ThrowsCoach
Manoa, HI
Male, 52
I am a track and field coach and my specialties are in the throwing events namely, the shot, the discus the hammer and the javelin. The training involves a lot of strength training as well as technical development. My other responsibility is in recruiting men and women (in this case women only as I am with an all female team), to represent the university in various collegiate competitions.
Over the years, the percentage of athletes who play for four years, not counting dual sport athletes, 97%.
The shot put is based on the ability to throw. There are 2 types of technique, the spin technique and the glide technique. Both are highly effective, depending on the skill of the athlete. it can be argued that the spin suits the "smaller" athlete as compared to the glide which, favors the bigger bulkier athlete. But irregardless of the style the ability to throw well is based on technique.
The students have a set schedule, where they are encouraged to alert their professors that they are student-athletes and provide the professors with their travel schedule before going on the road. Regarding time to handle school work, the internet has become a great source of allowing the students to maintain their classes as well as provide the ability to submit their papers and homework. As for energy concerns, athletes have to pass a physical before they are allowed to participate with the team. if there are any health problems the Athletic department has a medical staff to address any concerns.
The admissions standards are in general the same for students as it is for student-athletes. The NCAA does have requirements for student-athletes to be eligible to participate in college sports and meeting the minimum requirements is a combination of g.p.a and SAT/ACT.
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Did the US economic collapse cause a surge in disability applicants?For the most part, athletes involved in athletics, are doing so by choice. They are having a college experience, but it is one that includes Athletics. Athletics does not stop a student from going to parties nor "hanging out" with friends. The choice to participate in sports is the choice made by the students and usually your education is paid for by scholarship for your participation in sports. So there is a financial as well as a personal satisfaction gained by being involved in college sports. Your commitment is reflected by the the college's commitment vis a vis scholarship.
Track and Field and Cross Coutry are year round sports. Sometimes athletes are talented enough to be abe to contribute at a collegiate level in more than one sport. In general, if an athlete is in Track and Field, he/she will concentrate soley on Track and field. there are the exceptions, such as offensive or defensive linemen who may have thrown a Shot or a Discus in high school and they are good enough to continue that process into college. Perhaps one of the greatest examples of this, is Michael Carter. Michael is the national high school record holder in the Shot at 81'3 1/2" set in 1979 and he did that during his off-season in Football! He went on to win 7 NCAA titles in the Shot and is the 1984 Olympic Silver medalist in the Shot and then went on to win a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers in 1985. So I would say that the commitment to your sport(s) is reslly determined by your abilities and though very tough it is possible. So the most common dual sport athlete is Football and Track for the men, and Volleyball and Track for the women.
If you were to look at the number of countries participating in Track and Field (over 200 at Olympics and World Championships), you could say Track and Field is one of the biggest sports world wide. At the collegiate level, Football, Basketball and Baseball are very important, that does not diminish Track and Field because usually the success of those programs, in particular Football, allows Track and Field to flourish in the collegiate setting.
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