Is there anything wrong with saying you don’t know? I respect “experts” who if they don’t know something, admit it and don’t try to bluff their way through an answer. To me the key is to know what you don’t know and be willing to find out by finding someone who does know. I am not afraid to admit I don’t know, are you?
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Scott Moody
4 Types of People (Athletes & Coaches) in the World:
1) those that don’t know that they don’t know
2) those that know that they don’t know
3) those that don’t know that they know
4) those that know the they know
How’s that for complexifying the subject… 🙂
I like what you have been putting up lately on training for sport specific application… the industry needs to look much deeper into what it is putting out there on assessment – training for a test verses training to improve a particular task or skill with a sport specific outcome.
Keep the tweets coming Vern! Agree or Disagree it’s always nice to hear your opinion.
Kyle
I’m happy to say when I don’t know. I’ve met quite a few trainers who weren’t. Basically they’re scared of looking ignorant, of people no longer trusting them.
Funny thing is, “I don’t know” actually seems lead to people trusting me MORE than they did before. I’m not sure why, perhaps it’s simply, “Well, if he didn’t know he’d say so, so when he tells me such-and-such, he must really be sure!”
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I’m not sure why, perhaps it’s simply, “Well, if he didn’t know he’d say so, so when he tells me such-and-such, he must really be sure!”
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I’ve met quite a few trainers who weren’t. Basically they’re scared of looking ignorant, of people no longer trusting them.