xKoToVxSyNdRoMe;1402205 wrote:I've coached shot put and discus for a little while and it is pretty hard to teach kids. A ton of technical things to it, progress takes a while, and some concepts are really hard for kids to grasp.
I'm guessing the other field events like pole vault would be hard as well. Not going to argue these are the absolute hardest things to coach and I'll probably get blasted for mentioning anything track related but it can be challenging.
No grief from me, I have coached varsity shot and disc, and am now coaching jr hi track with my wife and I handle the shot and disc. It is a tough thing to teach a kid to throw the shot and disc. It correlates with no other sport, the shot motion and the release of the disc takes time.
I had a young lady last year that just couldnt grasp the concept of centrifugal force holding the disc and she woudl hold it vertical causing the disc to flip in the air. She still threw it 60 plus feet. I worked and worked and couldnt get her to trust in physics, so I finally said, can you palm it? She tried and she could and she ended up winning our league meet as a 7th grader with a throw of 85 feet! lol Once she felt how it should be released, it clicked and she was able to throw without palming it, but I was at my wits end trying to figure out how to fix it.
I only played baseball for 4 years, and feel confident in coaching young kids baseball. Matter of fact I will be coaching my sons B ball team this summer. I have coached football from 3rd grade to varsity and basketball same thing and the shot and disc is the hardest, IMO.
