In organized sports there are a lot of benefits of having a coach, but there are some negatives also. One, some coaches can’t see the potential you have. Two, they can’t measure your heart or your try. Three, if you’re not careful they can hinder your dreams.
When you rodeo it’s just the opposite of organized sports. You are your own coach usually. You control how you prepare, how you practice, and how you perform. And if you’ve ever been to one of my schools or spoken to me about this to any extent, you know my stance on this. There is a big difference between practice and simply roping. Most people go to the practice pen and they just rope. When you ask them at the end of their session they would probably say they were practicing when actually they were just simply roping.
Now let’s switch back over to organized sports for a second so I can prove my point. Let’s take Tim Tebow as my example. In college Tim Tebow was a Heisman Trophy winner and a national champion. Maybe the greatest college quarterback ever. But when he tried to go to the next level he had serious issues with his mechanics. He had been throwing the ball wrong all those years, and he was never forced to deal with it until he went to the next level. And unfortunately for him, up to this point, he has not been able to correct it.
Now let’s switch back to roping. In my opinion, the difference between practicing and just going through the motions is when you actually address a weakness or a problem. Then you go to whatever measures you need to correct them. This is where the benefit of having a knowledgeable coach that can actually see what you’re doing wrong is a great benefit. Another way to do this would be studying video of yourself. It’s common knowledge that it takes 21 days to create a habit, but if you have a bad habit it will take a whole lot longer than that to correct something that you’ve been doing wrong. The first step in all of this is you have to acknowledge your problem or weakness. The next step is you need to figure out or get instruction on how to correct it. And the great and final thing about this is now you can just stop roping and start practicing.
God Bless and see you down the line!
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