: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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Words can inspire...or they can have the opposite effect. The coaches job is to get results...and not all of them are endowed with kindness and understanding. Hard handed approaches are commonplace. At the end of the day...motivation comes from within yourself.
But talking to him will help the situation. At least in a one on one conversation you can express your feelings if he says anything contrary. Maybe a compromise can be made? Two days with the team...and two days with the masters?
At least he will see your sincerity in making the effort...and perhaps you may even get to know each other better?
Hope you don't mind some fatherly advise ...which I would have passed on to my own daughters in college.
PS... That was a great post Jeff.
Words can inspire...or they can have the opposite effect. The coaches job is to get results...and not all of them are endowed with kindness and understanding. Hard handed approaches are commonplace. At the end of the day...motivation comes from within yourself.
But talking to him will help the situation. At least in a one on one conversation you can express your feelings if he says anything contrary. Maybe a compromise can be made? Two days with the team...and two days with the masters?
At least he will see your sincerity in making the effort...and perhaps you may even get to know each other better?
Hope you don't mind some fatherly advise ...which I would have passed on to my own daughters in college.
PS... That was a great post Jeff.
