What's next for Sean Brosnan?

Down under Spikes wrote:

zillow wrote:

He's forming his own pro team. You'll all see soon.

People don’t understand what this means. To start a pro group or get a group started takes a little nerve and boldness. You’re not just getting a call from a shoe company saying “here take this pro coaching job”

This is something you have to pitch and sell for the most part. You can build it around a certain athletes or a certain idea too. Love Brosnan or hate him, he’s a good coach and we know that. There is no reason he can’t coach pros to really fast results. He obviously has the motivation to do it. Most NCAA coaches that people think would be better are scared to give up their benefits and are lazy. Pro coaches need to be motivated to produce and get results. Honestly I put my money on Brosnan succeeding with his pro group. It won’t be happening overnight, but it will be good for the sport. Unlike most deadbeat coaches in the NCAA.

Down under Spikes wrote:

zillow wrote:

He's forming his own pro team. You'll all see soon.

People don’t understand what this means. To start a pro group or get a group started takes a little nerve and boldness. You’re not just getting a call from a shoe company saying “here take this pro coaching job”

This is something you have to pitch and sell for the most part. You can build it around a certain athletes or a certain idea too. Love Brosnan or hate him, he’s a good coach and we know that. There is no reason he can’t coach pros to really fast results. He obviously has the motivation to do it. Most NCAA coaches that people think would be better are scared to give up their benefits and are lazy. Pro coaches need to be motivated to produce and get results. Honestly I put my money on Brosnan succeeding with his pro group. It won’t be happening overnight, but it will be good for the sport. Unlike most deadbeat coaches in the NCAA.

reality is wrote:

Down under Spikes wrote:

People don’t understand what this means. To start a pro group or get a group started takes a little nerve and boldness. You’re not just getting a call from a shoe company saying “here take this pro coaching job”

This is something you have to pitch and sell for the most part. You can build it around a certain athletes or a certain idea too. Love Brosnan or hate him, he’s a good coach and we know that. There is no reason he can’t coach pros to really fast results. He obviously has the motivation to do it. Most NCAA coaches that people think would be better are scared to give up their benefits and are lazy. Pro coaches need to be motivated to produce and get results. Honestly I put my money on Brosnan succeeding with his pro group. It won’t be happening overnight, but it will be good for the sport. Unlike most deadbeat coaches in the NCAA.

I think you have much of this right. He has the motivation. He is brash enough. There isn't enough evidence to say if he's a good enough coach for pros, since he's never coached anyone at high pro level and only had real success with the Youngs and Sahlmans in high school. Getting a couple other kids to break 9:00 isn't an indication of any real coaching ability.

He needs to sell it to someone who would back it and he needs to sell it to the athletes. So far, he hasn't even had any Newbury Park runners sign up with him in college or otherwise. If he isn't able to convince any of them, it's going to be a big challenge to convince other top pros. There are so many options of really high quality, proven coaches for pros or future pros to choose from, I can't imagine they will choose someone who has never coached a pro before, never coached anyone at a national level and who's greatest accomplishment was coaching a high school teams with the Youngs and Sahlmans.

I'd like to hear a potential list of who people think will be on his inaugural team to kick of the group.

Family ties wrote:

reality is wrote:

I think you have much of this right. He has the motivation. He is brash enough. There isn't enough evidence to say if he's a good enough coach for pros, since he's never coached anyone at high pro level and only had real success with the Youngs and Sahlmans in high school. Getting a couple other kids to break 9:00 isn't an indication of any real coaching ability.

He needs to sell it to someone who would back it and he needs to sell it to the athletes. So far, he hasn't even had any Newbury Park runners sign up with him in college or otherwise. If he isn't able to convince any of them, it's going to be a big challenge to convince other top pros. There are so many options of really high quality, proven coaches for pros or future pros to choose from, I can't imagine they will choose someone who has never coached a pro before, never coached anyone at a national level and who's greatest accomplishment was coaching a high school teams with the Youngs and Sahlmans.

I'd like to hear a potential list of who people think will be on his inaugural team to kick of the group.

You seem to have it out for Brosnan. My guess is you’re an unsuccessful coach preying on letsrun.
Brosnan told Lex and Leo not to come to UCLA. He couldn’t get them full scholarships or close to it and knew UCLA sucked at distance at the time. In top of all that they were already committed to Stanford and it was bad timing. You have to realize it’s about money and timing 99% of the time. You can’t always control those things. I don’t know Coach Brosnan personally but I do know Lex and Leo and the Young family. The other factor was Brosnan got that job in August when most athletes were on their way to schools.
after being at UCLA from what I saw all the top talented athletes were transferring to UCLA because of Brosnan and when they didn’t bring him back they either transferred out or never came. That says a lot right there.
I’m stoked to see him coaching in the fall. It’s exciting to hear.

reality is wrote:

Family ties wrote:

You seem to have it out for Brosnan. My guess is you’re an unsuccessful coach preying on letsrun.
Brosnan told Lex and Leo not to come to UCLA. He couldn’t get them full scholarships or close to it and knew UCLA sucked at distance at the time. In top of all that they were already committed to Stanford and it was bad timing. You have to realize it’s about money and timing 99% of the time. You can’t always control those things. I don’t know Coach Brosnan personally but I do know Lex and Leo and the Young family. The other factor was Brosnan got that job in August when most athletes were on their way to schools.
after being at UCLA from what I saw all the top talented athletes were transferring to UCLA because of Brosnan and when they didn’t bring him back they either transferred out or never came. That says a lot right there.
I’m stoked to see him coaching in the fall. It’s exciting to hear.

That's weird that just because someone doesn't think someone will be successful doing something you would assume they have it out for the person and aren't successful.

So, if someone didn't think Parker Wolfe was going to make the Olympic team this year, do you think that means they have it out for Parker and are unsuccessful? If someone doubted Parker Valby was going to make the team, they must have it out for her and are probably unsuccessful? It's an opinion. It is so on brand for the Brosnan cult to think anyone who has an opinion other than Brosnan is the greatest, must be a jealous hater who is unsuccessful. It's just weird. The point of most of what I've posted is, objectively, he is very under qualified to have a pro group in comparison to those who already have them and the long list of other highly accomplished coaches who don't. That's the reality.

Reality is hate wrote:

reality is wrote:

That's weird that just because someone doesn't think someone will be successful doing something you would assume they have it out for the person and aren't successful.

So, if someone didn't think Parker Wolfe was going to make the Olympic team this year, do you think that means they have it out for Parker and are unsuccessful? If someone doubted Parker Valby was going to make the team, they must have it out for her and are probably unsuccessful? It's an opinion. It is so on brand for the Brosnan cult to think anyone who has an opinion other than Brosnan is the greatest, must be a jealous hater who is unsuccessful. It's just weird. The point of most of what I've posted is, objectively, he is very under qualified to have a pro group in comparison to those who already have them and the long list of other highly accomplished coaches who don't. That's the reality.

Ok we get it you hate Sean Brosnan. You good bro ? Time to move on

Tress Run wrote:

Down under Spikes wrote:

People don’t understand what this means. To start a pro group or get a group started takes a little nerve and boldness. You’re not just getting a call from a shoe company saying “here take this pro coaching job”

This is something you have to pitch and sell for the most part. You can build it around a certain athletes or a certain idea too. Love Brosnan or hate him, he’s a good coach and we know that. There is no reason he can’t coach pros to really fast results. He obviously has the motivation to do it. Most NCAA coaches that people think would be better are scared to give up their benefits and are lazy. Pro coaches need to be motivated to produce and get results. Honestly I put my money on Brosnan succeeding with his pro group. It won’t be happening overnight, but it will be good for the sport. Unlike most deadbeat coaches in the NCAA.

So good for the f ing sport!

Can’t wait for Brosnan to be back baby!

peace coach brosnan wrote:

Coach Peace wrote:

Fun fact - Brosnan and Rankin were roommates and trained together in the Bay Area at one point. Brosnan is atypical and not a run-of-the-mill kind of guy. Some may think his vagabond lifestyle was odd. However, he spent time with many different top coaches. He lived in Colorado, California, NC, Eugene and Portland for a number of years. He got close with certain Nike coaches and obviously gained tons of knowledge. I remember him doing some crazy workouts as an athlete when he worked with Scott Simmons in North Carolina. When I asked him about this he told me he would never train an athletes as he trained himself. My point is not everyone learns by becoming a grad assistant at FSU, driving a van and holding a watch. I’m not saying you can not learn to coach that way. I’m saying Brosnan took the path right for him. We tend to criticize what we don’t know. We do know Brosnan gets very good results with his coaching. No one said you have to be a fan or like dude. Brosnan is obviously well connected at Nike and with that people criticize and call him a Nike shill. When will the insanity end.
I’m personally excited to see where Brosnan ends up. Maybe back in the NCAA or maybe with some kind of pro group. Either way, no need to hate. Life if too short for all this negativity.

Let’s keep the Peace and love baby ☮️

You know Brosnan is posting in the thread when you see a lengthy BS post defending him with 12 upvotes just 10 minutes after it's posted. there aren't even 10 people that still look at this thread.

Brosnan is clearly posting and then upvoting himself on every device he has.