A great athlete has the ability to generate high power and express it effectively through good technique. Strategy is a general game plan based on the team's offensive and defensive philosophies. The philosophies are determined by the head coach and the type of athletes on the team. Plays are then devised to take advantage of the team's strengths. Then you determine the opponent's weaknesses and attack them with your strengths.
Athletic abilities are the underlying parameters of being a skillful athlete.
Learning techniques through practice, combined with athletic ability enhances an athlete's skill level. A coach is not concerned with how fast or powerful an athlete is, but how fast and powerful he plays. Either you are born with these abilities or you are not. Success is not measured in terms of wins, but in terms of your consistent effort. You never save yourself for later in the game.