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Great advice IMO! I did pretty much all of these "steps" when I was searching for my coach as well.. I also did a few trial runs. One was a great experience and the other was weird. Made my decision easier lol...I've been working with my coach now for well over a year and I have grown LEAPS and bounds as a player! I have to stress it's because of my own hard work and my "coach" hasn't really done much other than guide me, provide feedback, general support and ask the right kind of questions. I don't mean that in a bad way either... in the end the student is the one that has to do the learning!
If you are going to get a coach you need to realize that you only get out what you put in. Come to class prepared with topics or games you'd like to discuss.. provide examples and be ready to actually look in the mirror and openly discuss your flaws. Getting a coach means doing MORE work outside of the lessons to get the most out of them.
Thanks for the blog and once again solid advice IMO!
@diecast_illusion
Thanks!! I really agree with your point on also being prepared! One more thing I'll add to that is if your coach gives you homework or games to look at, take it seriously--don't just skim through the games or guess a move--or even worse, not doing your homework at all!
i love this
i love this.
Awesome post! I love it!