Talent Alone Won't Win: The Blog

Every season, it looks the same from the outside. A specialist who was reliable all year is suddenly struggling. A guy with proven leg talent starts missing in moments he used to handle. The mechanics get blamed. The routine gets adjusted. The reps increase. And yet the issue doesn’t stabilize. What most coaches don’t realize is this: Pressure isn’t causing the breakdown. It’s exposing a pattern that’s already there. Pressure reveals problems; it doesn’t create them. It doesn

Discipline. For many, the word brings up images of punishment, strict rules, and maybe even a coach’s whistleblowing loudly in the...