Hey, so I stumbled upon this neat interview that Coach Jay Johnson did with this small running blog. He discusses a lot of his training philosophies and goes pretty in-depth with his answers. I think its worth a read, check it out here at:
Hey, so I stumbled upon this neat interview that Coach Jay Johnson did with this small running blog. He discusses a lot of his training philosophies and goes pretty in-depth with his answers. I think its worth a read, check it out here at:
Who cares? What makes him a good coach?
Does he know where Oscar Ponce is? If they didn't ask that question, then weak journalism.
Is he still on the run?
Jay has some 'neat' ideas. I'll give him that. Don't you have to coach people to be a coach though? And by coaching I don't mean preparing Nike-thoners or weekend warriors.
This particular message board is frequented by people who have no compassion in their hearts and prop up their own self worth by denigrating those who are worthy of their praise. In a nutshell: this place sucks.
Great interview. Hope to see more from this website.
I check out Coach Johnston's blog every week. A lot of what he says is insightful.
He coached Brent Vaughn 2011 US XC Champ didn't he? He's slightly relevant.
Wetmore coached Vaughn to 13:18. Then Johnson coached him to no better. That was certainly not development. Jay Johnson may very well be a good coach but to say he is
based upon what he has done so far is a bit ridiculous. All of these ideas that sound neat and seem to make sense mean nothing until he has a group of athletes that he has developed to a solid level.
This is not hating on Jay but a fact. I certainly don\\\'t think he is a terrible coach. I just think that there are way more accomplished coaches that get no love and have developed athletes.
understood. didn't know that.
He took Sara Vaughn from a 4:58 HS miler to 2:03 and 4:08, which isn't bad.
You have to love the guy's general enthusiasm for the sport. He cares about every detail. This is the sort of information exchange that will lead to better running for everyone.
If I were able - I would go back to JJ in a heartbeat.
Are you the same people for slamming Web for going back to his High School coach who "developed" him?
I know lots of coaches who have coached numerous NCAA Champions and Gold medalist that are awful coaches that just pound the talent into the ground.
Just because you coach a winner doesn't make you a good coach.
Shoebacca wrote:
You have to love the guy's general enthusiasm for the sport. He cares about every detail. This is the sort of information exchange that will lead to better running for everyone.
I think this is a good point. Sure, he doesn't have a stable of athletes, but his interest in opening dialogues and analyzing running is great for the sport.
suburbanxcore wrote:
his interest in opening dialogues and analyzing running is great for the sport.
Overanalysis = paralysis