Difficult to Be a Great Coach
In contrast to the proposition that it is relatively easy to be a good coach, it appears to be much more difficult to become a great coach. In a general sense, it is difficult to become a true expert in any complex endeavor (Colvin, 2008; Ericsson, 2006). Typically, the development of expertise in a complex activity such as chess, competitive sports, musical performance, or medicine requires at least ten years of experience or ten thousand hours of regular practice (Ericsson, 2006).
Experience Is Not Enough
Significantly, mere practice or repetition is not sufficient to develop expertise, and numerous studies across a variety of domains report that years of experience do not necessarily correlate with performance. ...
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