The player's individual development is principally the outcome of the player's internal motivation to improve. Coaches don't push that motivation into a player. Coaches serve to inspire that player to find the motivation and ultimately, the grit needed to become better.
It's that grit that pushes the player to spend the extra time on her own improving skill or expanding fitness or learning the game and how it's played at a deeper and higher level.
It's down to the one attribute that leads to greatness above all other attributes......persistence.
A good coach creates a culture in which motivated players apply themselves to make themselves better. He or she inspires them to apply themselves.
But don't be confused, this is almost all within the mind and heart of the player. Learning is an internal thing. Player development is driven far more by internal machinations than anything a coach can do.
It's that grit that pushes the player to spend the extra time on her own improving skill or expanding fitness or learning the game and how it's played at a deeper and higher level.
It's down to the one attribute that leads to greatness above all other attributes......persistence.
A good coach creates a culture in which motivated players apply themselves to make themselves better. He or she inspires them to apply themselves.
But don't be confused, this is almost all within the mind and heart of the player. Learning is an internal thing. Player development is driven far more by internal machinations than anything a coach can do.
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