Eight former UA athletes detail `rotten culture` in track and field program


Eight former UA athletes detail `rotten culture` in track and field program


.....Among their claims:
  • Female athletes were subjected to public weigh-ins and required to track food and calories consumed — practices experts say can cause and perpetuate eating disorders.
  • Some runners were pushed by coaches and support staffers to overtrain, often while injured, raising their risk for injury or permanent damage.
  • Less successful athletes were ignored or punished for breaking minor rules, while some more successful athletes were given repeated passes for breaking team and school rules.
  • Serious mental health issues were neglected or glossed over by coaches.....
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Bethany`s Notes: I post this story to bring awareness we can always do better. Everyone situation has 2 sides (or 3, your side, their side, and the truth). My hope with this post is just to bring awareness and to be able to review your own coaching style and your interactions with your student athletes.

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