Creepy HS Coach

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You mad, bro?

A crappy coach might hang around however. A creepy coach, on the other hand, might be gone in a day.

Are any of the parents of runners concerned about the coach's creepiness? Have them talk to the AD. That will get a response.

Are any of the girls willing to talk to the AD? That will likely lead to a faster response than guys talking to the AD.

Are any of the text messages inappropriate or borderline inappropriate? Show the AD. Anything that looks like it will make the papers will get a swift response.

The give away that you are a troll: you called HS girls "women."

Welcome to reality. 99.02% of men are creepy. Assume the guy is a creep and act accordingly until otherwise proven wrong.

Some of the parents of the runners are going to talk with the AD. Parents have complained to the head coach before (he is the distance coach), but nothing has happened, he has just been warned.

One of the girls might be willing to talk. She is creeped out and pissed off, because she would like to run in college, she just hasn't had the proper coaching to make it there. She ran 2:27 in the 800 as a freshman, on natural talent alone (she played aau basketball for most of the spring). She wants to run in college, but right now her times are slower than that and she hasn't been developed to the point where she could.

The texts are a little creepy, but the issue with that is that it goes against all VHSL regulations about coaching contact with the athletes. The creepiest the texts get is asking about what we are doing with our time (homework, etc.). It is pretty creepy.

I feel bad for you- can't help you get rid of the coach- but if you want to improve, you can do it- you just have to run on your own a lot- maybe you know this already. I know it can be done- I have a lot of experience with low volume uninformed coach who apparently never read a book or chapter on training distance runners. Good luck.

Yeah, I've learned. Luckily, I come from a family of runners. Cousins ran at cba, mom's side from same hs as mary cain. My two problems are that I have no one to train with and that I have no good training plan. I just base it day to day how I feel. And then I have to run at practice, which wastes a lot of my time. I ended up with a tibial stress fracture last spring bc I was running to much to compensate for under training at practice. What I need is a new coach.

If you come from a family of runners, maybe one of them can help you. Even if you know enough to self-coach- it is really hard to be objective and patient. You have to constantly be adjusting to whatever you have to run at school, and that is a big challenge. The good news is that you do 't have to do it perfectly in order to get a lot more benefit than the school training provides.

Are you in your last yr of HS? Do you want to run in college?

Sorry, but he seems nothing more than dedicated- not at all creepy. Texting about running & lecturing about it sounds dedicated to me. You need to stop the criticisms, & try to run fast.

What city in the NOVA area are you from?

Good luck. NOVA has an over abundance of crap coaches. Run on your own or move, so that you can transfer without sitting out a year.

Most of the ADs just don't care. CC and Track are not revenue sports so they are happy just to get a body to fill the slot.

If you have a problem or think the coach is 'creepy' why don't you both mosey on down to the principals office and talk about it. I think it's very disrespectful to air your dirty laundry in a public forum and their methods are their own business. Seriously, 'creeped out' grip about coache threads on letsrun.com is like walking around with strand of toilet paper hanging out of the seat of your pants.

There seems to be a disconnect here. It seems like he doesn't care how much or fast you run during your regular training runs at school, but then he does care when you're on vacation, even going so far as to call you and discuss it? Something is inconsistent about that.

I'll also say, in my past dealings with under-qualified coaches, they usually lean towards over-training their runners as opposed to under-training them. Like lots and lots of workouts and too fast recovery runs.

That's isn't weird he is he's just a coach who is concerned with athletes. And maybe he wants you guys to have enough energy to run more.

Running is largely self regulated, you can always run MORE, you can always run FASTER. I don't get all these threads by HSers complaining about their coach.

Would it be better to have someone that knows WTF they are doing, sure, but for now YOU are in control of YOUR running. There are only like a thousand places to get information on workouts, paces, etc.. find one you like, follow that program and make it work.

So dude this ain't football where the coach can make bad calls or leave you on the bench. If you train well and you are fast, you will perform on race day.

NotPC wrote:

Running is largely self regulated, you can always run MORE, you can always run FASTER. I don't get all these threads by HSers complaining about their coach.

Would it be better to have someone that knows WTF they are doing, sure, but for now YOU are in control of YOUR running. There are only like a thousand places to get information on workouts, paces, etc.. find one you like, follow that program and make it work.

So dude this ain't football where the coach can make bad calls or leave you on the bench. If you train well and you are fast, you will perform on race day.

True, but it takes a lot more time and commitment to do this. Rarely, hs runners will donwhat you said. The sad part is all the kids that never learn the most basic thing and therefore have low motivation. What is the basic thing? That you can transform yourself and have a lot of fun improving, no matter your level of talent.

NNSFW wrote:

If you come from a family of runners, maybe one of them can help you. Even if you know enough to self-coach- it is really hard to be objective and patient. You have to constantly be adjusting to whatever you have to run at school, and that is a big challenge. The good news is that you do 't have to do it perfectly in order to get a lot more benefit than the school training provides.

Are you in your last yr of HS? Do you want to run in college?

Junior year. I would like to run in college, but my options are limited. I have had a few coaches reach out to me, but all based on my sophomore times, not my junior year times.

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What city in the NOVA area are you from?

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