Common Sensei wrote:
TheMidCoach wrote:
Look at any volunteer's list of accomplishments and tell me how often you believe it's actually them.... Obviously it was all Vigilante. That's how the volunteer/mentor process works and just because one uses it on his resume it doesn't diminish what it is for the other. I'm literally doing it right now, that's how you obtain recognition in the coaching world - learning from a good coach). You play some part in the process, even if that's just holding a watch. That's how getting your feet wet transitions to getting a job. What good is volunteer experience if there was no success? We go put in hours for free for the chance to say "I was a part of this success and that's why you should hire me" -- his resume is saying "I learned how to train all-americans under Vigilante", not "I did all the coaching and Vigilante did nothing"
I'm not saying some of the claims aren't outrageous(I cringed reading the thing). I'm just explaining why he might say certain things. You can't expect someone to get a job in coaching without using the success of their learning experience
Was he apart of the success? Sure, and by that I mean he was around and assisted with the program. But at the end of the day, Vig could have done it without him and if he wasnt there I honestly doubt the results would have been any different. It irks me when people say they coached so and so when they clearly didnt. I have alot more respect to those who word it along the lines of "assisted with the track and cross country program that produced All Americans and NCAA Champions during his time at Texas." That makes it pretty clear that he did just that - assisted.
I mean, have you people ever been part of a program? Any athletic success I had through high school and college was due to the sum of all the coaches. In college, I had a main distance coach, but my development and mindset towards racing was helped by the head coach of the program and by every grad assistant we had. If any part of the puzzle is removed, things are different.
Why do you think Vig has assistants around? If he really could have done it all without this guy, then there's no point to having him around.