My son's 4X100 won the state championship last year and all four runners return this year

Maybe he was tired of his parents living vicariously through his achievements?

I used to coach basketball. I had a junior quit the team. He was 6'5 and about 250 with good hands. He flat out told me he liked going home with his girlfriend after school and watching porn. Bad decision.

That kid needs to realize he has the rest of his life to sit around and do nothing - it's called work for most folks. This may be the last chance he ever has of being a part of a championship team. Someone really needs to talk to this kid!

"going home with his girlfriend after school and watching porn"

wut

kinda pissed off wrote:

Son of a bitch runs a 10.5 100m and he would rather play X-Box.

That's very mature of you to say that.

A teenager with too much free time = TROUBLE

I dont want to sound too serious, but this decision could change the course of his life. Unless his parent have money, track may have been his only chance at college. Those are the kind of decisions one makes and then 25 years later while flipping hamburgers at McDonalds you look back and say, DAMN I F@cked up.

Sounds like the kid is not into winter training or some such. Give him a little space and time and then depending on his real deal use a little reverse psychology on him. The direct threats of how stupid to throw away talent and let your teammates down don't usually work unless the kid's head is in the right place. Having the kid turn out for the team a little later in the year is better than not at all and usually after some kids have some time away they will miss it. Perhaps the kid has grades issues or something else he is embarrassed to let others know are going to keep him from running also.

he is a sprinter....what do you expect

Tell me his name. I'll find him on facebook and convince him to change his mind.

These guys need to move further out. Imagine what they could do with more mileage.

They'd most likely all become mediocre or crappy middle distance runners, while at the same time hating what they are doing.

kinda pissed off wrote:

but..........................The fastest kid decided he doesnt like track anymore and he is not running this year. No particular reason, he is just tired of track.

Son of a bitch runs a 10.5 100m and he would rather play X-Box.

What is your solution? If a kid does not want to run, then that is his choice. It is a long time until track starts. He could change his mind. His teammates might have some influence.

Prima donna sprinter will be back once enough teammates, coaches, and other parents kiss his tail enough to meet his standards.

wr sprinter fashion model wrote:

Prima donna sprinter will be back once enough teammates, coaches, and other parents kiss his tail enough to meet his standards.

Pretty much this.

Bring him to church. Jesus will tell him to run.

Pity

Bolt runs way faster than him

he'll never accomplish anything

10.5 HS sprinters are born and not made.

It is likely that there is very little he actually had to do to run 10.5

Similarly in his mind, there is very little he actually has to do to NOT run 10.5

To him? No difference. Big deal.

The blame can be laid at the feet of the coach, in my opinion.

If this athlete were instead a 10.3 athlete due to lots of hard work, or even a 10.4 athlete due to lots of hard work, the situation might be different. He'd see value in the exercise, and be more likely to continue to work at it. Even .1 is significant improvement to a 100-m guy. If he sees that he can get that .1 with work, maybe, just maybe, he can get another .1 with continued work. etc.

To the "prima donna" poster, I think you sort of miss the point. Granted, maybe the kid really is a prima donna jerk--but if you have somebody who can do something excellent without having to work at it, you usually have a lack of motivation situation rather than an ego-driven situation.

If it were ego-driven, he would show up, goof off, screw around, and win when he has to, to prove his inherent superiority. This kid seems to have just checked out. He is bored, and sees no value in running.

Jeri is a Jedi wrote:

I used to coach basketball. I had a junior quit the team. He was 6'5 and about 250 with good hands. He flat out told me he liked going home with his girlfriend after school and watching porn. Bad decision.

That kid needs to realize he has the rest of his life to sit around and do nothing - it's called work for most folks. This may be the last chance he ever has of being a part of a championship team. Someone really needs to talk to this kid!

Take any team, offer them the choice between a championship and going home with a gf to watch porn, and watch your entire team disappear other than maybe one kid confused by Sodomite propaganda.

luv2run wrote:

kinda pissed off wrote:

but..........................The fastest kid decided he doesnt like track anymore and he is not running this year. No particular reason, he is just tired of track.

Son of a bitch runs a 10.5 100m and he would rather play X-Box.

What is your solution? If a kid does not want to run, then that is his choice. It is a long time until track starts. He could change his mind. His teammates might have some influence.

Indoor track has already started. He is missing a lot of base and strength training that would help him later in the spring.

What were his individual accomplishments last season?

Hasn't he been getting a lot of recruiting interest? Does that matter to him?