Guest guest Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Very interesting post regarding the Soviet training system. Many of the insights corroborate much of what Tabachnik noted in his article to Soviet Sport magazine: conditions of life, facilities and equipment, and the political system and leadership as being disadvantages. I have no direct stories regarding athletes, but I do have an interesting account which gave me a different view of the condition of life in the Soviet Bloc. Back in 1973 I was working at an architectural supply firm in Chicago. I was riding in the elevator with Andrzej, a recently hired Polish custodian. He had a small notepad with him, and was writing a bunch of numbers. I asked him what he was doing, and he responded: " Is equations. Is hobby for me. I'm physicist. In Poland I worked at nuclear power plant. " He said he was making more money at Alfred Mossner as a non-union custodian than he was at his power plant in Poland. I still remember his explanation: " For me, America is Klondike. " Incidentally, Tabachnik did note the disadvantages of the American training and restoration methods: lack of preparation of youth and limited coaching qualifications. Basically, he said that American training " has no system. " Ken Jakalski Lisle HS Lisle, IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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