: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
I was actually talking earlier with the fastest guy on the team, and he is very upset as well. He does not like the program either, and was very upset to hear that we were having mandatory practices. He feels he needs the time away from the pool in order to come back in the fall and dedicate himself for the next 7-8months, which I completly understand. He however, is being drastic and telling coach that he will quit the team (which for him will mean having to leave the school and go back home to a community college-because he depends on his scholarship) if coach makes him come to the practices.
Anyone else find this bizarre? I can't imagine a college swimmer getting upset about having to train year round. Good thing this guy didn't decide to swim for Stanford! :)
Morgan: about your coach. Keep in mind this is his career. His comments to you were probably ill advised, but he was probably upset, too, by his swimmers not performing well. Remember, the performance of his team is more or less the only measure of his success as a coach, and maybe whether or not he'll keep his job or not.
I was actually talking earlier with the fastest guy on the team, and he is very upset as well. He does not like the program either, and was very upset to hear that we were having mandatory practices. He feels he needs the time away from the pool in order to come back in the fall and dedicate himself for the next 7-8months, which I completly understand. He however, is being drastic and telling coach that he will quit the team (which for him will mean having to leave the school and go back home to a community college-because he depends on his scholarship) if coach makes him come to the practices.
Anyone else find this bizarre? I can't imagine a college swimmer getting upset about having to train year round. Good thing this guy didn't decide to swim for Stanford! :)
Morgan: about your coach. Keep in mind this is his career. His comments to you were probably ill advised, but he was probably upset, too, by his swimmers not performing well. Remember, the performance of his team is more or less the only measure of his success as a coach, and maybe whether or not he'll keep his job or not.
