Finding a good coach that has the knowledge you need = doing your home work and maybe playing the field a bit. It’s not always easy but they are out there.

Having a coach that will grow with you as your needs change = having a coach that is humble enough to know their limits and communicate this to the athlete. The coach must either up his game or let has athlete go. As the athlete you must realize developing a skill is not linear and progress sometimes can be very subtle. You need to be happy with your coaching but also realize your coach can’t do it for you. They can just show you the door. You need to walk through it.

The athlete and the coach = a relationship, you need good communicate and lot of hard work from all that are involved for it to be successful.