:help: Sorry, just a rant for those of you out there who sympathsize with my college swimming experience..
Okay, I have not spoken to my coach since his comment after my 100free at championships regarding the fact that I don't have any heart, and thats why I am swimming poorly. I can't imagine saying that someone doesn't have heart, when they've given sweat, blood and tears to the sport all in one season. If I wasn't caring that I was stinking, then maybe it would be reasonable to say I didn't have heart, but I was miserable and trying anything to improve my season...so that annoyed me, and I didn't talk to him for the rest of the meet, and haven't talked to him since.
Got an e-mail today that he is making it mandatory that we attend 3 practices a week with him, from now till the end of the semester.
#1. it has been 3 months since championships==why now?
#2. This is the most hectic time of the semester for EVERYONE
#3. I don't want to swim with him in the off season, which is why I am doing masters
:( Miserable in Albany
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When I read Jeff's reply the thought that came to my mind was that perhaps the previous actions of the coach (ignoring Morgans suggestions on training, etc.) might have taken the fire out of her or shaken her confidence. I guess another option is that his poor training program just backfired and he put the blame on her instead of looking at the obvious. Bad coaches can really put a damper on one's drive for success. Unfortunately, once you are out in the working world the same can go for a bad manager/leader. I've had some great coaches and some great managers, and thrived; and then there were the others.
When I read Jeff's reply the thought that came to my mind was that perhaps the previous actions of the coach (ignoring Morgans suggestions on training, etc.) might have taken the fire out of her or shaken her confidence. I guess another option is that his poor training program just backfired and he put the blame on her instead of looking at the obvious. Bad coaches can really put a damper on one's drive for success. Unfortunately, once you are out in the working world the same can go for a bad manager/leader. I've had some great coaches and some great managers, and thrived; and then there were the others.
