Why aren’t sports trainers for world-class players as good as the people they train?
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Few top people in any discipline understand the actual reasons why they got on top, what made them better. They often think they do, until the competition figures it out and emulate the one on top, and catch up/pass them. To get a real understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, you need an outside unbiased point of view.
Different jobs also have different skillsets. A trainer’s job is to have a sharp mind, and keep you focused. You can be the best tennis player in the world today, but if you want to stay on topo for longer, you need to stay in top physical shape, which requires highly specialized training regimen which most athletes don’t have the education (biology, among other things) to figure out.
Trainers also keep you focused. When things go wrong in your life, thy help you not letting that get in the way of your training. when things go really good, they try and help you resist temptations and overconfidence.
Because it is a whole different job than being an actual athlete, none of these tasks requires the coach to be able to do what the athlete does.
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