False premise. When a high school kid runs well, I often don't even know who the coach is. Coaches usually deserve a bit more credit than they get. Even with supreme talent, kids don't usually know how to get themselves to where they need to be. So I would say, kids deserve credit for working hard and trying hard. Coaches deserve credit for teaching them what they need to know, motivating them, and preparing them -- which is a lot. No one deserves credit (or criticism) for natural talent.