OK coach, you lost.
Why?
Wayne Goldsmith argues that in most cases the best athlete wins because of coaching and preparation … not “talent”.
There are exceptions. No matter how good a basketball coach you are, if your team plays the Bulls with Jordan and Pippen in the 1990s, you’ll most likely lose. You’ve been out-talented.
Uchimura on an average day can beat any other gymnast in the world right now on a perfect day.
It’s a good read – Sport Coaching Brain – Winning and Losing: Outplayed or Out-talented?
