Old Bear wrote:
Re Paul Teinert, I am quite familar with his achievements. However, in the conversations I have had with him and other javelin throwers they indicated that they had received little or no coaching at Cal. In fact, when I asked about the use of video analysis they laughed out loud.
As far as depth in the throwing events at Cal, two athletes qualified for the NCAA nationals, both in the womens' discus, coached by......?
Old Bear wrote:
I also note that Jennifer Joyce had responsibility for hammer, discus and shot but not javelin. From what I hear, and results bear it out, throwing at Cal is of a pretty low standard.
Huh?
Do you even know what you are talking about?
You really need to have a much better handle on the facts before you make ignorant claims.
Cal qualified 3 throwers for the NCAA's, not 2 as you say.
Johnson in the hammer, Strot in the discus AND Shot ( not just the discus as you claimed), and Anyanwu in the discus. And for what it's worth, Strot went to Regionals in the Javelin.
You say that you are familiar with the All-American Paul Teinert. If so, then why did you leave him out of your previous post?
Furthermore, it's not like the Pac-10 is the bread-basket for Javelin throwers . . . Do you even realize that there are ONLY 2 female athletes that coincidentally are from the same Pac-10 school (Oregon) that are representing the Pac-10 at the Nationals in your beloved Javelin event? On the men's side of the Pac-10, there are ONLY 3 javelin throwers qualified for Nationals, and again, two are from the same school (ASU).
You also state that "throwing at Cal is of a pretty low standard".
Well, if that is true . . . then how come Art Venegas, the HEAD COACH AT UCLA who is also a well renown throws coach has only 4 athletes qualified for NCAA's in the throws, while CAL has 3?
Please feel free to explain that one.