| As a Coach, and as I have blathered on this forum before, I find a very odd attitude amongst most archers. Beginners love being helped, but as soon as they settle in, they don't like being helped. They see a Coach as a critic, and so avoid approaching one. So habits develop, and, when they finally do ask for help, radical surgery is required. So they say "I thought you'd criticise everything" and flounce off.
Coaches themselves range from the very knowledgeable and competent, to the very dogmatic and incompetent. But what we don't seem to be trained in much is the psychology of teaching: how to approach someone with offers of help; how to convince someone they need - or don't need - much extra work; etc etc. Generally we are working with people who are upset with their performance, often angry with themselves, but we treat them like eager beavers who want to learn.
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