I was going to make a similar comment but take it a different direction.  With sports, just like with music or anything else, you need to understand the context and reasoning behind skills training.  A lot of people -- for example, playground ballers -- are awesome basketball players, but they&#x27;re awesome at 1-on-1 and if you throw them into a structured, officiated game they&#x27;ll contribute far below their raw abilities.  Football is probably even more extreme.<p>With anything, you need to practice &amp; study with intent, and with almost everything, having a coach&#x2F;teacher&#x2F;mentor&#x2F;guide makes this much, much easier.