The one area of OP I'd push back on is the part about learning how to drive or learning how to swim. I don't think the approach of being a new driver or swimmer is similar to being a top 500 at those things while trying to become top 100.
What I resonate with the most is the idea that there are things you can impact (as a coach/organization) and things that you cannot. I don't know if I'd draw the lines the same way, but I strongly believe that a player's development mostly comes down to the individual. The other stuff plays a much smaller part, and how that is actually optimized likely comes down to the individual.
What I resonate with the most is the idea that there are things you can impact (as a coach/organization) and things that you cannot. I don't know if I'd draw the lines the same way, but I strongly believe that a player's development mostly comes down to the individual. The other stuff plays a much smaller part, and how that is actually optimized likely comes down to the individual.