I'm talking specifics here. I aspire to be a coach in the future.
What about the greats like Oregon, OK State, Stanford, Colorado,and even DIII schools like North Central (Yes, I know I left a lot out) makes them so successful? What training philosophies, team bonding, etc. do the good schools have?
Maybe someone that has been in one of these programs can help me out.
Thanks
Talent.
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letting anyone who is willing to run 13 times a week (some race weeks might be 12), train to the best of their ability, race to the best of their ability, never party, don't drink, don't touch alcohol, and study enough to pass their classes walk on
thats it
not every school is going to be Oklahoma State or Villanova, but any school that does the above is going to have a solid team where runners see consistent improvement
treriofdu wrote:
letting anyone who is willing to run 13 times a week (some race weeks might be 12), train to the best of their ability, race to the best of their ability, never party, don't drink, don't touch alcohol, and study enough to pass their classes walk on
thats it
not every school is going to be Oklahoma State or Villanova, but any school that does the above is going to have a solid team where runners see consistent improvement
Yeah, because as all of the old Arkansas guys in the John McDonnell thread will tell you, the key to success is finding runners that will never drink.
In all seriousness, I think good programs are built by coaches that not only recruit solid runners, but convince guys to buy into their system. Not all top teams train the exact same way, although things like solid mileage and consistency are general guidelines. All good programs, however, are full of motivated athletes and coaches that believe in what they're doing and have a fun time doing it.