting comes up, just apologize and say you were equally frustrated with the lack of commitment.

Kiss my ass.