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5 years ago 04/19/2019 8:48pm EDT

Our track coach took another position 2 weeks ago and left me holding the bag. I'm only supposed to be the volunteer assistant.

At our district meet last week our triple jumper strained her quad. She's also a leg on all 3 relays.

I'm not sure she'll be able to run them by the next meet this coming Friday. Her quad is actually so swollen they couldn't get a clear MRI. I found "okay" replacements in the 2 sprint relays.

The mile relay is where I got stuck... I have a returning state contender in the 16/32 combo but she's been battling anemia. I wanted to fill her in for our relay temporarily. She'd have the 3200, relay prelims (Friday), 1600, relay finals (Saturday).

Only 2 advance in each race and it's always a battle to the end in that 1600. The next option is 4 seconds slower than her.

Would you put her in it and hope for the best or not risk her on a race that isn't likely to advance?

She's currently ranked 2nd in the 3200, 1st in the mile in the region. Our 4x400 was ranked 5th with the original girl.

5 years ago 04/19/2019 8:57pm EDT

re: InterimCoach

5 years ago 04/20/2019 10:45am EDT

re: Bravey to the rescue

Bravey to the rescue wrote:
Ask Alexi Pappis

Not sure what that is supposed to mean.

5 years ago 04/20/2019 11:23am EDT

re: InterimCoach

Your original relay didn't have a good chance of advancing to begin with. It's already going to be difficult for your 1600/3200 to perform in both races in two days. Run the slower runner in the 4x400 prelims.

If by some chance the team advances, and if by some chance your 1600/3200 runner is felling great after her races, and if one of your 4x400 runners isn't feeling great, then you could consider her as an alternate.

5 years ago 04/20/2019 1:04pm EDT

re: InterimCoach

InterimCoach wrote:
Bravey to the rescue wrote:
Ask Alexi Pappis
Not sure what that is supposed to mean.

She might write you a badly written poem on what to do.

5 years ago 04/20/2019 1:22pm EDT

re: InterimCoach

5 years ago 04/20/2019 1:29pm EDT

re: InterimCoach

Hahaha...you suck as a coach if you don’t know what to do. It’s called learning in the job you dildo head. Get out of coaching. You’re supposed to be an expert. No wonder your team stinks. Glad I don’t have a clueless coach like you. Dikkk weed.

5 years ago 04/21/2019 7:23pm EDT

re: InterimCoach

Rule #1: don't be greedy.

A local school thought they could qualify two boys in three individual events and two relays for regionals, should have taken them out of their open races and they didn't qualify for regionals in any event.

Run your B team and how for the best.

5 years ago 04/22/2019 8:08am EDT

re: InterimCoach

(temporary)coach - don't risk the child who's injured. In the scheme of things, the teams making the cut, and the rest of the relay kids and parents will have to deal. Explain that to them.

Don't listen to anyone trolling you here on LR.

5 years ago 04/22/2019 10:19am EDT

re: Perspectively

Definitely don't risk further injury to the injured girl, and don't overtax the distance girl. If things don't workout with a "B" runner, deflect and blame the outgoing coach.

5 years ago 04/22/2019 10:24am EDT

re: InterimCoach

Accept that the team won't do well at this meet. Don't run injured runners, and don't injure semi-healthy runners by overracing them.

5 years ago 04/22/2019 3:18pm EDT

re: dougboyd

Just wanted to leave an update. I greatly appreciate everyone's input. My initial hesitation was due to my lack of experience with anemia and its effect the distance runner. I felt the people here would know best.

I was permitted 4 plus 2 alternates on the certification so it's the original 4, plus the 2 alternates I told you about. The slowest girl will be running in prelims. If we advance, I will reassess everyone at that time.

4 years ago 04/25/2019 1:41am EDT

re: InterimCoach

Way to be willing to help be there for that team.

4 years ago 05/06/2019 7:48pm EDT

re: Momcoach

As it turns out the original 4x400 girl had a grade 3 tear in her quad. She's out for at least a year. We ended up being so far out of contention after prelims that I just used the slowest girl again. No need to even try with the distance gal since she couldn't have done enough to get us past the meet. She did however place first in both her events.

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