I don’t understand the following argument:
“Players from previous generations had more skill.”
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“Players from previous generations were three-sport athletes.”
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“Players from previous generations played more pickup games.”
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“Players need to specialize earlier and train privately with individual coaches to improve their skills.” […]
Chris Devenski is a reliever for the Houston Astros. He has been one of the best relievers this season on the best team in baseball. […]
I coach an u16 boys team in a small, local league. The teams are unbalanced and range from u15s to teams filled with graduating seniors who are college bound on basketball scholarships. […]
Seventeen years after I first was hired as an assistant college basketball coach, I was hired as a part-time head coach at the junior college level. I would like to think that I have earned the opportunity with my work and persistence, but the actual process of landing the job was good fortune and luck. Because many people ask how to get such and such job, here is my story (following my story of how I was hired to coach in Europe). […]