For what it's worth, I believe that more than a few gymnastics coaches were never particularly good at gymnastics (if they even did them). Anyway, I think coaching and being a good racer are two different skill sets. A coach should be able to describe or motivate his client to be able to perform certain skills, but that doesn't really mean they had to have been good at performing those skills themselves. They may have known what was required to be a successful racer but simply lacked the power to actually succeed at doing those things.
-- tanx, Howard
Faberge eggs are elegant but I prefer Faberge bacon.
The great coaches did not play the game at high levels. Scotty Bowman, Casey Stengal, Tom Landry to name but a few.
It could certainly be argued that Scotty *coached* at a beginning level and as his experience grew he coached at higher and higher levels until the NHL expansion at which time I believe he landed a coaching job with the Blues ?
And as a Junior - Playing in Canada was certainly at a *much* higher level than a Cat III in my opinion.
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:31:51 -0700, Howard Kveck <[email hidden]>
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RonSonic said:
Landry was an excellent pro defensive back.
And Casey Stengel played in the majors.
For what it's worth, I believe that more than a few gymnastics coaches were never particularly good at gymnastics (if they even did them). Anyway, I think coaching and being a good racer are two different skill sets. A coach should be able to describe or motivate his client to be able to perform certain skills, but that doesn't really mean they had to have been good at performing those skills themselves. They may have known what was required to be a successful racer but simply lacked the power to actually succeed at doing those things.
That's the coach I"m looking for. The one who may not have had physical gifts, but figured out how to do well anyway. I don't know how much of that applies in cycling, where a smart guy makes up for a lack of physical talent. I do know there are guys who are almost too smart for the game who are better as coaches.
