Bigger question appears to be why Bowie left Lance Brahman? He trains out of Claremont, Fl. The link notes a major practice flare up w/Shaunae Miller who also is coached by Brauman. Bowie has always pushed the boundaries w/Brauman. If so who is now coaching Bowie? Risky move at this point in her career.
100% agent fault.
Who represents her?
These “agents” don’t do anything but pad their wallets by partying with the shoe people and short changing their clients.
Athletes suffer.
Shameful wrote:
100% agent fault.
Who represents her?
These “agents” don’t do anything but pad their wallets by partying with the shoe people and short changing their clients.
Athletes suffer.
That's the spirit! Blame someone else. Zero personal culpability is the only way to be...
Buzzer beater wrote:
Shameful wrote:
100% agent fault.
Who represents her?
These “agents” don’t do anything but pad their wallets by partying with the shoe people and short changing their clients.
Athletes suffer.
That's the spirit! Blame someone else. Zero personal culpability is the only way to be...
+1
Works for me.
This makes no sense. The center is home to USATF. Bowie is the 100m World Champion and USA Champion, and is the face of USA women's sprinting.
You mean to tell me that she owed money for training there, considering that she is one of the top sprinters in the world, and america's best?
She is not on some type of grant, or get free access to the facility for being the champion?
Being denied access over 6,000 dollars, considering her status as an athlete, just seems excessive to me. An arrangement could not have been made, allowing her to continue to train, while the problem got solved?
And not only that, but she was immediately forced to pack under the watchful eye of security.
You would think that $6000 would be a trivial matter for the powers that be in the USATF to handle when we're talking about someone with four Olympic medals (one gold) and two WC golds (however unschooled she may be in her personal finances).
notrump wrote:
You would think that $6000 would be a trivial matter for the powers that be in the USATF to handle when we're talking about someone with four Olympic medals (one gold) and two WC golds (however unschooled she may be in her personal finances).
I thought we’d established earlier in the thread that this facility is no longer owned by USATF. Do you have reason to believe that this is incorrect?
Xjsixdjdj wrote:
wondering out loud wrote:
Wondering why she didn’t just pay up when confronted with the bill. Did they not allow her to, or does she dispute that she owes the money?
According to Bowie, when she rebuffed the debt, security personnel ordered her to pack up her belongings immediately.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9183357She doesn't come off so well in the flotrack article.
Just like they should have...any for profit business would have done the same.
SlyDog wrote:
She's managed by Icon Management Inc. Of Atlanta, with Kimberly Holland as president.
She has an endorsement contract with adidas.
Give Holland a call, Rojo, play journalist. Your exclusive ! Breaking news!
Call the training center at Chula Vista.
Looks like everythings not free there.
Its really a non issue.
You have to pay for certain items and athletes do know that going in its pretty clear.
You run up a tab and pay for it.
The center did not do a good job in making athletes pay as you go and not getting into a position of owing $6k.
Bowie was trying to game the system and got busted. Her trying to make an issue out of it show her character. If she ends up in jail over this she will get free room and board as she wishes.
Shameful wrote:
100% agent fault.
Who represents her?
These “agents” don’t do anything but pad their wallets by partying with the shoe people and short changing their clients.
Athletes suffer.
It's tough to say who is at fault, yet. If Bowie, the agent, or USOC/USATF was previously notified, there is a record of it by the CV training center.
As to the point of the agents... absolutely true.
The agents take about 20% of everything, while leaving the coaches and real support crew in the dust. Most of the athletes are too ignorant to realize this, and simply sign on the 'dotted line'.
Many agents are essentially predators preying on athletes to be too stupid to realize they're being robbed.
Results get athletes into meets... not agents.
Signed,
Been there, done that
What is it that one might need to pay for at this training center? Would she have to pay for actual time on the track or would it be more likely that she's got a bill for some sort of physiotherapy, food, etc.?
To those like myself not in the know, Olympic Training Center sounds somewhat misleading if it's owned and operated by the city of Chula Vista for profit. I always thought it was a place owned and operated by USOC and/or USATF that was for our best and brightest talents to train at.
If Gault writes an article about this, please clarify what this training center is and why one would even want to go there as opposed to a facility in their hometown if you have to pay to play.
Not hating on the facility either. I'm just confused as to what the place is all about.
Not taking sides wrote:
To those like myself not in the know, Olympic Training Center sounds somewhat misleading if it's owned and operated by the city of Chula Vista for profit. I always thought it was a place owned and operated by USOC and/or USATF that was for our best and brightest talents to train at..
You may be confused because this is NOT the name of the facility.
It is the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center.
It is a private facility the is leased by organizations, teams, or training groups.
The US Mens Soccer team will be training there for a couple of weeks.
This was arranged and PAID for by US Soccer (USSF ).
They don't like to pay their bills.
Alternate Reality wrote:
Not taking sides wrote:
To those like myself not in the know, Olympic Training Center sounds somewhat misleading if it's owned and operated by the city of Chula Vista for profit. I always thought it was a place owned and operated by USOC and/or USATF that was for our best and brightest talents to train at..
You may be confused because this is NOT the name of the facility.
It is the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center.
It is a private facility the is leased by organizations, teams, or training groups.
The US Mens Soccer team will be training there for a couple of weeks.
This was arranged and PAID for by US Soccer (USSF ).
Thanks for the clarification. The title of this thread was a bit misleading, wasn't it?
Typical sprinter. They are all alike. They all think they get a free pass. They think the rules don't apply to them.
Not taking sides wrote:
What is it that one might need to pay for at this training center? Would she have to pay for actual time on the track or would it be more likely that she's got a bill for some sort of physiotherapy, food, etc.?
To those like myself not in the know, Olympic Training Center sounds somewhat misleading if it's owned and operated by the city of Chula Vista for profit. I always thought it was a place owned and operated by USOC and/or USATF that was for our best and brightest talents to train at.
If Gault writes an article about this, please clarify what this training center is and why one would even want to go there as opposed to a facility in their hometown if you have to pay to play.
Not hating on the facility either. I'm just confused as to what the place is all about.
"Brightest talent?" Obviously not.
Tori is a legend, a superstar; the bureaucrats are not. it is an outrage to treat her this way.
Moo Goo wrote:
Whining is the American way. They think they're owed everything.
Maybe take a chill pill and remember these are human beings.
Jdoere wrote:
Maybe take a chill pill and remember these are human beings.
Shut up J Dork.
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