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This whole theory of yours is self-defeating and contradictory. The truth is it is on both the player and the coach. I mean, are you actually saying player development is solely the responsibility of the player, and not the coach getting paid six (or seven) figures to maximize each player's...

Reading books about football. Madden. Osmosis. But definitely not by being taught those techniques through proper coaching, drills, and repetition.

I suspect if Josh Norman's coach had put several other Josh Normans in the NFL, you'd know his name. The ugly truth is there are many reasons why recruits may exceed or fail to meet expectations that have nothing to do with coaching or development.

It seems like every year somebody Tweets a stat like this. Shouldn't surprise anyone, or lead to any groundbreaking conclusions. There were about 2600 HS players signed to FBS in the 2020 class. Only about 30 5*, plus about 370 4* players. So there were about 2200 HS players signed that were...

Teaching a kid proper technique (in the gym or elsewhere) isn't anywhere near as hard as teaching a kid that he needs to be in the gym (or elsewhere) working on maximizing his ability. Getting them to do it "on their own time" is where it gets difficult. Some kids walk through the door with that...

I believe the bests staffs can do both: identify and recruit self-motivated kids with good intangible traits, and instill/teach/cultivate those traits in kids with high athletic potential but who may lack the desired intangibles. Obviously depends on the kid, but I have little doubt that some of...