He has Varsity speed but chooses to stay out of Varsity, yet still run JV/Fresh events.
Is there anything the Coach can do to keep him out of the JV/Fresh events?
Student has good grades and no disciplinary issues.
He has Varsity speed but chooses to stay out of Varsity, yet still run JV/Fresh events.
Is there anything the Coach can do to keep him out of the JV/Fresh events?
Student has good grades and no disciplinary issues.
Sounds like the kid will probably just quit. Obviously doesn't have the love. Let him be.
Why would you want to lose running varsity when you could rule in JV?
The 4th best runner on my high school team was the happiest he's ever been when he was ineligible his senior year. He was happy because he hated racing and loved training. And being eligible meant he could practice everyday but didn't have to race.
Some people just don't like the pressure of being on varsity. Our top 3 runners were one of the top 3 top 3 runner combos in the state so he had pressure to perform. The coach tried to get us to stop being friends with him saying he let us down by being ineligible.
I had a teammate in college who loved working out but hated racing. He would do extra runs, go to the gym, go on long bike rides, ect. He was thrilled when he wasn't chosen for a given meet's travel squad because he'd get to stay home and do more workouts. I never understood why he even bothered being on a college team. On a team full of strange cats, he was the strangest.
its the coach and maybe team captain's job to talk him into running varsity. Coach should stress that he is needed for points or that he'd get more competition.
Is there anything the coach can do to prevent him from running JV/Fresh simply because he is capable of contributing to Var but chooses not to?
student.choice wrote:
Is there anything the coach can do to prevent him from running JV/Fresh simply because he is capable of contributing to Var but chooses not to?
Way back when I was in school, the coach was the authority figure. If he said you were going something, that's what you did.
Of course, back then, I can't even imagine any of us NOT wanting to be on varsity.
Evidently, both kids and coaches have changed.
old man shuffle wrote:
Way back when I was in school, the coach was the authority figure. If he said you were going something, that's what you did.
Of course, back then, I can't even imagine any of us NOT wanting to be on varsity.
Evidently, both kids and coaches have changed.
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