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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 140799" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I was on track. I was not a sprinter. I didn't even get a decent kick going until about 400 meters. My coach woud do things like put me on the relays, short sprints, etc. Why? Because I let him. My mother could have spoken up. I didn't want her to. I could have spoken up. I didn't for about 4 events. I finally said I'd had enough, this was stupid to him, I liked winning and there was no on this earth I was going to win a sprint. He smiled and let me run MY events after that (1500 was the shortest I would run and I wasn't even happy running it). I don't know whether he was trying to see if I would stand up for myself or what, but I do know I would have been furious had my mother opened her mouth for me. At 16, she's old enough to say something if and when she's ready to do so. As you said, others may do it for her, but I wouldn't step in unless you truly feel it is physically harming her. (I'd frequently pass out and/or throw up at the end of a race. It wasn't harming me, just my body having a hissy fit cause I wasn't hydrating myself enough.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 140799, member: 3626"] I was on track. I was not a sprinter. I didn't even get a decent kick going until about 400 meters. My coach woud do things like put me on the relays, short sprints, etc. Why? Because I let him. My mother could have spoken up. I didn't want her to. I could have spoken up. I didn't for about 4 events. I finally said I'd had enough, this was stupid to him, I liked winning and there was no on this earth I was going to win a sprint. He smiled and let me run MY events after that (1500 was the shortest I would run and I wasn't even happy running it). I don't know whether he was trying to see if I would stand up for myself or what, but I do know I would have been furious had my mother opened her mouth for me. At 16, she's old enough to say something if and when she's ready to do so. As you said, others may do it for her, but I wouldn't step in unless you truly feel it is physically harming her. (I'd frequently pass out and/or throw up at the end of a race. It wasn't harming me, just my body having a hissy fit cause I wasn't hydrating myself enough.) [/QUOTE]
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