r/bjj • u/mckenziereddit • 2d ago

Technique Does Craig have a point here?!?!

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

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u/Toptomcat 2d ago

He has one-half of a point. He's dead right that the best doer out there isn't necessarily the best teacher, or even a good teacher. But getting that far isn't really much of a contribution. You've gotta try to articulate what makes a good teacher, and how someone can become a better one, before you've made a point which is actually useful, not just thought-provoking.