What is the correlation between speed and coaching? At the risk of painting with a broad brush, it seems our best coaches were slow athletes. Yes, slow may be a coaching prerequisite. Thirteen of the eighteen track events are athlete-developers. We need to make sprint, jump, and throw performances understandable to slow people. Just because a football coach never ran 100 meters in 10.55 should not keep them from attending meets.
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