".there’s too many okes saying do this and do that without ever having done anything or achieved their own sporting goals.."
What you said is that unless a coach has achieved something personally then he should not be considered, so is not speaking to the point your are making! It is what John was alluding to.
Every sport is full of ex pros who fall into coaching and management and are generally failures. The ones who become top of their game are often mediocre in their own personal abilities as they don't have the genes to make the top 1%, but understand the theory and personal interaction to get the best for a client so that they achieve their goals.
