Why "Repeatable" Beats "Talented": The Principle in 4th Down University's Training

Every recruiting coach has watched the same kid twice and seen two different players.

Friday under the lights, he drills a 45-yarder with room to spare. The following Tuesday, in a scrimmage that means nothing, he shanks three in a row off the same steps, same distance, same conditions. Nothing about his leg changed. What changed is the thing almost nobody trains for on purpose: repeatability.

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