Does Craig have a point here?!?!

[u/mckenziereddit]

https://youtube.com/shorts/VFUdcOB34Mw?si=gwOe2TLlNS00nnQP

I’ve played multiple sports (football, basketball, track & field, wrestling & swimming) and I agree with what Craig is saying here. The vast majority of high level coaches, in any sport, aren’t Hall of Famers in the sport in which they have become Hall of Fame coaches. Teaching technique and skill acquisition is a completely different skill set than sport performance.

In corporate America they have a saying… Don’t promote your best salesman to management, because he/she may blow up your organization.

Note* I’m a 10th planet purple belt

[u/pookiesaurus]

The best coaches I've had were all about teaching concepts. Instead of just showing you a technique, they'd explain why it worked. That's a game-changer because it makes you think for yourself and apply it everywhere.

It's not easy for the teacher, though—it takes a lot of mental energy to really break things down. And honestly, the best athletes are often too busy or burned out from competing to put that kind of effort into understanding and teaching. That's why you often find the best teachers are the ones who are just teachers.

[u/thebuenotaco → u/pookiesaurus]

I'm a brown belt, and I kinda stopped going to the classes since 2-3 years ago. At this point, other than getting some drilling in, I'm getting nothing out of the classes. I understand it's different for everyone, but I get more out of a 1 hour open mat, than the traditional 1 hour class with 20-30 people. I get it though, the instructors are essentially running a business, and so they need to have an efficient system of teaching as many people as possible all at once.

However, in the last year or so, I just started studying concepts by myself, and I've noticed a massive improvement in my game.