Getting in with a college (coaching)

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If you are still in contact with your college coach have him keep an ear to the ground. Beyond that, you would not be the first to simply farm out your CV/resume to coaches via email. Worst that can happen is that it doesn't get a good read.

I found my current volunteer through a colleague that didn't bring him on but passed along his info. You will have to be patient, humble but remain assertive and persistent. Once you're on the inside it isn't much easier to make the jump to paid coaching.

You will most likely get locked at whatever division you start (I, II, III, NAIA). Just the facts. Start soon if you contact coaches even though there isn't a ton of movement until later in the season. References are huge. If you have someone of note that can call on your behalf and push your name along you will leapfrog over those that do not. Best of luck.

Assume I'm an AD or Head Coach. Why do I want to hire you? I've read Daniel's Running Formula - what is the value added that you bring?

well my college coach is no longer a college coach so i'm kinda screwed there. i've e-mailed some coaches and one at a big university says he can help me out but has to wait and see what happens after this season.

what can i bring? i feel like my experience as a post-collegiate runner is what has helped me to become stronger as a coach? why? because i've run a lot faster out of college than before when i was coached.

being self coached forced me to learn as much as could about running, especially the events i compete in. So i feel like i know best now how to find strengths and weaknesses in runners and individualize their training because this is what i had to do for myself.

as far as x's and o's i feel like i know that just as much as the next coach but i think my experience have made me more persistent and hungry to see athletes succeed based on my own running.

and i feel like getting on with a program i'll get to learn more of the inside stuff like recruiting, directing home meets, fundraising, etc.

i will try to learn more of this stuff through coaching classes and clinics, etc

Nice to see that humility isn't a problem for you, especially considering that you've never actually coached anyone.

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as far as x's and o's i feel like i know that just as much as the next coach

Step 1: Don't post on these boards. How can that ever help you????

i am not saying i know more than any other coach. I'm just saying i know a lot about the sport but we all know their is more than one way to coach distance runners and be successful

i may not have the same philosophies as the coach i would be helping, but i'd def want to learn his way and see what he does and how that could help me with my philosophy. But im not gonna lead this guy on to believe i'm an idiot and he's a genius. I don't think a coach respects a guy like that so i would def not be afraid to give my opinion.

i have coached. i coached two yrs on the high school level. 2x girls xc state champs. one of the girls i coached is now a college soph with a pr of 4:46.

i also coached a yr as a volunteer assistant at a university while getting my master.

boring dude. anyone can pull out some workouts and give 'em to runners. you want to separate yourself? look at what all the posts say--they say the same thing. yeah, you've got 2 certs, and are too proud to go lower than D 1, ran about 14:15 or so, so it's become obvious that you know all about coaching.

why don't you figure out 2-3 things that a college coach needs to do, but doesn't want to do. that's your way to get in.

sorry if i sound like a jack-ass. here's a few freebies to get you started:

-recruiting

-fundraising

You're an idiot. Don't be a coach.

You're a fat slob. Don't post on letsrun again.