Michigan has a cross clinic in November with 350 coaches in attendance & a track clinic in January with about 850 coaches present. They bring in all the top speakers they can get. It is not required, but many school districts do pay for the clinic & those that don't, the coaches attend on their own $$. There is no certification for attending, but many walk away with something, even if it is discussed in the post clinic hospitality room.
Dan Deyo ----- Original Message ----- From: Trey Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 'T&F Listserve' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 7:48 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: RE: PV & Coaching > My intention was not to necessarily promote coaching education, but point > out there is a major void in the knowledge of many of our coaches who work > at the developmental and high school levels. Whether ones' knowledge came > from USATF's Coaching Ed. program or any other venue, this is better than > the majority of scholastic and youth coaches have. The replies are right: > Jumbo and Bill Bowerman probably had little formal training, as do many of > our scholastic coaches. However, my point will continue to remain: Why do > we as a profession tolerate unqualified individuals coaching events where > there is the potential for injury? > > What is scary about this whole situation is to wonder what the reaction to > this tragedy will be and where will it begin. If anything, we as coaches > and parents have little to complain about if we sit idly by and do nothing > to insure that this type of tragedy doesn't occur in our own institutions > and communities. No further lives should be jeopardized by incompetence. > > Unfortunately, those coaches who know "nothing about running" are more in > the majority in our schools. Motivating athletes, while good and is needed, > will not keep the legal system out of coaching and the implementation of > arbitrary rules. Coaching should not follow the direction that Woody Allen > stated in "Annie Hall,": "He who can does, he who can't teaches and he who > doesn't know how, teaches PE [coaches track and field]." > > Trey Jackson > > malmo wrote: > > > I've seen the blather coming from Level I, II, III certified coaches, > > many times right here on this message board. You'd have to offer a lot > > more to convince me (except for the RW part). > > > > The best coach I ever had was Robert Budd, my high school coach and DC > > high school basketball legend. He knew nothing about running, but > > everything there was to know about coaching and motivating athletes. > > They teach that at those expensive coaching junkets? > > > > malmo > > > > BTW, what the hell are they smoking at GWU? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael J. Roth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 6:25 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: 'T&F Listserve' > > Subject: Re: t-and-f: RE: PV & Coaching > > > > Malmo > > > > Not so much nonsense. They could pass blindfolded and asleep. Its the > > non-Bowerman/Jumbos that I worry about. Those coaches schooled on > > Runners World & T&FN (sorry, nothing personal) are the problem. They > > have a basic knowledge, but little else, and often do more damage to the > > athletes and the sport. Coaching 101, which is all that is required, > > does nothing to tell someone how to deal with a TJer having problems on > > the 2nd phase of the jump. Experience AND education solve that problem. > > Coaching Ed standardizes the curriculum for them. > > > > Its not the end-all solution, but better than the Teachers Unions offers > > as of now. This is more directed to the HS sector than NCAA, but it > > applies to them too. > > > > MJR >
