I love motivational talks of a coach who pushed us to do what we thought we couldn’t. But at the level of a single performance moment... my WORST sport injuries & memories all involve a coach overriding my real-time risk assessment. The coach cannot always know my affordances

Which in no way means an athlete CAN’T do more than he currently “perceives”. I assume w/ the horses that there’s ALWAYS a reason they don’t ”get the invitation” (or refuse it), and I want their protective nervous system/nature as an ally, not adversary. #affordancewhisperer