That's actually and incredibly easy question to answer lol.My brother, Gabe. Easily.I think a coach's job isn't to tell you what he/she believes is correct, but to understand the player's perspective and guide with that perspective in mind.For example, I think a coach who tells a player "You have to stop shielding" is a bad coach. He/She may just be seeing the shield not working, and thinking "shielding is bad, so stop" without considering why the shield is not working or without considering why the player is choosing to shield a lot. A good coach would understand why the player is shielding, understand exactly what situations the shield isn't working, and guide the player into using the shield more intelligently.A coach is there to fine-tune the player, not to try to make the player become like themselves. For that to happen, the coach must fully understand the player's decision making. If a coach's decisions alone were inherently correct, then the coach and the player should be in switched positions, but that is not the case.My brother understands my decision making better than anyone, and can reshape my view or fine tune it.

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