What's up with Brodey Hasty?

Stoppit Smith wrote:

If he wants a potential running career, he should.

Fact is that a lot of D-I, D-II, and even D-III athletes who post here maybe could have taken that next step had they had a coach who put a bit of extra effort in for them specifically.

I guess what I'm looking for is this....

In baseball, a hitting coach on the same team will coach Johnny Baseball how to hit Tommy's slurve in practice. This translates to better slurve hitting in games.

In football, a linebacker coach will coach Frankie Football to get through the line at practice. This translates to more sacks in a season.

I do not see why a CC coach can't give each athlete a plan to use to try to beat the top runner so that it amplifies the level of the athletes and gives them realistic hope for a future in running.

This is what seems to happen in Oregon, at least in Track...Teare beats Hocker. Hocker beats Teare, and no egos are shattered.

The team concept only seems to benefit the top of the top toward a running career and makes runners who are not the top unselfish while quietly giving up many of their futures.

I'm not okay with this.

Occam's Razor wrote:

Stoppit Smith wrote:

If he wants a potential running career, he should.

Fact is that a lot of D-I, D-II, and even D-III athletes who post here maybe could have taken that next step had they had a coach who put a bit of extra effort in for them specifically.

I guess what I'm looking for is this....

In baseball, a hitting coach on the same team will coach Johnny Baseball how to hit Tommy's slurve in practice. This translates to better slurve hitting in games.

In football, a linebacker coach will coach Frankie Football to get through the line at practice. This translates to more sacks in a season.

I do not see why a CC coach can't give each athlete a plan to use to try to beat the top runner so that it amplifies the level of the athletes and gives them realistic hope for a future in running.

This is what seems to happen in Oregon, at least in Track...Teare beats Hocker. Hocker beats Teare, and no egos are shattered.

The team concept only seems to benefit the top of the top toward a running career and makes runners who are not the top unselfish while quietly giving up many of their futures.

I'm not okay with this.

What you don't know is that Brodey hadn't been running a whole lot over the summer and for a large chunk of the fall semester. He had some flare ups in his back, I believe (not sure), and his mileage was way down. Throw in the fact that he's a 20-21 year old kid trying to navigate school and an athletic career during a pandemic, where uncertainty reigned and the mental stress it put on many people was hard to fathom.

Now, look at his progression during the past few races. He got better each time out and ran a smart, strong race at nationals, especially for him at the 10K distance. Watch his demeanor in all of the post-race or even pre-race interactions with his team. He looks like someone who's enjoying himself, is in a good place physically and mentally and is ready for two or three more years of college racing.

He now is entering the outdoor season on an upward trajectory and I'd expect him to be racing at NCAA West Regionals come late May, and would not be surprised if he made the finals in the 5K.