For an athlete to be successful there are certain key abilities that go beyond physical abilities. These abilities are in some ways intangible, however they are quite observable over time and they go a long way to determining the athletes chances at being successful. Remember though there are no guarantees. These abilities must be turned into action.
Today's ability is Trainability – the simple ability to do the work, complete training sessions with perfect effort. It is knowing how to train and when to train, when to push and when to back off. It is the ability to get the most out of each session.
Over the next several posts I will talk about each of the key abilities.