Option 2:

Helping players reach their potential and make the most of their natural abilities is an absolutely crucial skill both for coaches and teammates. Let's face if, we were all in that situation once where we either struggled with our own game, or had to deal with the fact that other players around us were developing faster or simply at another point of their career cycle, where they were ahead of us in skill, experience or raw physical ability. Once you get into one of those sitiuations as well as one of the older players, it is absolutely crucial to help those guys who are in that position now that you used to be in a few years ago. When it comes to these situations, I think it's all about mentality. All the players at the level we are at have the raw skill and potential to make it in the big leagues, what separates those who do from those who fall off along the way is their attitude and mental fortitude. So that's what I would put all my focus on.