First learn how to think well

Then learn to think well fast. Look very very carefully. It takes more than the technical. An example I used before was Lim Zhuo Ren. I believe after his very near win at National Close 2 years back, that he would have absorbed some phychological damage. And that would have needed to be resolved before we throw him back into high pressure competition again. Otherwise he will only cement that damage. The case with Mark is also like that. To this day, the damage he suffered at the hands of the Perak officials is still there. That is why at a certain level of competition it still comes back up. Remember I said our memory recall is associated with our experience? Think about it. What happens when you suddenly hear an old song? Smell a familiar favorite dish, or remember an old abuse. (And this becomes compounded over time). So the environment is important. You either give the kids good memories associated with competition or you risk damaging them. At the very least you can try to minimise the damage. I agree. Some of the work needs to be done by them too. When they are old enough, when they know enough. Not when they are saplings. So join the dots. I know many will not because they too were part of the system that brought about this damage to our kids, our players. It's OK. Maybe then you did not know. But now that you do can you change?