I'm pretty shocked by this:
www.mgoblue.com/.../article.aspx
Remember the discussion about Marsh leaving Auburn and whether or not it was a step down? Well, now we have another top coach leaving the NCAA ranks.
Bowman identified Phelps as a major talent very young. Perhaps he would prefer the ability to identify and build talents starting younger... something that WOULD be allowed at a USS program like NBAC. While swimmers often stick around after graduating and continue to train with their college team, it is rare that the college coach would work with them before college years (actually aren't there rules against this?)
I was just thinking of this in she shower...
I'd hedge my bets that most college coaches aren't really coaching kids all that much these days. At this level, I'd bet most of a swimmer's coaching has been done over the previous 10+ years, and that NCAA is more like mentoring and guiding at this point in a swimmer's career.
Perhaps someone who swam in college could verify my assumption - at least in their case. But when you recruit someone faster than any of your current swimmers and all you have to do at meets is tell them "swim fast and beat the guy next to you," other than winning, there can't be much professional satisfaction in that.
Bowman identified Phelps as a major talent very young. Perhaps he would prefer the ability to identify and build talents starting younger... something that WOULD be allowed at a USS program like NBAC. While swimmers often stick around after graduating and continue to train with their college team, it is rare that the college coach would work with them before college years (actually aren't there rules against this?)
I was just thinking of this in she shower...
I'd hedge my bets that most college coaches aren't really coaching kids all that much these days. At this level, I'd bet most of a swimmer's coaching has been done over the previous 10+ years, and that NCAA is more like mentoring and guiding at this point in a swimmer's career.
Perhaps someone who swam in college could verify my assumption - at least in their case. But when you recruit someone faster than any of your current swimmers and all you have to do at meets is tell them "swim fast and beat the guy next to you," other than winning, there can't be much professional satisfaction in that.
