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Title: what is worse? paddling with people Post by: torquemonster1000 on June 22, 2015, 07:07:44 PM After coaching to several years i have this question. i would like your input as i think i may have been wrong that we all want to win. thanks for your votes.
Title: Re: what is worse? paddling with people Post by: Colossus on June 23, 2015, 06:25:31 AM Option E: The grammar in your post & poll. :lol: (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aTlFJsCJcDU/S-BEBjbvL3I/AAAAAAAAChY/I4ztri2bCFk/s400/GrammarPolice.jpg)
As someone who was on a rec team while striving to be on, and then moving on to a comp team in a very short period of time, I knew that the people within the team (at least the teams I paddled on) were all there doing their best with what they had available in terms of physical ability, free time away from work and family, etc. People would not show up for various reasons, usually something to do with life happening and them being recreational paddlers. Yah, recreational paddlers. On a recreational team. On a rec team, you're generally going to have people there who are there for different reasons, thats the nature of a rec team. Sometimes a high level rec team is "high level" because of the overall athleticism of the paddlers, not because they're particularly good paddlers. If you're a competitive person and the rec team isn't cutting it for you, find a team that meets what you're trying to achieve in terms of performance and placement. Then work your ass off to get to their level and reap the rewards. Title: Re: what is worse? paddling with people Post by: BernMan on June 23, 2015, 06:48:51 PM ...yea reading the poll questions made my eyes burn! Nice way to put it Colossus. There is such a thing as spell check even in this forum I believe... ;)
Ditto with what Colossus said... you can also get an invite to join a crew if you are one who can commit and have great athletic ability. Those people tend to stand out and get invited. Or they create their own team and invite their friends that they know can commit and push the recruitment among their friends etc. Then the expectations are stated at the beginning of a training season and voila! Title: Re: what is worse? paddling with people Post by: torquemonster1000 on July 05, 2015, 07:42:22 PM Thanks for your input, spelling is important for sure Bern Man. But on the topic i like Colossus answer the best. It kind of reinforces my own thoughts. You just can't push paddlers to were they don't want to go. :lol:
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