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Article #106: Why Ace Athletes Must Be "Fathered"

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






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