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Originally Posted by DumbosTrunk
Which EQ facets would you say are the most important to be a coach?
I haven't thought enough about the question but I'll give you my off the cuff opinion.
Poker is a very complex game, so understanding it at a fundamental level takes a lot of thought and practice. A lot of coaches who think they understand poker, don't actually understand it as well as they think they do. This manifests itself through their students, if a coach has had some very successful students that is a credit to the coach as much as the student.
You also have to be purposefully tautological when you coach, basically saying the same thing in different ways so the student has multiple chances to understand and grasp a concept. This is pretty hard to do and takes practice, coaching is a skill just like playing is.
That's all I have for now, it's a complicated topic. Good question though.