| Having a coach to see and guide you through a | | | | He knows too well that champions come from a |
| competition is not enough to be an ace athlete. | | | | relay of skills and wisdom, or a technology |
| Someone must coach you until you reach | | | | transfer, and not from those who start out from |
| mastery. That someone ought to be a real | | | | scratch. |
| athlete himself, coached or "fathered" through a | | | | You cannot train yourself, or train alone, and |
| long process by a qualified "father" in athletic | | | | come out champion. You cannot also have |
| training. | | | | amateur coaches train you to be champion. You |
| A "father" in training is a battle-hardened master | | | | have to feed from the experiences of those who |
| armed with a wealth of experience in his chosen | | | | had been there before, saw real tough actions, |
| field. He is not only knowledgeable in it; he can be | | | | and really made it to the top. They may be |
| considered an epitome in the field. He has seen | | | | likened to a lighthouse that points out what is right |
| lots of actions and has been part of them, and he | | | | and what is wrong, separating fact from myth. |
| knows every nook and cranny of the arena. | | | | An athletic player acquires knowledge and skill |
| He is so familiar with the "feeling" of being out | | | | mostly from his own experiences. He may |
| there where the action is. He knows that real | | | | upgrade that by joining competitions and by |
| sports encounters are alive; meaning anything can | | | | wearing colorful uniforms, and subjecting himself |
| happen out there, and no pattern or formula can | | | | periodically to coaches. He occasionally reads |
| compare to live, on-the-spot events. | | | | books about the game. He may even be awarded |
| It is only the accurate judgment and experience | | | | best player. However, he does not make a career |
| of the wise that can cope up with live events. He | | | | out of it. Eventually, he drops out from the scene |
| is also so sensitive to the right and wrong forms, | | | | and the sport altogether. He will have good stories |
| including the executions of a technique, the timing, | | | | to tell about how he used to be this and that, but |
| and the right effects. All these can only be | | | | people may not be able to trace his stories |
| available to a real "father" of sports training. | | | | because of his now bloated physique due to the |
| Some coaches are mere P.E. teachers, or at best, | | | | absence of training. |
| athletic players once upon a time. They can help | | | | An ace athlete, on the other hand, is a "son." He |
| some; but at times, they can be more of | | | | has a "father" who raises him up, and this athlete |
| hindrances than wise guides for trainees. | | | | is aware that he is not just being raised up to win |
| They will tend to be bookish and stick to "what | | | | an event or a couple of events; he is being raised |
| the book says," or to what they have learned in | | | | up to be a father to raise up other sons |
| school, or to what they have experienced in | | | | someday. Unlike the athletic player who would |
| amateur contests. Without mastery (through real, | | | | point to rusted trophies and medals and photos of |
| professional sports encounters), they lack the | | | | victories as his proof of being once in the sport, |
| sense to know that aside from mastering basic | | | | real athletes point to actual "fathers" who have |
| forms or moves, you have to be flexible and | | | | trained them and from whom they have received |
| adaptable to unexpected things that are likely to | | | | "trade secrets" for success. They also point to |
| happen out there in the actual arena. Only | | | | actual athletes and champions they have |
| seasoned sports "fathers" will be able to divulge | | | | personally trained and "fathered" to pass on the |
| these details and wisdom to trainee-"sons." | | | | heritage for generations to come. |
| In his skills and experience, a "father" trainer | | | | An ace athlete not only aims to be a champion, |
| patiently raises up "sons" to continue his calling, or | | | | but lives to develop other champions as well. |
| pass down his mission to succeeding generations. | | | | |