What % in the prediction competition did not select her to finish top 3? If it’s > 10% Id be surprised. Anybody honestly did not have her making the semis…..no chance. The hate is going to roll in, but I’m calling bs if anybody saw this coming without her blowing out a hamstring or something.
I honestly saw it coming. She’s been a headcase since her ban which is unfortunate. I thought her last race would’ve given her the confidence to perform today.
My armchair psychologist self says she probably needs to find real confidence within herself instead of the false confidence (talking a big talk, trying to stand out with style instead of speed, etc) that’s been on display for the last year. The problem with telling everyone you’re the best in the world, is that if you don’t actually believe it you will choke every time you have the opportunity to prove it.
I think this is a good analysis. Hope she figures it out.
I talked to her several times while she was at LSU and also several times after she went pro. She was much friendlier and more polite when she was at LSU.
She can be very nice if she wants to, but she doesn't seem to want to anymore. She's developed a "me against the world" chip on her shoulder which isn't helpful.
Poor interpersonal relationships, lots of money, huge spotlight, and more freedom can be a recipe for disaster. There is a reason NBA and NFL have mentorship, classes, and programs for rookies coming into the league.
Her problem is not her talent, ability, or work ethic. It is consistency, focus, and off the track distractions. Less is more, and I think that might have been the approach when she was racing infrequently, not talking to the media early in the year. Not to psychoanalyze things to deeply, but for being so loud and flashy, she is insecure and not truly confident. It feels like a front to show everyone that she has it together. IMO, she will be inconsistent and unstable until she truly surrounds herself with some accountability.
Video is below. Honestly, it looks like she did not know where she was in the race and thought she could grab 2nd place without much effort. She can see Tamari Davis go out strong and take the lead early. She is well ahead of Taylor Anderson who is to her left in lane 2. But lane 4 is empty (SCR is in lane 3) and Jada Baylark is running stride for stride with SCR in lane 5. It looks like SCR cannot see Prandini surging towards the end all the way over in lane 9 and makes the mistake of thinking that she just needs to out lean Baylark to get through.
Also, this is how you run when you are tentative about some aches and pains you have been having and do not want to blow up on a heat. SCR clearly was in shape to run sub 11. 11.31 is taking the foot of the gas pedal in a big way.
This seems to be more of a bad break than SCR not being ready to race because she spent too much time on instagram. She should be coming into a national championship in top form and should be blowing everyone away in a heat and jogging it in the last 10m. But this is really her first year as a pro and coming off the Olympic disaster is not going to make things easy for her.
Sha'Carri Richardson posted a time of 11.31 in her 100m heat at USATF Outdoor Championships, finishing 23rd of 31 runners and failing to advance to the semif...
It is not about spending too much time on Insta. It is not a bad break to not execute YOUR race plan. If she had ran 11.01 and got nipped by some women getting lifetime bests, than yes that would be a bad break. SCR does not get out well, so her rounds and semis model need to be about executing her race plan. She is normally even or behind through the middle of the race, then she surges with her top end sprint mechanics. Not executing your race plan is about focus/nerves/not being prepared. Coleman, not being a strong finisher, cannot get out passively in the heats and then simply "do what it takes" to get through the rounds. He has to execute. And what people that are not in the sport at a high level do not realize is the lack of focus shows up at the big meets.
When you are not repetitious and deliberate with your mindset/approach all season, you enter these meets thinking you can "turn it on". She most likely had processes that she incorporated by her LSU coaches that helped her be successful previously. Knowing her race model and having the discipline to execute it consistently, would be the mark of a true professional.
It is not about spending too much time on Insta. It is not a bad break to not execute YOUR race plan. If she had ran 11.01 and got nipped by some women getting lifetime bests, than yes that would be a bad break. SCR does not get out well, so her rounds and semis model need to be about executing her race plan. She is normally even or behind through the middle of the race, then she surges with her top end sprint mechanics. Not executing your race plan is about focus/nerves/not being prepared. Coleman, not being a strong finisher, cannot get out passively in the heats and then simply "do what it takes" to get through the rounds. He has to execute. And what people that are not in the sport at a high level do not realize is the lack of focus shows up at the big meets.
When you are not repetitious and deliberate with your mindset/approach all season, you enter these meets thinking you can "turn it on". She most likely had processes that she incorporated by her LSU coaches that helped her be successful previously. Knowing her race model and having the discipline to execute it consistently, would be the mark of a true professional.
Lack of focus because she is on IG and Twitter too damn much instead of focusing on her craft.
If she ran 11:01and someone had nipped her, she would still be on her way to the semi-final. That would not have been a bad break.
Executing race plan is that catch all generic term that general means nothing, but is thrown out to give the appearance of deep thinking.
The young lady is unfocused, undisciplined, spends too much time on social media looking for adulation of total strangers and not enough time on her craft. She may be 22, but time waits for no man and it is certainly not guaranteed to anyone. She needs to take a hard, long look at herself and determine if she wants to be an athlete at the top of her game in her sport or just a dabbler or be a social media whatever they are called.
As somebody pointed out on another thread, she needs to get off the Gorilla Glue and back on the Purple Haze. And if that don't work, mebbe try the Nasty Numpty.
Lack of focus because she is on IG and Twitter too damn much instead of focusing on her craft.
If she ran 11:01and someone had nipped her, she would still be on her way to the semi-final. That would not have been a bad break.
Executing race plan is that catch all generic term that general means nothing, but is thrown out to give the appearance of deep thinking.
The young lady is unfocused, undisciplined, spends too much time on social media looking for adulation of total strangers and not enough time on her craft. She may be 22, but time waits for no man and it is certainly not guaranteed to anyone. She needs to take a hard, long look at herself and determine if she wants to be an athlete at the top of her game in her sport or just a dabbler or be a social media whatever they are called.
I wish her well in her future athletic endeavors.
?? The 11.01 reference is to say that is she executed a solid race, ran well, but was beaten anyway, then that WOULD be a bad break. A bad break is when you compete and something uncharacteristic happens (fall, slip, unlucky), or your opponents get lucky and/or compete at a level they cannot replicate (a bball team hitting 30 3 pointers and you get upset).
Getting outclassed, running well below your level, in a poor opening heat with mediocre times is not a bad break.
I agree that the social media thing is an issue, but it is just a small piece of the pie.
Executing a race plan in the sprints is DEFINITELY not "nothing". It is generically used because it can have a wide range of meaning to specific athletes. As a sprinter you are drilling that drive phase, low heel recovery, arm action, breathing to perfection. 100 meters runners run their same race plan in every round for the first section of the race. Each athletes have different cues and points of emphasis that take a high level of repetition and focus to achieve. Distance runners may have specific plans that are abandoned as the race develops, but to say that executing race plans is not a thing for sprinters is asinine.
It is not about spending too much time on Insta. It is not a bad break to not execute YOUR race plan. If she had ran 11.01 and got nipped by some women getting lifetime bests, than yes that would be a bad break. SCR does not get out well, so her rounds and semis model need to be about executing her race plan. She is normally even or behind through the middle of the race, then she surges with her top end sprint mechanics. Not executing your race plan is about focus/nerves/not being prepared. Coleman, not being a strong finisher, cannot get out passively in the heats and then simply "do what it takes" to get through the rounds. He has to execute. And what people that are not in the sport at a high level do not realize is the lack of focus shows up at the big meets.
When you are not repetitious and deliberate with your mindset/approach all season, you enter these meets thinking you can "turn it on". She most likely had processes that she incorporated by her LSU coaches that helped her be successful previously. Knowing her race model and having the discipline to execute it consistently, would be the mark of a true professional.
Well said.
This is what I’m getting at when I say she’s a 11.3 talent: when she doesn’t execute that race plan, she reverts to her native level—the level at which she does not show evidence of proper training, but is still in very good shape. That is the level of talent, the rest is the result of work.
“...the result of work and/or PED’s, assuming the athlete is physically mature.”
She has shown some excellent form in the past, which has contributed to her sub-11.3 performances, no doubt. Although I have in the Su progression thread unscientifically shown how pretty much all busted sprinters have a certain progression signature, I do believe that gains can be made based on form.
Can a 0.50 second gain be had by training alone, in a physically mature athlete who is otherwise in very good shape? Unscientifically again, I would say that it is possible, especially if the athlete’s base technique and execution are horribly bad, and their final technique and execution are impeccable.
What is interesting is when an athlete has had some training, then plateaus for a while, then vaults to an historic level in short order. Possible? Maybe, in some cases. Each case is unique.
Love the spirit of the Jamaican women. They have said Sha'Carri needs to quit bragging and focus on her training. Get the right people around her. The Jamaican women love a challenge!
What Precious Boy said. The pros go a little easy during semi. And being at a higher level of racing. I agree with Precious Boy. Sha'Carri thought she did enough to be in automatic qualifying position. She didn't know where she was. More racing at the pro level is what she needs. Experience will get her there.