tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754842016871116779.post7965000249292547459..comments2023-10-29T08:37:45.489-07:00Comments on Track Chat: The Future of Coaching (2)tonywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865840248846651461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754842016871116779.post-6933747193230963772008-07-25T13:11:00.000-07:002008-07-25T13:11:00.000-07:00Given the fact that uka no longer think developmen...Given the fact that uka no longer think development of anything is within their remit, we might be in with a chance?<BR/>Whether or not England Athletics can pick up the baton remains to be seen, but if they do I hope they take a very different direction.<BR/>The academy system set up by uka (and now abandoned) paid coaches. The problem is that it paid coaches to coach the few athletes at u17 & u20 level who were already capable of performing at a decent level. In my experience few of them turned up, and even less of them turned up with their coaches to generate the sort of debate that is needed at that level. So money was spent on a few at the top of a precarious pyramid. Perhaps we can now hope that development is done with relative novices and their coaches able to attend sessions, so that we can begin to build a base of competent coaches and athletes.petehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539737399513146679noreply@blogger.com