tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post5397749228035709952..comments2024-03-24T16:08:20.300-07:00Comments on Training on Empty: Here IT is!Lize Brittinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-62877539740162101462014-08-05T07:25:12.002-07:002014-08-05T07:25:12.002-07:00Great post! We are linking to this particularly gr...Great post! We are linking to this particularly great content on our website.<br />Keep up the great writing.<br /><br />Feel free to surf to my weblog ... <a href="http://ceceloed.buzznet.com/user/journal/18550975/handle-every-seo-software-challenge/" rel="nofollow">Seo Magic</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-61554298248699989102012-06-02T20:34:42.872-07:002012-06-02T20:34:42.872-07:00Thank you, Ewen, I couldn't agree with you mor...Thank you, Ewen, I couldn't agree with you more. In the interview I did with Bobby, he said some similar things about learning running form and the skills of the sport. I love the way you put that.Lize Brittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-24745162454938445412012-06-02T17:16:59.542-07:002012-06-02T17:16:59.542-07:00Good post Lize. I think parents should encourage t...Good post Lize. I think parents should encourage their children to try many different sports/activites at a young age so the child herself can find out what she enjoys doing. The parents should offer what I'd call 'quiet encouragement' and not get carried away if the child shows talent for a particular sport. If that sport happens to be track & field or running, have the child taught (coached?) firstly the skills of the sport. How to run with good form for example. Having a goal of personal improvement is always better than one of winning.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-80588061449396227122012-06-01T07:19:01.057-07:002012-06-01T07:19:01.057-07:00Thank you!
Heh.
I wish my high school coach had...Thank you! <br /><br />Heh.<br /><br />I wish my high school coach had done more of this. For me, my entire career was all about times, but that's probably at least partly why I was under so much pressure. There were always these time-related goals in addition to needing to be first place. 2nd place was "losing" after all, at least in the eyes of newspapers and spectators. From what a few other athletes and coaches have told me, it's not like that as much in other countries. There's more celebration for every runner.Lize Brittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-40075519660136626712012-06-01T06:58:14.734-07:002012-06-01T06:58:14.734-07:00Lots of good thoughts here. This one particularly ...Lots of good thoughts here. This one particularly resonated with me: "A kid doesn't need to know that his time in the 400 is slow or fast, he just needs to learn HOW to run an 400". Yes! Take some of the time pressure away (and stop ignoring the slow kids) and discuss: how did you feel during the race, what did you do when, how do you want to do that next time. My high school coach did a little bit of this with us, and really tried to tone down our time obsessions, but of course I was such a snotty little bitch that I only appreciated it like 10 years later :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com