Why is that Swimmer magazine never mentions 1988 Olympian Kirk Stackle in its coverage of Nationals? His name was again conspicuously absent from the list of Olympians who competed in Mesa. He won both the 100 *** and the 100 IM, by the way. Congratulations, Kirk.
Just a thought, but maybe some of them might prefer to fly under the radar?
Last spring, a player ended up on my U14 soccer team who was 2 years younger than everyone else but easily one of my top 3 players. His dad offered to help out. I knew the dad had a decent amount of experience (far more than I have) and I tried everything I could to get him to take on more coaching so I could watch and learn. He never would. Seemed like he either didn't want to overstep any boundaries with me or he just wanted his son to enjoy playing without too much input from him. I later found out he played for the US in the 1988 Olympics and 1990 World Cup. He never hinted to me anything of the sort. Just a humble guy flying under the radar.
Just a thought, but maybe some of them might prefer to fly under the radar?
Last spring, a player ended up on my U14 soccer team who was 2 years younger than everyone else but easily one of my top 3 players. His dad offered to help out. I knew the dad had a decent amount of experience (far more than I have) and I tried everything I could to get him to take on more coaching so I could watch and learn. He never would. Seemed like he either didn't want to overstep any boundaries with me or he just wanted his son to enjoy playing without too much input from him. I later found out he played for the US in the 1988 Olympics and 1990 World Cup. He never hinted to me anything of the sort. Just a humble guy flying under the radar.
