Is having a good infrastructure required to become a good player?

[Deleted member 1560]

Do we need good sports facilities if we need to make it to international level of competition? Or without good facilities also we can make it?

 

[Cretinous]

cuba consistently produces gold medalists in boxing and wrestling. Their facilities were/are garbage. Much of the former soviet union still produces gold medalists in boxing and wrestling too, and the national teams in these countries dont train in fancy high tech facilities.

Really almost everything supposedly cutting edge is largely garbage anyway, bums trying to sell some shit. In truth training methodology has not advanced in a meaningful manner since the 1960s, and I'm not exaggerating even a bit.

the meaningful factors in sporting success: 1. good coaching 2. desire/interest 3. aptitude/talent for the sport and 4. hours spent on the specific skills of the sport.

 

[Deleted member 1560]

cuba consistently produces gold medalists in boxing and wrestling. Their facilities were/are garbage. Much of the former soviet union still produces gold medalists in boxing and wrestling too, and the national teams in these countries dont train in fancy high tech facilities.

Really almost everything supposedly cutting edge is largely garbage anyway, bums trying to sell some shit. In truth training methodology has not advanced in a meaningful manner since the 1960s, and I'm not exaggerating even a bit.

the meaningful factors in sporting success: 1. good coaching 2. desire/interest 3. aptitude/talent for the sport and 4. hours spent on the specific skills of the sport.

But Idk if I am correct or not since Idk much about boxing or wrestling, but I don't think boxing requires any advanced high tech facility to train unlike the sport is more technical side like ice skating where you need to have a proper track and infrastructure to train since you cannot just train anywhere.

 

[Cretinous]

But Idk if I am correct or not since Idk much about boxing or wrestling, but I don't think boxing requires any advanced high tech facility to train unlike the sport is more technical side like ice skating where you need to have a proper track and infrastructure to train since you cannot just train anywhere.

Well yes, I suppose i should clarify, some sports require more infrastructure than others. For example, theres a reason not many cyclists are from the third world - its kind of upper middle class sport, a lot of costs and upkeep involved. Obviously if you want to be an ice skater, you need a skating rink to practice in.

but the point I'm making is flashy looking facilities are usually designed to attract customers, rather than to produce results.