tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post1166611315902151863..comments2023-04-12T08:26:56.602-06:00Comments on The Triathlon Book: The real world of coaching IIPaulo Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-88650179690074820382009-02-06T10:31:00.000-07:002009-02-06T10:31:00.000-07:00Seems like Triathlon Canada is moving in the direc...Seems like Triathlon Canada is moving in the direction you speak about...<BR/><BR/>http://triathloncanada.com/rtecontent/document/Triathlon_NCCP_Process_Doc08.pdfUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404963841708324190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-28124305479961064062009-01-15T00:57:00.000-07:002009-01-15T00:57:00.000-07:00Hi Paulo- you bring up some of my concerns as well...Hi Paulo- you bring up some of my concerns as well- a very limited number of high performance coaches in the USA and a to of age-group focused coaches who do not care for high performance athletes. However, I do not believe that a true national coach model is the best model for the USA. You can read all about it in our High Performance Plan if you like or I can debate it with you sometime. I Coach Schnitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110526742839664140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-25441446009474468592008-12-02T21:40:00.000-07:002008-12-02T21:40:00.000-07:00Level 1... anybodyLevel 2... coach guides an athle...Level 1... anybody<BR/><BR/>Level 2... coach guides an athlete who qualifies for their pro card <BR/><BR/>Level 3... pro athlete of said coach qualified to represent the US at an international event<BR/><BR/>Level 4... pro athlete of said coach medaled/podiumed at international event<BR/><BR/>Take the books out of it... make it a merit/results based systemMarkyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386753982753643387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-77625228413644971972008-12-02T21:22:00.000-07:002008-12-02T21:22:00.000-07:00Mr. Jason, Let me pose a question for you...Say yo...Mr. Jason, <BR/><BR/>Let me pose a question for you...<BR/><BR/>Say you have a goal to accomplish at work. In your effort toward accomplishing this goal you are allowed to train others. Now you can choose to train others in a way that will assist you in achieving your goal or you can choose to waste your time and train these others in the finer points of underwater basket weaving when in fact MarkyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386753982753643387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-78122569520104521022008-12-02T17:52:00.000-07:002008-12-02T17:52:00.000-07:00Interesting point Paulo. I agree with your point t...Interesting point Paulo. I agree with your point that much more elite-level coaching needs to be developed. I do however disagree that the current certifications aren't good for the advancement of USAT. It certainly helps the sport grow at a grassroots level, while you're discussing more development of a higher level. I think it should be a more complete approach.<BR/><BR/>I think USAT is gettingJim Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426517044390545605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-62827896685887250042008-12-01T19:46:00.000-07:002008-12-01T19:46:00.000-07:00Jason,At the risk of repeating myself, this discus...Jason,<BR/><BR/>At the risk of repeating myself, this discussion is not about the issues you're bringing up.<BR/><BR/>As a side note, even if I am not well-versed in how USAT works, I would be very surprised if the money coming from membership is used for the Olympic program. I would guess that funding comes from the USOC.Paulo Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-25613925746205567812008-12-01T19:35:00.000-07:002008-12-01T19:35:00.000-07:00I am indeed both an American and a triathlete, but...I am indeed both an American and a triathlete, but, and I'm sure I'm not alone here, I consider ITU-style racing to be a bastardization of the sport I partake in (are there even ITU AG races? I really have no idea.). I already see very little tangible benefit from buying an annual USAT membership, so why should I continue to do so if they were to give up all pretense and only grant jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266007378512002410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-23720931942728534442008-12-01T17:23:00.000-07:002008-12-01T17:23:00.000-07:00What I wrote pertains to the high-performance prog...What I wrote pertains to the high-performance program, it's got nothing to do with the "average racer". <BR/><BR/>I imagine you're an American and a triathlete, so I'm sure you'd be proud to see an American triathlete on podium in London. That is what I am talking about here. I know that as a Portuguese, I enjoyed seeing Vanessa on the podium in Beijing.Paulo Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-1502825090009349582008-12-01T07:43:00.000-07:002008-12-01T07:43:00.000-07:00So you propose making USAT even less relevant to t...So you propose making USAT even less relevant to the average racer?jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266007378512002410noreply@blogger.com