Ladies,
I know it was hot today - I ran after you did. I know it was tough. Take heart. The heat won't last much longer. Stay after it, and you will be rewarded.
Today's workout got spread out over several subgroups, and that's likely to continue for a while at least. Between the multi-sport girls, the injured, and those that have chronic injuries, we are having to make adjustments to the plan. Not to worry. Things are still coming along quite nicely.
Our first meet is Monday the 26th. Bet on it being warm that afternoon. If we are pleasantly surprised by cool weather, all the better, but be prepared. So if we suffer a bit of heat right now, it's only preparing us for racing in the short term. I think once September rolls around things will quickly cool off.
Tomorrow you are going to do some pickups, the exact nature of which will be determined by our stalwart Coach Amy. Distances will be similar to today, but you will have a bit more speed involved. It shouldn't be terribly difficult, other than the weather.
Friday will be easy. Saturday will be off.
I will be gone the next two days due to Nationals. I really hate missing, but it's pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime deal for me. I hate that I'll miss school and practice, but this is when it's scheduled. Not much to be done about it.
Inspirational thoughts... I was talking with some folks painting their parking spaces, and I happened upon a young man, a senior, who is a member of one of our fall sports. I listened to him talk for a bit, and the tone got a bit odd. Ever one to delve into the absurd, I queried him on his viewpoint. The thrust of his comment was he had no responsibility to help guide the team because he didn't really care that much about the sport, and he would do better in this other sport he liked better.
Oh. Perfect. So it's okay to do a crummy job in your current position in life so long as it's not where you really want to be, right? Uh-uh. Crummy work is crummy work, no matter where you are. And if you have aspirations to move up from your, er, crummy position, doing crummy work won't get it done.
That's the beauty of sports - they perfectly reward/punish your relative effort. If you try very hard, you will get better - not always as much as you like, but you will get better. More than that, those around you will notice. Your teammates know who works hardest on the team - you know it too, right? Maybe you won't be the best, but you will have the respect of all the team, and the coaches too.
My comment to the seniors is you are all leaders - every one of you. You can choose to be a good leader or a bad leader, but you have no choice about being a leader. Accept that responsibility and rise up to it. Be worthy of the title.
I know it was hot today - I ran after you did. I know it was tough. Take heart. The heat won't last much longer. Stay after it, and you will be rewarded.
Today's workout got spread out over several subgroups, and that's likely to continue for a while at least. Between the multi-sport girls, the injured, and those that have chronic injuries, we are having to make adjustments to the plan. Not to worry. Things are still coming along quite nicely.
Our first meet is Monday the 26th. Bet on it being warm that afternoon. If we are pleasantly surprised by cool weather, all the better, but be prepared. So if we suffer a bit of heat right now, it's only preparing us for racing in the short term. I think once September rolls around things will quickly cool off.
Tomorrow you are going to do some pickups, the exact nature of which will be determined by our stalwart Coach Amy. Distances will be similar to today, but you will have a bit more speed involved. It shouldn't be terribly difficult, other than the weather.
Friday will be easy. Saturday will be off.
I will be gone the next two days due to Nationals. I really hate missing, but it's pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime deal for me. I hate that I'll miss school and practice, but this is when it's scheduled. Not much to be done about it.
Inspirational thoughts... I was talking with some folks painting their parking spaces, and I happened upon a young man, a senior, who is a member of one of our fall sports. I listened to him talk for a bit, and the tone got a bit odd. Ever one to delve into the absurd, I queried him on his viewpoint. The thrust of his comment was he had no responsibility to help guide the team because he didn't really care that much about the sport, and he would do better in this other sport he liked better.
Oh. Perfect. So it's okay to do a crummy job in your current position in life so long as it's not where you really want to be, right? Uh-uh. Crummy work is crummy work, no matter where you are. And if you have aspirations to move up from your, er, crummy position, doing crummy work won't get it done.
That's the beauty of sports - they perfectly reward/punish your relative effort. If you try very hard, you will get better - not always as much as you like, but you will get better. More than that, those around you will notice. Your teammates know who works hardest on the team - you know it too, right? Maybe you won't be the best, but you will have the respect of all the team, and the coaches too.
My comment to the seniors is you are all leaders - every one of you. You can choose to be a good leader or a bad leader, but you have no choice about being a leader. Accept that responsibility and rise up to it. Be worthy of the title.
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