Quote Originally Posted by abrown83 View Post
Quote Originally Posted by herbertstemple View Post
Is it necessary for a good poker coach to be a successful player?

Most great baseball and football coaches were at best mediocre players. Tony LaRussa and Whitey Herzog come to mind right off. I think doing something and teaching something are two different things. Its very reasonable for a guy to be a good teacher, but in the "heat of battle" of a poker hand to lose his train of thought and make poor decisions. Understanding theory and implementing it correctly again are two different things.

Maybe Justin Schwartz is a better than all these coaches, and their advice is flawed in his mind. Isn't the point of a coach to make you a better player? If you are a "fish" and listen to any of these coaches, your play should improve, so they are doing their job.
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Lots of people could learn and understand poker theory but when put into the situation they melt or do something different. That doesn't meant they don't understand the correct concepts, it just might mean they can't follow-through with what they know to be true.
Not this... On cell phone so can only type so much. But sports coaches totally dif. They are about managing a team and strategy. They are not teaching you how to do something.

A poker coach is more so like a tutor. People use the term coach to mean teacher here. A team coach is totally different for several reasons.

Poker coach is more so like music or chess teacher.

Also those sports coachers were still better players than 99 percent of population