Develop the Mentality

The separation between good and great players is MENTALITY!  As a collegiate coach we would describe players as having the "it factor"  "the beast mode mentality", the "eat or get eaten" mentality. This mentality is simply defined as it is either me or you, and it will not be me. This mentality is what coaches desire and need for their team to go the distance. And its either you have it or you don't. When I stepped away from coaching a lot of trainers/skill developers believe the "it factor" can be taught.  They believe through intense workouts it can be duplicated, but I am still investigating that idea. I am curious to discover why the separation is so high between elite top tier players and the next level of players who can be really good, but needs to be developed. There are a lot of great players that either were not recruited or drafted very high, but they  turned out to be very successful, and their are players who were drafted very high and turned out to be very successful. Tom Brady and Steph Curry are two current examples who defines the very meaning of what hard work, a competitive drive, and a determined mentality look like. My question is what is separating you from having the "it factor"? Skill or Mentality?