It’s my understanding that you have a win,lose situation going on right?
What is the down side for those who coach and work there? They are still getting paid no matter what. The hustle is gone.
We already know and are able to see the downside for the athletes.
I hope I am wrong on this. If I am right it feels exploitive. Exactly what I have been staying will happen without a union of some sort in place. Track needs change to protect the athletes but unless they know it the coaches, administrators and agents don’t have any incentive. Can you imagine Bolt or Bailey or Lindford doing anything like that at this point? Or any point?
Don’t you think the coaches have no clue on what to do?
Most people really don’t understand how to do the simplest speed sessions. And entire plans for training are not simple unless you have some hand holding. Charlie did a lot of hand holding with many guys who came here and showed them exactly how to do things. Failing that people make stuff up usually based on what they did and thought worked.
Linford and Bolt are both examples of all time greats sticking to a long term coach and not hopping around. There are many other examples.
The employment and business model of athletics does not align to a union very well. If the coaching organisation does not work for them they have to make the choice to walk elsewhere. Most athletes have a window of about 3 years to establish a personal performance and business acumen to support a full time sporting career.
Get ready for a 9.78 from BAKER some time. Didn’t Charlie say neural patterning occurs when a sprinter runs a windy pb they inevitably run that same time legally later on.
Not “inevitably”, but certainly possible. Obadele Thompson, for example, never came anywhere near his windy PB. In the case of Baker, his 6.40 indoors already suggested that a low 9.8 was on the cards.
Ben Johnson michael Johnson and the rest from Clyde hart Colin Jackson Sally gunnell Jessica Ennis seb Coe steve ovett
Big list. All prove the value of the traditional coaching group. The Altis type of ‘coaching company’ have everything to prove.
Yeah he did Grooster. He never ran people into the wind as the chance of injury and tension was high. Some think it makes you tougher while others think what is the point. But back to the neural patterning…as long as you are experienced enough and don’t then overstride it can be very helpful according to what he used to say and believe.
Timing can be a huge aspect. Time and chance have to meet as Charlie used to say. There is the value of a long and well organized career. Not saying OT did not have that just saying that it’s easy to miss the mark and have some bad luck.
I think it’s a very different climate out there now for athletes and I don’t necessarily believe the union model would not work. All that means is you are empowering the athletes, they have a voice ( right now they have no voice) and it can be set up so they can survive and thrive and not potentially be pawns of the politics of it all. Unless one believes there are no politic in track and field. LOL.