Re: RC: WEC Team Riding

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Wendy,

You hit it on the head. It is not the quality or horses or riders that we lack, it is
the quality of coaching that we lack.

Truman

"guest@endurance.net" wrote:

> Wendy Merendini merendiniws@navair.navy.mil
> Teddy wrote:
> A good part of team strategy is good leadership and good statistics, i.e.,knowing
> just where the other teams are in relation to your team and adjusting your riding
> accordingly.  THAT's what we were lacking in France, and,IMO, has ALWAYS been
> lacking....
>
> This is so very true!  At the 1998 WEC in Dubai I did not
> know what place I was in all day!
> I was not even certain that I was in the top ten when I
> crossed the finishline!  It is
> a very frustrating to ride "blind" in a race of this
> significance.  I never knew where my teammates were and
> did not have a clue as to how they were doing.  The USA is
> going to have to get much smarter in how to coach team
> riders if we are going to be consistently successful in
> team competitions.
>
> Wendy Merendini