There are a lot of things that BJJ coaches around the world could be doing better. You’re probably aware of one or two of them yourself.
But Fabio Gurgel, one of the most influential people in the world of Jiu-Jitsu, has a piece of advice that might surprise you.
It’s about coaches being too focused on competition.
Here’s what he had to say in an interview with BJJEE:
The problem of focusing only on the competition team is that you will probably shrink your group for a couple dozens of students by doing so.
And that way it just gets smaller, as opposed to an approach where you could put your energy in order to build a school of Jiu Jitsu with hundreds of students – in which case your chance finding good talents raise significantly as well, so your competition team suddenly appears in of itself.
So what should coaches do instead?
Fabio Gurgel says that they should focus more on the beginner students:
What is really important to be successful as a coach is to look after the beginners, as they are the foundation of your school and there is no chance to build a successful team without them.
Make sure to read our entire interview with Fabio Gurgel on the following link.
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