{"comments":{"868827":{"pb_id":"51018","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"868827","comment_id":"868827","member_id":"51018","comment":"I think it is an individual desire and not based on gender. I do believe that females "buy in" to a vision faster and more collectively than males might. Males are naturally a bit individualistic, but when they are brought together into a sort of pseudo tribe they can be so very powerful. Many of the amazing year in and out historical teams are a direct reflection of coaching that works on unifying that individualistic personality. Females just do it quicker.","date_added":"Sep 28th 2013, 3:17am","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":180363,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-51018.png","pb_title":"David Taylor @XCnation","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=51018","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/David-Taylor--XCnation.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1225766"},"868342":{"pb_id":"22070","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"868342","comment_id":"868342","member_id":"22070","comment":"There was a time I would have agreed with Marc about girls being tougher becasue that had been my experience while coaching a boys and girls at the same school. But, I went somewhere else and it was no longer the case. I ended up with a bunch of prima donnas who thought they were hot stuff becasue they could beat all of the teams in their weak conference. That attitude didn't completely change until a few of the girls graduated and some new girls came in. Toughness is a team dynamic that does not depend on gender; if you have a tough coach and couple of tough kids who are leaders and you will have a tough team. What I will say is girls are quicker to bond and buy into the team dynamic, which means if you have a tough team, girls quickly realize what they need to do to fit in.","date_added":"Sep 27th 2013, 7:02am","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":180363,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"TrackCoach","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=22070","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/TrackCoach.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"494630"},"868287":{"pb_id":"4047","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"868287","comment_id":"868287","member_id":"4047","comment":"