wow...that really got to you, didn't it? that was me. remember me? i used to be under CertifiedJatt; don't worry, the mods know.
Yeah, I remember you ducked for cover once I mentioned it in a post. Didnt see you for awhile. Kidding!
And no, you shouldn't flatter yourself, it didn't get to me. Well, maybe it did but in a different way. Perhaps it was the most twilight zone comment I have read in the years I have been here.
I remember spitting out my beer reading it and laughing real hard. So in that way? Yes, it did get to me.
i was banned because i forgot my password and the email to which my password would've been sent....so i had to create a new account in consultation with a mod.
i said it before, Bungalo and I'll say it again ( i'll start off civil but i'll count on you to make it otherwise):
You always start out civil? Why do certain people lack any sort of self-reflection and self-regulation? Why do people who are just as guilty starting conflict the one's that seem to think they are the victims of the conflicts they actually started?
Do you honestly think I believe you start things off civil all the time? Maybe sometimes you do, but you don't all the time that is for sure.
1. footwork is about efficiency. in tennis, efficiency means getting to the ball exactly when you want to get there with the least amount of effort. footwork drills MAY do that, but efficiency is not INHERENT in footwork drills. players move differently. and teaching them a finite number of drill does not make them move better. it's exactly like memorizing the formulas for a math test, instead of understanding the fundamentals.
Dont know how you can say efficiency development is not inherent in footwork drills when that is exactly why they are developed, how they are developed, and what they are for.
Players do move differently, however, not all players move in the most effective and efficient way. proven and common ways to get better. That is where we disagree.
But didn't we go around and around about this? ANd how did it end? With me providing examples and evidence that supported what I was saying and didn't support what you were saying. It was right about that time you started resorting to personal insults I believe.
No matter what you say Certified, I will always disagree with you that footwork is natural and that everyone should just run to the ball.
2. the problem with coaching is that coaches aren't held accountable. they can make whatever claim they want, without showing a CAUSAL link between what they're saying and how it's helping a player. providing examples of players is not proof. that's like saying "if you wear a red shirt, you will win" and then pointing to federer winning in hamburg wearing a red shirt and saying "see, he wore a red shirt and he won."
I think the issue you have is you think EVERY coach thinks like this. You take a few samples and derive your conclusion based on a limited sample. Further, you tend to exaggerate and go to an extreme on things.
Coaches are held accountable. If a player isn't getting their money's worth depending on a players goals, a player can stop paying. If the coach continues to lose students due to faulty instruction, they starve.
A good coach will always depend on a students desire to practice what was learned in a lesson or a drill. Without practice, your risk of turning knowledge into performance is greatly reduced.
Student: "I took five lessons and never improved. It was a waste of time and a ripoff. All tennis coaches are ripoffs and students are wasting their money."
Coach: "Well, did you practice what you learned in that hour lesson?"
Student: "Practice? I paid the coach to make me a better tennis player. I don't think I need to practice if I am paying him to make me a better tennis player."
You sound like a patient who didnt take his medicine after being diagnosed and a prescription was issued to help you get better. Later, you blamed it on the Doctor for not making you get better. Yeah, right.
In essence, if a studnet doesn't apply what they learned in a lesson they paid for - your fired.
The other thing about lessons is sometime for several weeks you are working on the same thing. The amount of new information has diminished and the lessons are mainly focused on developing good habits. Sometimes students get bored and bad mouth the coach for not teaching them something new everytime they get taught.
Unrealistic expectations from the student side is rarely considered.
beyond teaching how to hold the racket (which itself can be learned through a page out of a book, through trial and error, etc.) coaches do nothing. they may serve as shrinks at the professional level. but at the non-professional level, they exist merely out of tradition.
no coach has invented a shot; players invent it. and players invent shots when they go AGAINST THE CONVENTION, i.e., against what is taught. therefore, coaches inhibit progress by teaching everyone the same nonsense day after day.
Yeah, disagree big time. I have taught many players that have learned on their own and they can't get out of a slump even after filmiing themselves, watching pro players, etc...and they need something else. A coach can be a valuable tool in this situation.
I think what you need to do is appreciate that you have the ability, desire, and know how to learn on your own. This does not apply to everyone and many people have benefited from having an on-going coach which you seem to ignore in your analysis and beliefs.
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