We were a tiny bit surprised when our Running target coach switched to Pistol.
How about THIS switch:
"China's first Olympic gold medalist and head coach of the gold-laden shooting team was named at the end of 2004 a top official of Chinese fencing and cycling, the two sports which closely missed Olympic gold in Athens."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004- ... 331557.htm
(full article in english)
Xu HaiFeng won China's first gold in LA in '84 in 50m Pistol
"It is a big challenge for I know little about cycling and fencing," said the 47-year-old Xu
This oughta be interesting
Poole
- Service Rifle shooter who switched to Air Pistol :)
http://arizona.rifleshooting.com/
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"A top official" might not be the same thing as "Coach."
Also, management expertise (required for a "Top Official") and knowledge of the discipline (required for a coach) are not necessarily mutually exclusive . . .
. . . although it appears they generally do not seem to overlap much . . .
the skills of management, coaching, and performance might fall into the category of "You only get so many blessings in one life." Therefore, maybe we shouldn't expect a lot of overlap between world class CEOs, Coaches, and Competitors.
Steve Swartz
Also, management expertise (required for a "Top Official") and knowledge of the discipline (required for a coach) are not necessarily mutually exclusive . . .
. . . although it appears they generally do not seem to overlap much . . .
the skills of management, coaching, and performance might fall into the category of "You only get so many blessings in one life." Therefore, maybe we shouldn't expect a lot of overlap between world class CEOs, Coaches, and Competitors.
Steve Swartz