5 sats \ 0 replies \ @Voldemort OP 9 Apr \ parent \ on: Comparing athletes across generations mostly_harmless
Yes - I agree 100%. Even things like the internet give kids access to better drills and whatnot. Back when I was in elementary school I made up my own drills. They were highly inefficient. Nowadays I can find shooting coaches who work with pros going over drills on social media. I was very good, but I would have been so much better now. Probably within the same area of the distribution though. I wouldn't have gone from D3 talent to D2 talent.
But that is exactly why you can't compare across generations in this simple way.