Is it the result of not as great coaching or just slower people generally going D3? I'm thinking of going this route with PR's of 4:22 and1:58 from junior year. Will I be able to develop at a top tier D3 college?
Is it the result of not as great coaching or just slower people generally going D3? I'm thinking of going this route with PR's of 4:22 and1:58 from junior year. Will I be able to develop at a top tier D3 college?
No scholarship $$$
Coaching is plenty good depending on where you go to school at. Just like D1 there are really good programs with smart coaches and other programs with clueless coaches. Look at schools on TFRRS and how their individuals have progressed over 4 years (or if a lot of kids quit after 1 or 2 years).
You would be a fairly talented recruit for D3 and should be able to score some points/make an impact almost anywhere your freshman year, but in the right conference you wont have to worry about winning everything or not being challenged for a few years. You might become a big fish, but you'll have to work hard to become one, even in D3.
Souce: current D3, former high school 4:2x 9:2x
Prospect1999 wrote:
Is it the result of not as great coaching or just slower people generally going D3? I'm thinking of going this route with PR's of 4:22 and1:58 from junior year. Will I be able to develop at a top tier D3 college?
Wherever you end up, you might want to take courses in logic and genetics.
Prospect1999 wrote:
Is it the result of not as great coaching or just slower people generally going D3? I'm thinking of going this route with PR's of 4:22 and1:58 from junior year. Will I be able to develop at a top tier D3 college?
More likely to graduate in 4 years
More likely to race on 200 flat track
More likely to enter college as a less developed athlete
Lower chance of rabbits (and super competitive meets in general)
Less incentive for top runners to go all out early on (top individuals have no worries about qualifying, just get qual. time and then train until Nationals)
Maybe to some extent, fewer training partners for elite runners to train with
Overall less "make or break" mentality
Just my thoughts anyway
Is this a real question? The top runners enroll at D1 institutions due to scholarships and the higher level of competition. The higher level of competition elevates the athletes even more.
DIII is actually not slower than DI. If you look at the statistics and control for gender, inner peace, and diet, DIII runners are actually much more likely to go farther, overall, in general, than DI athletes.
Its a lack of education in statistics that propagate myths that DI track is generally faster than DIII track, mainly from DI educated athletes. Its a tough uphill battle for DIII ivy-leaguers to convince people otherwise.
DII is not always slower and sometimes DIII athletes will beat DI athletes. This is especially true on the female side.
One thing some people do not realize is that you can get some financial aid because you are a good runner for DIII. It's not always cheaper to go DII.
Overall it's just like the difference between the big high schools an the small high schools. You have more runners at the DI level and better competition because of that. Keep in mind that if you are on scholarship running becomes a job.