As anyone who has read my blogs knows ,I don't particularly care for track in Missouri and even less for some of the coaches. Why then does a coach wait til 5 days before districts to make changes in a relay lineup and tell a senior who is ranked in all three sprint events,that she cant run four events at district." You have to take one for the team and be a team player"......never mind the fact that this young lady has been a team player since day one, does not mind running the 4x4,but still wants the opportunity to pull off the sprint trifecta-something that very few folks have or can do.
What this is about is petty coaches who only care about themselves under the guise of "being a team player" As I have said before and paraphrasing Dr Edward Temple of Tennessee State University- "Track is an individual sport,not a game like basketball or football.The purpose is to create as many individual champions as you can,and if a team championship comes about in the process.....GREAT..Why should this young lady put a mediocre relay on her back and sacrifice what she has worked so hard to accomplish. Why should a head coach who said in response to my saying I wanted to make him look good-"I don't care about looking good or winning meets", now all of a sudden wants to win one for the team? The logic is as old and racist as in olden times....put 4 blacks on the floor/track and we can win-sorry
........never mind the fact that 4 other teams clocked better times than you and have better athletes at their disposal.......why are these folks doing what they do.Oh well c'est la vie
