Thoughts on coaching rates/quality

[DJ Sensei]

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Also, a high stakes coach might forget how 1/2 opponents play.

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This is why you want to look for a coach who demonstrates a deep understanding of the game on a fundamental level. Not someone who just sort of happened upon a winning strategy at X game.

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This is generally true, however the original quote has some merit, too. For instance, many times while sweating live, the coach recommends courses of action to the player. Clearly, the best coaches will recommend the best courses of action, but if they don't know the texture of the 1/2 playing field these days, some of those actions will be a bit off, or at least better used in different games.

I know that's happened to me several times during sessions, because my assessment of standard hand ranges for the spot was a little off, though the end result often works out well anyhow. Its also hard to say, of course, because many times they'll show up with the 5% outlier portion of their range that you didn't really account for, and sometimes you get made to look a little foolish. Not really what you want during a coaching session, but theres no good way to avoid it if you're making tight reads on people for the sake of the lesson.