if not a lack of competence by the coach, rather than a muff.

Philips said he sent a tape and BYU told him he wasn’t interested.

He then sent a tape to Utah. A coach, there,’ told him that he needed more work.
He pointed out the areas on which to concentrate and gave him some instructions on how to to accomplish that.

After a few months, he went back to the coach. The latter was improved by his progress and invited him to camp.