Hey guys,
First year coach with a question. I have a small team that I am lucky enough to work with this year. Should be a pretty good team with the potential for a few conference scorers. My question is how do you work with an athlete who is drastically slower than the rest of the team. We did a tempo the other day so I could see where they were at and he finished more than 4 minutes behind anyone and is consistently dropped within the first mile of the run. I don't want to be mean and cut the kid, but the guys on the team can't keep waiting for him or slowing down to keep him close. I also don't want to send him to work with the women's team and humiliate the kid.
Any ideas?