The Measure of a Coach – A Javelin Gold Medal

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          Vern Gambetta on August 13, 2012 at 11:03 pm #18497

          A good coach can produce results anywhere, no need for fancy facilities and huge amounts of funding. A good coach has his athletes ready to perform at the appointed time whether it is the county championship, nationals, World junior championship or the Olympic final. All you can ask is to guide the people you work to be the best they can be. Help them reach their potential, nothing more. Saturday

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          andrew.maclennan@gmail.com on August 16, 2012 at 11:35 am #117618

          Great post Vern. Another good example of where the good coach goes, the athletes all of a sudden appear…

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          Martijn de Lange on August 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm #117620

          Caterine Ibarguen from Colombia, not exactly a T&F mecca either, won silver in the triple jump and was also developed by an expat Cuban coach, or two actually: Regla Sandrino in her youth and currently Ubaldo Duany.

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          andrew.maclennan@gmail.com on August 16, 2012 at 8:27 pm #117622

          Yeah these are the coaches we should be discussing. They are doing great jobs with athletes in environments that are not necessarily conducive to high performance so they must be doing a great job – even if it is just the basics as you mention Vern.

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