Chapter 10
Summary: Coyle talks about JaMarcus Russell and his relationship with Tom Martinez in this chapter. Martinez was able to forge a connection with Russell that ultimately helped him get into the NFL. The personal connection they had was what allowed Russell to succeed so much.
Application: As a teacher, you HAVE to gauge every student. You have to learn their needs, their learning styles, their backgrounds, etc. almost always within the first minute of meeting them. Your first impression will be a marker of how the rest of your relationship will go, and it’s so important to have a specific relationship with every individual. People and connections are not one size fits all!
Epilogue
Summary: Coyle gave more examples of different areas of business and studying that use deep practice and myelination, even if they don’t realize it. He also talked about how he used what he had learned from his tours through talent hotbeds to coach his own little league team.
Application: It’s important to see how other industries use deep practice and myelination to be successful so that, as I go through the book and think about my own career, I don’t think “this doesn’t apply to me because it’s about football, not music.” All of this applies to me, I just have to use it in a different way. Teaching individually and making small fixes rather than glossing over errors are probably my two biggest take-aways from the epilogue.
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