Emma Coburn engaged to coach.......why do so many female runners marry their coaches?

loved watching bolt lose wrote:

That way they don't have to trust anyone with their PED regiment. Everything is in-house.

Not saying Coburn does this, but many athletes have historically done this.

Spousal privilege also applies if they get popped and face the legal system.

The bigger issue is that her coach is NOT qualified.

Sure he was a excellent runner. But he does not have the background knowledge to coach an Olympic athlete.

They were HS sweethearts.

Emma made an emotional move.

It was a bad idea and one that will cost her big time when Courtney dusts her in the next Olympics.

But yeah coach Joe is her age....

Train_ride home wrote:

It's the opposite... Their husbands end up being their coaches

Bingo. THIS happens a lot. Don't know why. Any girls want to weigh in?

the women will weigh in and say there husbands know them best BS

bottom line is that your coach should NOT be a family member,

Period.

It should be someone that has the role of your coach.

this guy I am sure is nice and is a great guy

he is an excellent runner

but he is NOT qualified to coach ab Olympic athlete.

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Why do so many athletes get romantically involved with their coaches?

PROPINQUITY

thetrailrunner wrote:

the women will weigh in and say there husbands know them best BS

bottom line is that your coach should NOT be a family member,

Period.

It should be someone that has the role of your coach.

this guy I am sure is nice and is a great guy

he is an excellent runner

but he is NOT qualified to coach ab Olympic athlete.

I

Peter Coe, Uncle Toni Nadal, the Williams sisters, Lewandowski's brother, Rod Dixon's brother John, lots off women's tennis players, the tattooed Turk (was). Wasn't Tiger coached by his dad?

The truth is it is economic to for a family member to be the coach and you can argue with a family member without causing a rift.

JJK and Bob Kersee were a famous pair. Also WVN and his granny.

Yeah you have a point.

In this case I view this guy Joe as not qualified.

He has a degree in business not exercise science

No experience coaching even HS

Yeah he was a great runner ..but still

And he still is a 27-28 year old.

Just saying

thetrailrunner wrote:

the women will weigh in and say there husbands know them best BS

bottom line is that your coach should NOT be a family member,

Period.

It should be someone that has the role of your coach.

this guy I am sure is nice and is a great guy

he is an excellent runner

but he is NOT qualified to coach ab Olympic athlete.

I

Peter Coe

Gjert Ingebrigtsen

Two examples on great coaches that have been family members. They know the athletes the best.

Bjorn Borg was coached by his wife.

girls nowadays follow Selena Gomez and date scrawny lesbian looking men like Beiber and Zedd.

thetrailrunner wrote:

Yeah you have a point.

In this case I view this guy Joe as not qualified.

He has a degree in business not exercise science

No experience coaching even HS

Yeah he was a great runner ..but still

And he still is a 27-28 year old.

Just saying

Many supposedly knowledgeable coaches do not really have the background either. Does Salazar know exercise physiology? When he became her coach, it really means that she and her fiance plan the the workouts specifically for her. The workouts are not compromised for Jenny or anyone else. Seemed to work well.

coaching is way easier when you have a great sell and the funds to support an athlete (NOP, BTC, UC Boulder etc)

easier to land a high quality recruit or college grad. the coach just has to manage an athlete who already is gifted genetically and responds well to any training program. the coach looks great and gets all the credit.

hahaha

800 coach wrote:

thetrailrunner wrote:

Yeah you have a point.

In this case I view this guy Joe as not qualified.

He has a degree in business not exercise science

No experience coaching even HS

Yeah he was a great runner ..but still

And he still is a 27-28 year old.

Just saying

Many supposedly knowledgeable coaches do not really have the background either. Does Salazar know exercise physiology? When he became her coach, it really means that she and her fiance plan the the workouts specifically for her. The workouts are not compromised for Jenny or anyone else. Seemed to work well.

Letsrun the only place where a gold medal is failure lol

Joe learned from the best coach there is, Wetmore. EC just won the world championship. Sounds like he's pretty good.

thetrailrunner wrote:

Yeah you have a point.

In this case I view this guy Joe as not qualified.

He has a degree in business not exercise science

No experience coaching even HS

Yeah he was a great runner ..but still

And he still is a 27-28 year old.

Just saying

Athletico wrote:

. Also WVN and his granny.

Anna “Tannie Ans” Botha, is actually a great-great grandmother but not his. They are not related.

I don't see what the big deal is, whether you think he's qualified or not, clearly whatever they are doing is working. She's been crushing the steeple and just won a gold! How are all you guys bashing her coach, I second the comment about LetsRun, the only place where a gold is a loss.

Also, Emma is a babe. #girlcrush. But in all seriousness you guys are probably just jealous this unqualified guy is not only coaching her but going to marry her. If anything, this should provide hope for the many hopeless men on LetsRun.

And I will agree that many females end up emotionally then romantically involved with their coaches. My collegiate coach ended up marrying my roommate at a DII school. Not saying I agree or understand why, but the logic I come up with is that a coach is usually building up an athletes confidence and supporting them in many ways emotionally. For serious female runners, this is desirable and getting confidence from a coach who's constantly building you up may eventually skew things especially if both are single. Just sayin......it's the law of proximity. If the coach is happily married I don't think the same principle applies from what I've seen.

And that's my lady opinion! Take it or leave it.

They've been dating since high school. Have you been under a rock?

Immunity. Married couples can't testify against each other in court.

loved watching bolt lose wrote:

That way they don't have to trust anyone with their PED regiment. Everything is in-house.

Not saying Coburn does this, but many athletes have historically done this.