How Can Mike Smith Legally Train Rupp?

whatlaw wrote:

I hear he’s not being paid to coach him

I got a bridge to sell you

Agreed.

As a libertarian, I believe that this sort of immoral behavior should be explicitly illegal. Mike S. is an embarrassment to this sport and this country.

#PrayingForAlberto

runn wrote:

For example, I know hobby joggers who pay a completely clueless buffoon $60.00 a month to write workouts for them.

Most of them are women in the 24-29 5K range.

That pro coach told me that he would coach people like that for free, like community service.

That's not very nice. I am not completely clueless.

I don't think you can get arrested for coaching college and post college athletes at the same time. I you can, that flagstaff/Arizona is an F'd up place to live with the wrong priorities

mehhh wrote:

You make this thread without any justification for why it would be illegal to coach him?

Witch hunts are what people do these days. Posit/broadcast one’s own (fragile) emotional reaction then work backward regardless of a lack of factual basis.

Well, pathetic people refusing to engage in their own lives, I mean.

If you’re a libertarian you wouldn’t be asking for more laws you federalist scum bag

skyboy wrote:

ocracoke wrote:

How can a full-time NCAA coach take on a side project like this? Wouldn't it be a major contract violation?

College coaches coach pro's on the side all the time. Steve Magness coaches Sara Hall etc, Clemson's coach Mark Elliott coaches Natoya Goule, Jared Ward is coached by the BYU coach, Clayton Murphy just went back to his college coach. Do you think these coaches are just doing it for charity?

Magness coaches Sarah Hall, why isn't god coaching her

whatlaw wrote:

If you’re a libertarian you wouldn’t be asking for more laws you federalist scum bag

Sorry buddy, you clearly have no idea what libertarianism is.

That's why a lot of them are named asst coaches. Isn't nothing to do with coaching it gives them access to the track. Depends on state law. Whether the school gets tax money etc.

For instance when Running Revolution and Lee Troup's group got into there pissing match (pun intended) at a high school track it came to the High School's attention that both coaches got paid the school banned them. You can't use a tax payer funded track for free for your own profit.

What do you think Mark Wetmore, the Colorado head track & field coach, has been doing with Jenny Simpson for years? Jeremy Wariner, the 400m Olympic champion, was coached by his Baylor coach for most of his career. Clayton Murphy has returned to being coached by his college coach. NCAA football/basketball coaches besides coaching have side jobs with camps, TV shows, etc.

fromtheboards wrote:

skyboy wrote:

College coaches coach pro's on the side all the time. Steve Magness coaches Sara Hall etc, Clemson's coach Mark Elliott coaches Natoya Goule, Jared Ward is coached by the BYU coach, Clayton Murphy just went back to his college coach. Do you think these coaches are just doing it for charity?

Magness coaches Sarah Hall, why isn't god coaching her

Her husband coaches her now. Has been that way for a few years now.

Agreed.

fromtheboards wrote:

Magness coaches Sarah Hall, why isn't god coaching her

God is already turning Ryan into Mr. Universe. Let him get back to helping the poor, please.

Why would anybody want to be involved at any level with the doping cheater Rupp?

Kudos to Ray for doing so.

College coaching is not a 24/7 job. Plus, can be beneficial for athletes and school alike.

For major college coaches, I'm betting there's something specific in his contract to this effect. However, in general, state university employees have to report on any conflicts of interest, including outside work, even if it's uncompensated, which gives the university a chance to put the kibosh on some. Coaching a pro athlete or two is pretty standard for a top college xc/track coach.