A former D-1 player is not necessarily a good coach. Some of these former college players have the personality of a box of rocks. Good coaching is communicating, teaching, encouraging, confidence building, and much more. It is not screaming "Fix it ladies or we will just do burpees for the rest of practice!"No idea what n= 1 is but I firmly believe that everything on a team points to the top
A coach should pick players that best suits their team, their ability to coach, and their ability to manage
I see it all the time when a "coach" grabs up a powerful player because they're good, but has nothing to bring to the table regarding player development. Organizations are the worst for this. They put the organization at the top while doing a major disservice to the player. Another is these "coaching" facilities that hire former players and pitch them as great teachers because they were a middle infielder at Ohio military state junior college.
This is a skill game based on fundamentals. I see great 18 yo players in fastpitch and baseball that can't throw properly. Theyve been used up and never taught