Old Enlisted Marine
The only title better than Marine is DAD
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2021
- Messages
- 571
Running aka track or cross country, my sport is yours sports punishment. Wrestling the first sport I ever truly loved. No one does well in wrestling unless they love it and are willing to sacrifice. I know someone will say I sacrificed for fill in the blank, but try not eating for days to make weight and then getting on a mat with some dude who looks like he was chiseled out of stone.Just chewing the cud here. Has anyone ever seen a candidate run track or serve as treasurer of the ABCD club for a year with no other athletics or leadership, and have it be impactful on the admission of said candidate?
I’ve coached football at one and baseball at three of the high schools I’ve taught. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the recommendation to run track to get in shape for baseball or ‘rassle to get in shape for football. Not one track or ‘rasslin coach I’ve ever asked has said they operate a charity for kids who need to get in shape or put a check in the box for admission somewhere. The handful of coaches I’ve asked about this know it happens and told me the kids never stick around past the first week of the season.