anonteen wrote:
https://emorywheel.com/38-cross-country-track-field-members-quit-team-amid-culture-shift/As a former runner for this team, I can vouch for the extremely unhealthy environment. Emory has a way of getting overbearing coaches. If you were thinking about coming to Emory to run on their team, please think again.
Has anyone ever looked at the rules at MIT -
https://scripts.mit.edu/~hwtaylor/brochure.phpseems much more demanding and controlling than Emory. Every program is different. I think there's much to do about nothing here...some the rules are a little tribal, like the prohibited colors of clothing and such...I don't know, I knew the winningest D3 baseball coach of all time and he was hardline - for example, you could miss practice for your brother's wedding, but you were still doing the 6 mile run to make up for it, but he didn't hold it against you. Too many rules can be trap though, there's always that person who does something wrong and them cries "but it wasn't on the list!" The question I have for D3 athletes is, and I was a D3 coach, you claim to want to be your best - but when the coach implements something to be your best whether it be a rule or a training technique, where' the cut-off? If I told you to do something that would guarantee a 5% improvement, would you refuse/ignore it, or do it? Just something to ponder.