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The Hanson principle is simply watch and observe what and how the best in the world do it and emulate them. An example might be something like when hitting "make sure you stay back and keep your back foot planted" well if you look at video of any high level hitter almost all of them have the back foot bearing no weight at all most are even off the ground at impact, does it mean they don't understand the swing not really. They are just reiterating what they were taught and might also actually be relating what they "feel" like they are doing but the video doesn't lie. You should apply this principle when trying to learn the proper technique...a cue you give someone like stay on your back foot if they are lunging at the ball while swinging might be OK to get them to feel the right thing but you don't want them to take you literally and keep their foot on the ground.I have not heard of that principle but to answer your second question I think anyone can make a really great coach or a really bad coach whether you were an athlete or not. I see your point, I know athletes that are extremely talented, but when asked about how they succeed and how they can teach others to do what they do, they can't seem to communicate that. Some players have talent that takes them farther than analysis and hard work will that's just the way it's dealt sometimes (I was definitely not that type of player lol). Just because you have the athletic talent doesn't mean you have the ability to coach. No one ever says a coach is super "talented", they describe great coaches as: impactful, influential, knowledgeable, and it's important that coaches have the ability to get through to players. But to that point, I can't categorize good coaches or bad coaches as people who are great athletes or nonathletes, it really comes down to their ability to help players reach their goals, be open enough to always learn new things, and to impact players on and off the field. Thanks for the questions I appreciate it!