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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: asfdasdf Subject: RE: Recruitment for H.S. Body: Make it fun. Target kids that don't fit in with other sports-the skinny ones, the small ones, the ones who lack fine motor skills. You also might look at the 3rd stringers from other teams-football, soccer, etc. There will be some good runners in these groups. Even if they aren't great-some of these kids will be glad you asked them, and work their tails off. You never know where your talented kid will come from-my school had a state champ who started running as a Junior-prior to that he smoked a lot of marijuana. He joined the team because it looked like the kids had fun. In your recruiting, emphasize the co-ed nature of the sport (I'm assuming the boys and girls practice together at your school) That is a very valuable tool in recruiting. If the rules in your state allow, have a fun run once or twice a week over the summer with these kids. Build an esprit de corps. Saturday morning 5 miler, with a donut and orange juice buffet at the end is always popular. Structure you team around the social aspect-the running will follow. Teach them the reasoning behind long runs, intervals, and tempo. Kids are smart. Painful interval sessions aren't so bad if they understand the purpose. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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