Vedette,
She actually placed better than I thought she would. This was considered to be a more competitive meet and she finished mid pack or better in both events. I understand this wouldn’t be the case in many places. She just didn’t do as well as she hoped she would. I tried to help her be realistic before the meet without saying, “You’re going to lose big.”
I agree that speed in other sports doesn’t necessarily translate to speed in track. My thought would be that getting faster in track would help her be faster in whatever ball sport she competed in later.
I’m just trying to find ways to make a less than ideal situation better. I’m not a track coach but much of what it seems that she is being coached appears to be inconsistent with what I’ve heard and read from other track coaches. I’m just thinking more in terms of basic mechanics, strategy, and relaxation cues to help her with. I’m not trying to get overly technical, just gathering information to help my daughter have a more enjoyable track experience. She enjoys her various sports experiences through the camaraderie that she shares with her teammates and the satisfaction of performing to your potential. She doesn’t like to think that her potential is “middle of the pack”. It may be but I like to help her as much as possible. Thanks