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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What has the world come to?  Everyone that rich?[/quote]

Not sure why it's that different from private music lessons vs group lessons. My kid runs track. There are about 80-100 kids on the team depending on the season. So not a lot of personal attention. A private coach on form/strategy would be useful. [/quote]

Perhaps.  But coaches are typically pretty good at recognizing the ones with talent and giving them attention.  Even with our hs's track team of over 150, the coaches can tell you who has potential.  They may miss some kids who have a deep desire, but these kids too will typically make themselves known over time.   TBH, if you feel your kid can't do it without their own running coach, they don't have it.   I say this as someone who ran in college myself and knows several kids who are elite runners. [/quote]

PP here - actually my DC has been recruited to run in college and has been to the state championships several times now so at least has some of it.  But that doesn't mean she still couldn't use some help to continue to improve.  The coach simply doesn't have the time to work with the kids individually.  As you must know at this level it comes down to seconds/fractions of seconds so it's the small things that make a difference. [/quote]

I hear what you're saying,PP.  But obviously, since your daughter has been recruited to run in college, she did not need individual coaching to get there.  Probably every athlete in the world would benefit from having an individual coach -- and certainly world class athletes have them.  But in this area I think the individual coaching often falls into the arena of trying to push someone of means something that they couldn't achieve on their own.  The world is changing, I know, but figuring out something for yourself and using your hard work and ingenuity to get it -- without mommy and daddy's or some paid help is still a valuable skill to have.   I hate to think private coaches would become another must-have like tutors, where in certain neighborhoods parents feel their kids need them, just to keep up -- or to achieve at the level the parents would like them to.   Can't see how a well-regarded sports camp couldn't provide what most kids need -- particularly those who want it.  [/quote]

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