:laugh: I have heard Coach Jones from Gallatin say " you will run until I get tired and I am feeling pretty fresh right now":walk: :laugh:

I'd probaby make my team run if I was the academic team coach.

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Thanks for the welcome,

 

Why don't they make "regular students" run as a form of discipline?

Because "regular students" can refuse to run. What are they going to do if they refuse to run take away their birthday?

And we wonder whats wrong with our student/athletes today

Long gone are the days of coaches abusing their positions and hurting kids with their "discipline." When parents or fans start to question what goes on at practice things start going bad. Trust the coaches to do their job. You start putting limits on what goes on in practice and you end up with an angry coach and soft players.

"From that point on, whenever I had to be somewhere...I was running."

 

Run, Forrest, Run

Running as punishment was always a driving factor for me, you knew immediately after the game if tomorrow would be a "long" practice.

Lets not, run the players, get on the players, discipline the players, ask them to keep the grades up, ask them to be on time for practice and games, ect... and when the team does not win lets get a new coach!

 

Running has always been a part of any sport and a little extra incentive after a bad game or practice will only help condition the team and maybe help them focus on the mistakes being made. Lets not look at this as punishment, but as a way to limit and correct mistakes and make the team better. If a coach is making your son run than there must be a reason. Accept that reason and understand the that coach is only trying to make your son and the team better.

Lets not, run the players, get on the players, discipline the players, ask them to keep the grades up, ask them to be on time for practice and games, ect... and when the team does not win lets get a new coach!

 

Running has always been a part of any sport and a little extra incentive after a bad game or practice will only help condition the team and maybe help them focus on the mistakes being made. Lets not look at this as punishment, but as a way to limit and correct mistakes and make the team better. If a coach is making your son run than there must be a reason. Accept that reason and understand the that coach is only trying to make your son and the team better.

 

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I think running for conditioning is great but running for punishment just plants a negitive in the mind when it comes to running!

 

There are other ways to punish players, but in sports other than track and cross country this is one of the most effective. Running should not be used as punishment for track and cross country because that is the sport (unless you are a thrower or jumper). I have kids do log rolls, bear crawls, etc. for punishment during track season. Kids hate them and it gets their attention.

Well I think that is obvious. To much of anything is bad for you.

Well, isn't that what was asked at the begining of the thread, if there was ever too much? But most people are answering 'No.'

Running is just a part of the discipline of basketball. It's been going on for forever. Not only is it punishment but it also is a great way to do conditioning. I remember the days of running bleachers or doing suicides 10 straight times. At the time it sucked, but come gameday it helped to give you that extra something in the 4th quarter.

 

I don't buy the argument that it gives kids negative vibes in their minds or about running. I'm a teacher and have attempted to be brainwashed by the Kentucky education system that you can't make kids write anymore for punishment or it will make them not like writing; you can't tell them that they did poorly on an assignment because it may hurt their self esteem; you can't give grades in elementary primary schools for the same reason.

 

These are all things that build character, but instead people have taken these things away and it just weakens our youth. I say run'em, spank'em, make them write until their hand falls off, and plant that big red "F" on top of their paper. It lets them know that they need to work harder; something that our youth needs to know and understand.

Hey fridaymorning. I like the question, it gets people thinking a little. I think there is a line that can be crossed. I like to condition kids with balls in their hands. They can run and still touch a ball.

As far as punishment their definitely is a line. I feel like the game has changed and it is a different time for young kids.

Well, isn't that what was asked at the begining of the thread, if there was ever too much? But most people are answering 'No.'

Ok running for a Day straight is bad for you yes. Running for MAYBE an hour or 2 at practice. Not a chance.

Running is fine for punsihment, what would you have them to do go sit in timeout? That is a major part of what is wrong with kids & society over the last 20 years or so!