Ewan Scott wrote:
The problem lies
not in the technical dificulty of the water being paddled, but rather
on the understanding of the mental state of the paddler.

This is the argument I use for having given up coaching, all of a sudden
I found I had lost the knack of understanding the emotions etc. of the
beginners. You would be surprised how many people tell me I should coach
to put something back in to paddling despite my trying to explain that
to them.

JIM