Giving credit where credit is due? (survey)
Here’s an issue that I’m amazed is an issue,
because it shouldn’t be. And since it’s been brought up to
me a few times lately, that must mean it’s time
to take the issue to the people.
So I want to get *your* opinion on the subject.
Click here to take my quick survey.
Before I send you to the results, here’s my take:
First, I don’t really care who gets credit. You
want it, take it. You don’t want me to have it?
Cool. Because I don’t really care. All I really
care about is whether or not the athletes I’m
paid to coach achieve the objectives they set out
to achieve at the beginning of the season.
Beyond that, everyone’s Ego can battle to the
death to make sure noone else is perceived as
getting a little to big for their britches.
That’s why I believe:
The athletes get all the credit. It’s my job
to make them fast. Why should I get credit for
doing my job? Why should the parents, school
or head coach get all the credit for doing their
job?
All I say is “Run 30 meters and tell me what it
felt like.”
The athlete has to execute, perform under pressure,
run the workouts, lift the weights. They get the
credit. All credit should be deflected to them.
If I say “My 4×200 team ran the 7th fastest time
in state history” that’s not me taking credit.
It’s pointing out a fact. My job was simply not
to screw it up for the athletes.
Sure, you could argue I should have said *THE*
4×2 team instead of *MY* 4×2 team.
But I’m not going to get into the psychology
behind why that minor semantic issue would
bother someone. I want to, but I won’t.
That said, I can agree that everyone should get
the credit. But that’s just too clean and nicey
nice for me. If everyone gets credit than noone
gets credit. Therefore just give all the credit
to the athletes.
Without them we couldn’t even have this conversation.
To your success,
Latif Thomas
