Anonymous wrote:I’ll say this as the parent of a D1 track athlete. There’s only so much a high school coach can do. So much of it is just your kid and their own progress and ability and training on their own. There’s no magic outside club that will help.

If the high school coach isn’t helping you, there’s really no need for an outside coach, you can just train on your own. Run and train more than the average high school team based on YouTube and other obvious training resources for college athletes.

My kid was running 50+ miles a week, including a 10 or 11 mile run on weekends, for his distance team. That should be plenty to train. Plus, lots of flexibility and stretching and weightlifting exercises. He probably worked out 2 to 3 hours a day— two with the team and one on his own.

You can run unattached as part of USATF if your kid is hitting the national qualifying times.
If your kid is that good, your high school coach should be able to send them to the national meets (Nike, new balance, etc). Even if the rest of the team isn’t going.

Anonymous wrote:I say this just to understand a little bit better, what grade is your kid in, girl or boy, and what do they want to get recruited for?

Sprints, middle distance, distance? Field?

Also, how are their academics (w gpa and Sat) in what county system or are they in private?

Lastly are you full pay, like $80k?/year?

Anonymous wrote:I’ll say this as the parent of a D1 track athlete. There’s only so much a high school coach can do. So much of it is just your kid and their own progress and ability and training on their own. There’s no magic outside club that will help.

If the high school coach isn’t helping you, there’s really no need for an outside coach, you can just train on your own. Run and train more than the average high school team based on YouTube and other obvious training resources for college athletes.

My kid was running 50+ miles a week, including a 10 or 11 mile run on weekends, for his distance team. That should be plenty to train. Plus, lots of flexibility and stretching and weightlifting exercises. He probably worked out 2 to 3 hours a day— two with the team and one on his own.

You can run unattached as part of USATF if your kid is hitting the national qualifying times.
If your kid is that good, your high school coach should be able to send them to the national meets (Nike, new balance, etc). Even if the rest of the team isn’t going.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Times matter most.

But dig through this forum. There was a thread from a few months ago where a kid was likely moving to club track instead of high school track, and his school coach was being nasty about it. My kids' coach would be the same.

Is there a major reason why your child would want to run club instead of school?

That was my post. There was a mini detente with the HS coach and Dc went back to his high school team and has been training with them but is still frustrated with the training. He loves his school but loves track more, wants to be recruited and feels like the HS coaching isn’t helping him or the other sprinters.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it matters- the thing that matters is the times. So, if it is HS or club- times are what counts. There are homeschooled kids running unattached at big meets and they have good times so their recruiting changes are based on that

Anonymous wrote:Times matter most.

But dig through this forum. There was a thread from a few months ago where a kid was likely moving to club track instead of high school track, and his school coach was being nasty about it. My kids' coach would be the same.

Is there a major reason why your child would want to run club instead of school?

Anonymous wrote:Yes, exactly. Consistency in training, which you can get from a high school team, and innate talent with good times are what stand out and get you recruited. It’s not like other team sports like soccer for recruiting.