<p>Hi,
I'm a junior and hoping to be recruited to run at an ivy league school. I've had some on and off calf problems this xc season (tightness etc) and I am curious to know whether it would be beneficial or not to let the college coaches know (so they know my times were affected). Or would telling them be negative, because I would seem prone to injury. (I had a heel growth plate injury sophomore yr as well)</p>
<p>Teddy, you have started many many threads on getting recruited to an Ivy league school … and my overriding piece advice is to relax and do your best academically and athletically and then WHEN you have achieved your best academically and athletically figure out what your options are. If your accomplishments lead you to an Ivy as a recruited runner; that’s great … if they lead you to a NESCAC school as a recruited runner; that’s great also … if you can attend an Ivy and not run; that’s great also … etc.</p>
<p>I am not an expert but I’m 99% sure there is no coach that wants to hear from a possible recruit every 2-4 weeks (the time between your new threads) about minor events … they want to hear you have the academic chops for their school or that you’ve had a recent significant accomplishment athletically (new PR or excellent placement in a big meet).</p>
<p>teddy–coaches mostly look at PR’s. They don’t have the time or interest to be following the results of every minor dual meet or conference meet you run. They will check out at your milesplit profile to see trends, and will look for your times on courses they are familiar with, which tend to be championship courses.</p>
<p>Besides, tightness is not that serious, is it? Shouldn’t your school trainer be able to help that with massage or something?</p>