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Do you think members of teams’ coaching and training staffs should be in the same or better physical shape as the athletes they guide?

 

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Posted - December 26, 2021
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  • 17592
    Ha ha!  No.  Sixty-year-old-plus coaches will not be in the same physical condition as their players.  Expecting reasonable age-appropriate body fitness can be somewhat expected by those who choose to judge on this subject.    It matters not to me, actually.   
      December 26, 2021 6:36 PM MST
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  • 44603
    The physical trainers...yeah. I knew the trainer for the Cincinnati Reds. He was in excellent shape.
      December 26, 2021 7:26 PM MST
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  • 10996
    Not unless it's necessary to do their job. It could be discriminatory. 
      December 26, 2021 9:26 PM MST
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  • 13395
    Sure, if they are in about the same age group.
      December 26, 2021 9:52 PM MST
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  • 16763
    Unrealistic. Joe Paterno was coaching the Nittany Lions into his 80s.

    Most coaches are retired athletes. They retire because they're old as dirt and their bodies can't do what they used to.
      December 26, 2021 11:21 PM MST
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  • 6023
    "Old as dirt"?

    Most athletes don't last past their 30s, due to injuries and strain on their bodies from the sport.
    That's part of why their salaries are so ridiculous.
      December 27, 2021 7:47 AM MST
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  • 34251
    No. They just need to be able to communicate what they want the players to do.
      December 27, 2021 4:45 AM MST
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