- Dec 7, 2011
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I am gonna hit this topic one last time, but this time directly in its own thread.
I have been in and around sports for a long time.
The one thing that never ceases to amaze me is the inability for "good" coaches to differentiate between skills and competitive passion. I have seen sooo many coaches get in awe of raw skill and end up wondering why there is failure to compete when the athlete has no gritty "accept no loss" passion.
As an example of extremes i always refer to Mike Singletary. He was short on skills but long on grit. Pete Rose was like this too. These folks i would want with me in battle.
Then in contrast are those that can just have the most amazing play-making skills but when ya need that gritty moment out of them they fold.
Why cant 50% coaches see this quality (or lack thereof) in athletes?
I have been in and around sports for a long time.
The one thing that never ceases to amaze me is the inability for "good" coaches to differentiate between skills and competitive passion. I have seen sooo many coaches get in awe of raw skill and end up wondering why there is failure to compete when the athlete has no gritty "accept no loss" passion.
As an example of extremes i always refer to Mike Singletary. He was short on skills but long on grit. Pete Rose was like this too. These folks i would want with me in battle.
Then in contrast are those that can just have the most amazing play-making skills but when ya need that gritty moment out of them they fold.
Why cant 50% coaches see this quality (or lack thereof) in athletes?