Who learns quicker? The kid who wants to hit the skin off the ball. Or the kid who watches and tracks the ball.
Coaching is seen as a way to speed things up. And that might just be confusing for a youth coach.
Toni Nadal, noticed something different when he threw a ball at his nephew Rafa Nadal. He moved towards the ball, the other kids just stood there. Rafa Nadal was watching, tracking the ball, and then deciding when to move. The others had no decision to make, they just waited.
The role of a youth coach is to develop context, not speed.
