John Utah wrote:
Best of luck.
Wrong. Leave kids alone. High school kids don’t need to be given yet another lecture. That kind of lecture to the team would be annoying and insulting to their intelligence. The Cheater already knows right from wrong. He is choosing to cheat, just like a cheating adult. Give him a warning and then kick him off the team if it happens again. As for elbows. Let the boys sort it out. That’s how life works.[/quote]
I agree with John Utah on this one. The kids needs a warned in front of all the kids or to be kicked off the team. It's so simple and straightforward. OR, the other runners need to have a talk on a team run or maybe even get in a little scuffle to sort it out. if my teammate was elbowing his own team, most of the crew would have probably kicked his ass or confronted him immediately. what an a-hole
I had a teammate who was always messing with us on runs, pushing us into trees, bushes, puddles and other runners - nothing seriously like this elbow kid though. He was a middle of the pack runner and usually kind of a funny kid , but other times just annoying and we didn't appreciate the potential to get injured by being pushed. One time a guy on my team was in a bad mood when this happened and pushed him back pretty hard and the kid fell on the curb and broke his wrist. It emboldened everyone in the moment to basically say he deserved it.
after that things were actually pretty friendly because he knew he deserved it and changed. he ended up being a 1:54 800m runner who was a really tough racer.