Dumbest Decision In Sports History? 2012 Olympic Pole Vault Champ Renaud Lavillenie Sacks His Coach

Here's the link to the article on the decision:

http://www.european-athletics.org/news/latest-news/496-general/11474-lavillenie-opens-his-horizons.html

He just won the 'Grand Slam' and will pay another coach way less of his earnings meaning he will make a ton more for himself? Sounds like a great idea to me.

Why pay a coach during non Olympic years? This sounds like an athlete looking after his own financial security. Smart man.

He was very very good before he went to the former coach.

No, this is not the dumbest decision in sports history. In fact there are many more way dumber.

Michael Moorer deciding to punch with a puncher against George Foreman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6S5A0rrksU

Made only dumber because Isinbayeva did the the same thing recently (as did Wariner).

I feel like an idiot, but I read this entire thread thinking he kicked his coach in the gonads.

Rojo, you are an idiot!! I won gold in 2004 then sacked my coach later and it worked well for me. Wait, no it didn't.... but did I medal in 2012?

Oh.... I see your point.

Athletics Kenya's Olympic selection & training camps....

Jeremy Wariner wrote:

Rojo, you are an idiot!! I won gold in 2004 then sacked my coach later and it worked well for me. Wait, no it didn't.... but did I medal in 2012?

Oh.... I see your point.

There's more to life than winning track meets. Wariner is more financially secure than he would have been.

I'd like to nominate the Gus Frerotte head-butt, the Mike Tyson ear-bite, the Plaxico Burress nightclub incident, and the Miracle in the Meadowlands.

randomcoach wrote:

Made only dumber because Isinbayeva did the the same thing recently (as did Wariner).

Yeah this is what Jeremy Wariner did and it took him from unbeatable for 3 years to Olympic silver. Hopefully this guy has a different result.

No worse than Wariner firing Clyde Hart.

Dennis Reynolds wrote:

Jeremy Wariner wrote:

Rojo, you are an idiot!! I won gold in 2004 then sacked my coach later and it worked well for me. Wait, no it didn't.... but did I medal in 2012?

Oh.... I see your point.

There's more to life than winning track meets. Wariner is more financially secure than he would have been.

Hey, let's see if you can do this math with me:

Guy wins lots of races and gets lots of endorsements. Earns lots of money. Has to give certain % to coach.

Same guy wins much fewer races and gets much smaller endorsement deals and has shorter earnings windows because career is shorter. Gives smaller % of MUCH SMALLER overall earnings to coach.

Who's richer and more "financially secure" ??

Good job, you passed!

Yeah because you know every detail of his relationship with his coach, right? Another couch potato making some comments about stuff he doesn't know about.

Lavillenie revealed in the French press that his coach's personality clashed with his and that they didn't get along. Would anyone keep a coach like that even if they won? There is more to life than winning. If you're not having fun in your daily job then you would not stay in that job for very long even if you were making great money.

According to the coach (RL has not denied allegations):

- Lavillenie was NOT paying his coach, never did, not even this year

- Lavillenie sacked the coach 1 week before the guy sits down with National athletic body FFA to negotiate a contract as National Coach - killing all his leverage

Good Job great way to repay the guy. Must be some untold sh!t between them.

Nothing will secure you more financially than winning for another 4 years.

Dumbest sports decision?

Marty Morninwheg taking the wind in overtime against the Bears...

What?...shut up!!

DuffingJackle wrote:

Why pay a coach during non Olympic years? This sounds like an athlete looking after his own financial security. Smart man.